Date:06/01/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/01/06/stories/2007010613882100.htm

Sport - Tennis

Leander-Damm in final

Doha: Leander Paes and Martin Damm overcame Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor 7-5, 6-7(6), 10-2 in the semifinals of the ExxonMobil Open here. The pair will meet Mikhail Youzhny and Nenad Zimonjic.

The results: At Adelaide: ATP Next Generation Adelaide International: Quarterfinals: Novak Djokovic bt Paul Goldstein 6-4, 7-5; Chris Guccione bt Richard Gasquet 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(4).

At Gold Coast: WTA Mondial Australian Hardcourts (semifinals): Martina Hingis bt Tathiana Garbin 3-4, Garbin retd.; Dinara Safina bt Shahar Peer 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-1.

At Auckland: WTA ASB Classic: Semifinals: Singles: Jelena Jankovic bt Camille Pin 3-0, Pin retd.; Vera Zvonareva bt Jill Craybas 6-3, 7-5. Doubles: Shikha Uberoi (India) & Hsieh Su-wei (Taiwan) w.o. Sun Shengnan & Sun Tiantian; Janette Husarova & Paola Suarez bt Eleni Daniilidou & Jasmin Woehr 6-4, 7-5.

At Doha: ATP Qatar ExxonMobil Open (quarterfinals): Ivan Ljubicic bt Mikhail Youzhny 2-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(3); Robin Soderling bt Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 6-2; Andy Murray bt Max Mirnyi 2-6, 6-2, 6-2; Nikolay Davydenko bt Olivier Rochus 6-4, 6-3.

Doubles (semifinals): Leander Paes & Martin Damm bt Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor 7-5, 6-7(6), 10-2; Mikhail Youzhny & Nenad Zimonjic bt Andy Murray & Jamie Murray 6-3, 6-4. — Agencies