Date:24/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/24/stories/2008052455361700.htm

Sport - Tennis

Germany out of contention

DUSSELDORF: Russia ended host Germany’s title hopes as Dmitry Tursunov clinched the final round robin tie with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 win over Nicolas Kiefer on Friday at the Rochusclub. Other results: At Portschach (Hypo Group International): Semifinals: Juan Monaco bt Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-6(4). Q uarterfinals: Nikolay Davydenko bt Andreas Seppi 6-3, 1-6, 6-3; Igor Kunitsyn bt Juergen Melzer 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Ivan Ljubicic bt Daniel Gimeno Traver 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(6); Juan Monaco bt Robby Ginepri 7-5, 7-6(3).

At Casablanca (Grand Prix Hassan II): Quarterfinals: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bt Santiago Ventura of Spain 6-3, 6-3; Gilles Simon bt Marc Gicquel 6-3, 6-2.

At Istanbul (Istanbul Cup): Semifinals: Elena Dementieva bt Akgul Amanmuradova 6-2, 6-4; Agnieszka Radwanska bt Tsvetana Pironkova 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-1.

At Strasbourg (Strasbourg International): Semifinals: Katarina Srebotnik bt Yung Jan Chan 6-4, 6-2. — Agencies