08/19/2008 - New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fourth-seeded Russian Igor Andreev was an easy second-round winner Tuesday at the $708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
Andreev erased Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4 on the hardcourts at the Connecticut Tennis Center.
German Mischa Zverev toppled fifth-seeded Argentine Juan Monaco 6-3, 6-3, while No. 6 seed Marin Cilic of Croatia was leading last week's Washington, D.C. runner-up Viktor Troicki, 2-1, when the Serbian retired.
In additional action involving top-10 seeds, No. 7 Italian Andreas Seppi overcame compatriot Potito Starace 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; No. 9 Frenchman Marc Gicquel grounded Spaniard Albert Montanes 7-5, 6-3; and Fabio Fognini upended 10th- seeded fellow Italian Simone Bolelli 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
Eleventh-seeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer snuck past pesky French veteran Arnaud Clement 7-6 (7-1), 7-5 on the grounds at Yale University.
American wild card Robby Ginepri posted an upset by taking out 12th-seeded Argentine Agustin Calleri 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, while other upsets came when Belgian Steve Darcis drove out 13th-seeded Spaniard Marcel Granollers 6-2, 6-2; Slovenian qualifier Luka Gregorc knocked out 14th-seeded Argentine Jose Acasuso 6-4, 6-4; and Czech Ivo Minar doused 15th-seeded Argentine Eduardo Schwank 7-5, 6-3. Minar is rewarded with a third-rounder against top-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain.
Sixteenth-seeded Romanian Victor Hanescu avoided an upset by holding off German Denis Gremelmayr 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.
An additional second-round win came for American lucky-loser Jesse Levine, who drubbed Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-0, 6-3. Levine joined the draw on Monday when red-hot Argentine Juan Martin del Potro withdrew, citing exhaustion.
The 2008 U.S. Open will commence Monday in New York.
<< Benesova lands in Forest Hills QFs
Forest Hills, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Third-seeded Czech Iveta Benesova was
among Tuesday's opening-round winners at the $74,800 Forest Hills Tennis
Classic, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
Benesova edged out Russian Elena Vesnina 6-1, 6
<< Bartoli, Mauresmo post wins in New Haven
New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Third-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli
and former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo of France were a pair of winners
Tuesday at the $600,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final hardcourt U.S. Open
tune-up.
The 200
<< Around FCS: Big South Looking To Build Respect
Philadelphia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Looking at the Big South Conference heading
into the 2008 season, it's hard to see a resemblance to the fledgling league
that began playing football in 2002.
The changes and competitiveness in the Big South ha
<< Schrader in the No.96 car for HOF at Bristol
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader will drive the
No.96 Toyota in place of Brad Coleman for Hall of Fame Racing in this
weekend's Sharpie 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Schrader h
Report: Sixers bring back Ratliff >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia 76ers have reportedly
agreed to bring back forward/center Theo Ratliff with a one-year contract.
According to a report Tuesday in the Philadelphia Daily News, the 35-year-old
Ratliff
Yankees get Matsui back, lose faith in Christian >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees activated
outfielder/designated hitter Hideki Matsui from the 15-day disabled list on
Tuesday and optioned outfielder Justin Christian to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-
Barre.
Fillmore earns medalist honors at U.S. Amateur >>
Pinehurst, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robbie Fillmore fired a five-under 65 on
Tuesday to earn medalist honors after the stroke-play portion of the U.S.
Amateur.
The championship is being contested at Pinehurst Resorts No. 2 and N
Tennessee gains TE Warren, loses Cottam to surgery >>
Knoxville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Tennessee received NCAA
approval Tuesday for sophomore tight end Brandon Warren to suit up for the
Vols this season.
Head coach Phillip Fulmer also announced that junior tight en
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