Unseeded John Saviano of Los Altos Hills surprised fifth-seeded Greg Failla of Ramona 2-6, 7-6, 6-2 Wednesday in the round of 16 at the USTA National Men's and Women's 40 Hard Court Championships in La Jolla.
Saviano is scheduled to meet top seed and defending champion Jeff Tarango of Manhattan Beach on Thursday morning in the quarterfinals. The 43-year-old Tarango, who reached No. 10 in the world in doubles in 1999 and No. 42 in singles in 1992, drubbed John Morris of Chicago 6-0, 6-3.
Second-seeded Oren Motevassel of Sunnyvale and third-seeded Jeff Greenwald of Corte Madera also moved into the quarterfinals, but eighth-seeded Curtis Dunn of San Francisco fell to ninth-seeded Andy Stewart of Huntington Beach 6-2, 6-1.
In the women's singles quarterfinals, top seed and five-time champion Gretchen Magers routed unseeded Stephanie Stone of Carpinteria (near Santa Barbara) 6-2, 6-1. Magers, 47, climbed to No. 13 in the world in singles in 1985.
Third-seeded Brian Cory of Salinas and Rick Kepler of Aptos reached the men's doubles quarterfinals, and second-seeded Alissa Finerman of Santa Monica and Erika Smith of Oakland advanced to the women's doubles semifinals.
Veteran journalist Paul Bauman, based in Sacramento, covers Northern California professional, collegiate and junior tennis. Contact him at norcaltennisczar@gmail.com and follow him on Bluesky @paulbauman.bsky.com.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Tarango breezes in USTA 40 Hard Courts
Jeff Tarango finally got on the court in the USTA National Men's and Women's 40 Hard Court Championships.
Briefly.
The former Stanford All-American and ex-touring professional routed Mark Bonfigli of Burlington, Vt., 6-1, 6-0 Tuesday in the third round in La Jolla. Tarango, 43, of Manhattan Beach had received a bye in the first round and walkover in the second round.
Also advancing to the round of 16 were second-seeded Oren Motevassel of Sunnyvale, third-seeded Jeff Greenwald of Corte Madera, eighth-seeded Curtis Dunn of San Francisco and unseeded John Saviano of Los Altos Hills.
Northern California's two representatives in women's singles, both unseeded, lost badly to seeds in the second round. Nicole Samuel of Tiburon was blanked by No. 3 Amy Alcini of Malibu 6-0, 6-0, and Kim Boyden of Corte Madera fell to No. 4 Kim-Trang Nguyen of Santa Ana 6-2, 6-0.
In men's doubles, eighth-seeded Karl Gifford of Alpharetta, Ga., and Motevassel reached the second round, but Dave Kuhn of Elk Grove and Alex Levie of Solana Beach lost to Andrew Chase of Sherman Oaks and Brian Joelson of Beaverton, Ore., 6-1, 6-3.
Briefly.
The former Stanford All-American and ex-touring professional routed Mark Bonfigli of Burlington, Vt., 6-1, 6-0 Tuesday in the third round in La Jolla. Tarango, 43, of Manhattan Beach had received a bye in the first round and walkover in the second round.
Also advancing to the round of 16 were second-seeded Oren Motevassel of Sunnyvale, third-seeded Jeff Greenwald of Corte Madera, eighth-seeded Curtis Dunn of San Francisco and unseeded John Saviano of Los Altos Hills.
Northern California's two representatives in women's singles, both unseeded, lost badly to seeds in the second round. Nicole Samuel of Tiburon was blanked by No. 3 Amy Alcini of Malibu 6-0, 6-0, and Kim Boyden of Corte Madera fell to No. 4 Kim-Trang Nguyen of Santa Ana 6-2, 6-0.
In men's doubles, eighth-seeded Karl Gifford of Alpharetta, Ga., and Motevassel reached the second round, but Dave Kuhn of Elk Grove and Alex Levie of Solana Beach lost to Andrew Chase of Sherman Oaks and Brian Joelson of Beaverton, Ore., 6-1, 6-3.
Tarango has easy time in USTA 40s; new rankings
Jeff Tarango hasn't struck a ball yet, but he's in the third round of the USTA National Men's and Women's 40 Hard Court Championships.
The top seed, defending champion and former Stanford All-American received a bye in the first round and a walkover against Kosei Ohno of Kirkland, Wash., on Monday in the second round in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla, Calif.
Tarango, 43, of Manhattan Beach reached No. 10 in the world in doubles in 1999 and No. 42 in singles in 1992. He and fellow left-hander Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia lost to Indian stars Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the 1999 French Open doubles final.
Also reaching the third round Monday were second-seeded Oren Motevassel of Sunnyvale, Calif., third-seeded Jeff Greenwald of Corte Madera, Calif., eighth-seeded Curtis Dunn of San Francisco and John Saviano of Los Altos Hills, Calif. Sunnyvale, Corte Madera and Los Altos Hills are in the San Francisco Bay Area.
After receiving a first-round bye, Dave Kuhn of Elk Grove, Calif., in the Sacramento area lost to Jimmy Gleason of Laguna Beach, Calif., a Los Angeles suburb, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the second round.
In women's singles, Nicole Samuel of Tiburon, Calif., across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, defeated Olivia Burgos of Los Angeles 6-3, 6-4 in the first round.
New rankings -- Following are this week's world rankings of professional players with Northern California ties (change from last week in parentheses):
Mike Bryan, 1998 NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- No. 1 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
John Paul Fruttero, Cal All-American in 2001 and 2002 -- Career-high No. 117 in doubles (+1), unranked in singles.
Kiryl Harbatsiuk, three-time Big Sky Conference MVP (2009-11) at Sacramento State -- No. 762 in singles (-2), No. 1,255 in doubles (-9).
Mark Knowles, Sacramento Capitals of World TeamTennis (2001-07, 2009-11) -- No. 58 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
Scott Lipsky, 2002 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- No. 29 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
David Martin, 2002 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- No. 105 in doubles (-1), No. 753 in singles (-1).
Conor Niland, 2006 Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Year and two-time All-American at Cal -- No. 287 in singles (-4), unranked in doubles.
Sam Querrey, San Francisco native -- No. 93 in singles (no change), No. 38 in doubles (no change).
Dmitry Tursunov, Folsom resident -- No. 40 in singles (no change), No. 237 in doubles
(-1).
Dusan Vemic, Capitals (2010-11) -- No. 501 in doubles (-3), No. 1,514 in singles (-3).
Jimmy Wang, Folsom resident -- No. 274 in singles (-1), No. 523 in doubles (-1).
Raquel Kops-Jones, 2003 NCAA doubles champion from Cal -- No. 37 in doubles (no change), No. 721 in singles (-4).
Maria Sanchez, Modesto resident -- No. 265 in doubles (+1), No. 694 in singles (-1).
The top seed, defending champion and former Stanford All-American received a bye in the first round and a walkover against Kosei Ohno of Kirkland, Wash., on Monday in the second round in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla, Calif.
Tarango, 43, of Manhattan Beach reached No. 10 in the world in doubles in 1999 and No. 42 in singles in 1992. He and fellow left-hander Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia lost to Indian stars Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the 1999 French Open doubles final.
Also reaching the third round Monday were second-seeded Oren Motevassel of Sunnyvale, Calif., third-seeded Jeff Greenwald of Corte Madera, Calif., eighth-seeded Curtis Dunn of San Francisco and John Saviano of Los Altos Hills, Calif. Sunnyvale, Corte Madera and Los Altos Hills are in the San Francisco Bay Area.
After receiving a first-round bye, Dave Kuhn of Elk Grove, Calif., in the Sacramento area lost to Jimmy Gleason of Laguna Beach, Calif., a Los Angeles suburb, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the second round.
In women's singles, Nicole Samuel of Tiburon, Calif., across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, defeated Olivia Burgos of Los Angeles 6-3, 6-4 in the first round.
New rankings -- Following are this week's world rankings of professional players with Northern California ties (change from last week in parentheses):
Men
Bob Bryan, 1998 NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- No. 1 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.Mike Bryan, 1998 NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- No. 1 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
John Paul Fruttero, Cal All-American in 2001 and 2002 -- Career-high No. 117 in doubles (+1), unranked in singles.
Kiryl Harbatsiuk, three-time Big Sky Conference MVP (2009-11) at Sacramento State -- No. 762 in singles (-2), No. 1,255 in doubles (-9).
Mark Knowles, Sacramento Capitals of World TeamTennis (2001-07, 2009-11) -- No. 58 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
Scott Lipsky, 2002 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- No. 29 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
David Martin, 2002 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- No. 105 in doubles (-1), No. 753 in singles (-1).
Conor Niland, 2006 Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Year and two-time All-American at Cal -- No. 287 in singles (-4), unranked in doubles.
Sam Querrey, San Francisco native -- No. 93 in singles (no change), No. 38 in doubles (no change).
Dmitry Tursunov, Folsom resident -- No. 40 in singles (no change), No. 237 in doubles
(-1).
Dusan Vemic, Capitals (2010-11) -- No. 501 in doubles (-3), No. 1,514 in singles (-3).
Jimmy Wang, Folsom resident -- No. 274 in singles (-1), No. 523 in doubles (-1).
Women
Vania King, Capitals (2010-11) -- No. 6 in doubles (no change), No. 76 in singles (no change).Raquel Kops-Jones, 2003 NCAA doubles champion from Cal -- No. 37 in doubles (no change), No. 721 in singles (-4).
Maria Sanchez, Modesto resident -- No. 265 in doubles (+1), No. 694 in singles (-1).
Yasmin Schnack, Elk Grove resident, Sacramento Capitals of World TeamTennis (2011) -- Career-high No. 179 in doubles (no change), No. 411 in singles (-4).
Monday, November 28, 2011
Federer wins 6th ATP Finals; USTA 40 Hard Courts set
A disappointing year ended on a high note for Roger Federer.
After failing to win a Grand Slam title for the first time since 2002, the fourth-seeded Federer defeated sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 Sunday for a record sixth title in the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
"I know it's one of my greatest accomplishments," Federer, who earned $1.63 million, told reporters. "This definitely is an amazing finish again to the season. I've never finished so strong."
The 30-year-old Federer, who had shared the record with Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras, played in his 100th career final and won his 70th title. He ended the year with a 17-match winning streak that also included titles in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland, and Paris.
In this year's Wimbledon quarterfinals, Tsonga became the first player to beat Federer after trailing two sets to none. It appeared the 26-year-old Frenchman might pull off another comeback in London when Federer failed to serve out the match at 5-4 in the second set and squandered a match point in the tiebreaker.
But Federer -- who also blew a two-sets-to-none lead, and wasted two match points, against Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open semifinals -- broke for 5-3 in the third set and served out the match at love.
"He's the best player indoors for the moment," said Tsonga, who pocketed $740,000. "He's maybe the best player ever, because he's really quick. He's playing well. That's it."
Third-seeded Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Daniel Nestor of Canada beat eighth-seeded Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, both of Poland, 7-5, 6-3 for the doubles title.
Mirnyi and Nestor, who went undefeated in the elite tournament and split $287,500, both have Sacramento ties. Mirnyi once worked with Sacramento State men's coach Slava Konikov, and Nestor was named World TeamTennis' Male Rookie of the Year in 2003 as a member of the Sacramento Capitals.
Nestor, 39, won his fourth doubles title in the ATP World Tour Finals in five years. He triumphed with longtime Capital Mark Knowles in 2007 and Nenad Zimonjic in 2008 and 2010. Mirnyi, 34, won the 2006 crown with Jonas Bjorkman.
Fyrstenberg and Matkowski, who divided $140,000, became the first Poles to reach the singles or doubles final of the year-end tournament since Wojtek Fibak, the runner-up in singles in 1976 in doubles in 1978 and 1979.
USTA 40 Hard Courts -- Three players from the San Francisco Bay Area are seeded in the USTA National Men's and Women's 40 Hard Court Championships, which begin today in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla, Calif.
Oren Motevassel of Sunnyvale is seeded second in singles, Jeff Greenwald of Corte Madera third and Curtis Dunn of San Francisco eighth.
Defending champion Jeff Tarango, 43, of Manhattan Beach is seeded first. The former Stanford All-American reached No. 10 in the world in doubles in 1999 and No. 42 in singles in 1992.
Tarango is perhaps best known, however, for walking off the court during his third-round match at Wimbledon in 1995 in a dispute with chair umpire Bruno Rebeuh. As if that wasn't bizarre enough, Tarango's wife at the time, Benedicte, then slapped Rebeuh twice.
San Diego's Gretchen Magers, the top seed and defending champion in women's singles, seeks her sixth title in the tournament. Magers, 47, climbed to No. 13 in the world in singles in the 1980s.
Brett Joelson, who played for the Capitals last year, and Brian Joelson of Beaverton, Ore., will try to win their ninth consecutive title in father-son doubles.
After failing to win a Grand Slam title for the first time since 2002, the fourth-seeded Federer defeated sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 Sunday for a record sixth title in the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
"I know it's one of my greatest accomplishments," Federer, who earned $1.63 million, told reporters. "This definitely is an amazing finish again to the season. I've never finished so strong."
The 30-year-old Federer, who had shared the record with Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras, played in his 100th career final and won his 70th title. He ended the year with a 17-match winning streak that also included titles in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland, and Paris.
In this year's Wimbledon quarterfinals, Tsonga became the first player to beat Federer after trailing two sets to none. It appeared the 26-year-old Frenchman might pull off another comeback in London when Federer failed to serve out the match at 5-4 in the second set and squandered a match point in the tiebreaker.
But Federer -- who also blew a two-sets-to-none lead, and wasted two match points, against Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open semifinals -- broke for 5-3 in the third set and served out the match at love.
"He's the best player indoors for the moment," said Tsonga, who pocketed $740,000. "He's maybe the best player ever, because he's really quick. He's playing well. That's it."
Third-seeded Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Daniel Nestor of Canada beat eighth-seeded Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, both of Poland, 7-5, 6-3 for the doubles title.
Mirnyi and Nestor, who went undefeated in the elite tournament and split $287,500, both have Sacramento ties. Mirnyi once worked with Sacramento State men's coach Slava Konikov, and Nestor was named World TeamTennis' Male Rookie of the Year in 2003 as a member of the Sacramento Capitals.
Nestor, 39, won his fourth doubles title in the ATP World Tour Finals in five years. He triumphed with longtime Capital Mark Knowles in 2007 and Nenad Zimonjic in 2008 and 2010. Mirnyi, 34, won the 2006 crown with Jonas Bjorkman.
Fyrstenberg and Matkowski, who divided $140,000, became the first Poles to reach the singles or doubles final of the year-end tournament since Wojtek Fibak, the runner-up in singles in 1976 in doubles in 1978 and 1979.
USTA 40 Hard Courts -- Three players from the San Francisco Bay Area are seeded in the USTA National Men's and Women's 40 Hard Court Championships, which begin today in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla, Calif.
Oren Motevassel of Sunnyvale is seeded second in singles, Jeff Greenwald of Corte Madera third and Curtis Dunn of San Francisco eighth.
Defending champion Jeff Tarango, 43, of Manhattan Beach is seeded first. The former Stanford All-American reached No. 10 in the world in doubles in 1999 and No. 42 in singles in 1992.
Tarango is perhaps best known, however, for walking off the court during his third-round match at Wimbledon in 1995 in a dispute with chair umpire Bruno Rebeuh. As if that wasn't bizarre enough, Tarango's wife at the time, Benedicte, then slapped Rebeuh twice.
San Diego's Gretchen Magers, the top seed and defending champion in women's singles, seeks her sixth title in the tournament. Magers, 47, climbed to No. 13 in the world in singles in the 1980s.
Brett Joelson, who played for the Capitals last year, and Brian Joelson of Beaverton, Ore., will try to win their ninth consecutive title in father-son doubles.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Bryans ousted; Federer eyes record in ATP Finals
The Bryan brothers' hopes of winning their fourth doubles title in the ATP World Tour Finals were dashed.
But Roger Federer is on track for his record sixth singles crown in the tournament.
Top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan, former Stanford All-Americans, ended their year with a 7-6 (6), 6-4 loss to third-seeded Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor in Saturday's semifinals. The fourth-seeded Federer defeated fifth-seeded David Ferrer 7-5, 6-3 for his 16th straight victory.
The Bryans -- who won the tournament in 2003, 2004 and 2009 -- went 60-16 this year. The 33-year-old twins captured eight titles, including Wimbledon and the Australian Open. With 11 Grand Slam men's doubles championships overall, the Bryans are tied with International Tennis Hall of Famers Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde for the Open Era record.
Federer, 30, became the fifth player to reach at least 100 finals in the Open Era. He joined Jimmy Connors (163), Ivan Lendl (146), John McEnroe (108) and Guillermo Vilas (104).
Federer also tied his idol, Stefan Edberg, for sixth place with his 806th career victory and assured he will rise one spot to No. 3 in the year-end world rankings.
In today's finals, Mirnyi and Nestor will face eighth-seeded Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski at 7:30 a.m. PST, and Federer will meet sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at 9:30 a.m. The matches will be televised live on Tennis Channel and ESPN2, respectively.
Fyrstenberg and Matkowski edged fourth-seeded Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 tiebreak, and Tsonga downed seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5.
Federer, who seeks his 70th career title, is tied with Lendl and Pete Sampras with five singles titles in the ATP World Tour Finals.
But Roger Federer is on track for his record sixth singles crown in the tournament.
Top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan, former Stanford All-Americans, ended their year with a 7-6 (6), 6-4 loss to third-seeded Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor in Saturday's semifinals. The fourth-seeded Federer defeated fifth-seeded David Ferrer 7-5, 6-3 for his 16th straight victory.
The Bryans -- who won the tournament in 2003, 2004 and 2009 -- went 60-16 this year. The 33-year-old twins captured eight titles, including Wimbledon and the Australian Open. With 11 Grand Slam men's doubles championships overall, the Bryans are tied with International Tennis Hall of Famers Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde for the Open Era record.
Federer, 30, became the fifth player to reach at least 100 finals in the Open Era. He joined Jimmy Connors (163), Ivan Lendl (146), John McEnroe (108) and Guillermo Vilas (104).
Federer also tied his idol, Stefan Edberg, for sixth place with his 806th career victory and assured he will rise one spot to No. 3 in the year-end world rankings.
In today's finals, Mirnyi and Nestor will face eighth-seeded Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski at 7:30 a.m. PST, and Federer will meet sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at 9:30 a.m. The matches will be televised live on Tennis Channel and ESPN2, respectively.
Fyrstenberg and Matkowski edged fourth-seeded Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 tiebreak, and Tsonga downed seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5.
Federer, who seeks his 70th career title, is tied with Lendl and Pete Sampras with five singles titles in the ATP World Tour Finals.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Djokovic eliminated, Bryans advance in ATP Finals
Novak Djokovic, ranked No. 1 in the world in singles, and Bob and Mike Bryan, the top-ranked doubles team, lost Friday in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
The Bryan twins, however, advanced to the semifinals of the season-culminating tournament.
Djokovic, admittedly burned out from one of the greatest years in tennis history, was eliminated with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 loss to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic.
“What is missing … is that freshness,” Djokovic, the 2008 champion, told reporters after finishing third in his group with a 1-2 record. “The will to win, just being on the court, giving 100 percent. I’m not able to do that now because I just have very little left.”
Djokovic finished the season with a 70-6 record. He won 10 titles, including the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
The Bryans, former Stanford All-Americans who already had clinched a berth in the semifinals, lost to fourth-seeded Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes of India 6-4, 6-2 to finish second in their group at 2-1.
In today's singles semifinals, fourth-seeded Roger Federer will face fifth-seeded David Ferrer, and sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will meet seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych. The matches will be shown on tape delay at 8 a.m. PST and 2 p.m., respectively, on Tennis Channel.
In the doubles semis, the Bryans will play third-seeded Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor at 4:15 a.m., and Bhupathi and Paes will take on eighth-seeded Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski at 10:15 a.m. Tennis Channel will televise both matches live.
The Bryan twins, however, advanced to the semifinals of the season-culminating tournament.
Djokovic, admittedly burned out from one of the greatest years in tennis history, was eliminated with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 loss to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic.
“What is missing … is that freshness,” Djokovic, the 2008 champion, told reporters after finishing third in his group with a 1-2 record. “The will to win, just being on the court, giving 100 percent. I’m not able to do that now because I just have very little left.”
Djokovic finished the season with a 70-6 record. He won 10 titles, including the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
The Bryans, former Stanford All-Americans who already had clinched a berth in the semifinals, lost to fourth-seeded Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes of India 6-4, 6-2 to finish second in their group at 2-1.
In today's singles semifinals, fourth-seeded Roger Federer will face fifth-seeded David Ferrer, and sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will meet seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych. The matches will be shown on tape delay at 8 a.m. PST and 2 p.m., respectively, on Tennis Channel.
In the doubles semis, the Bryans will play third-seeded Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor at 4:15 a.m., and Bhupathi and Paes will take on eighth-seeded Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski at 10:15 a.m. Tennis Channel will televise both matches live.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Bryans coast, Djokovic routed in ATP Finals
There was no drama this time.
After saving a match point in their opening victory over seventh-seeded Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner, top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan dispatched sixth-seeded Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau 6-1, 6-2 in 56 minutes Wednesday at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
The drubbing was a rematch of this year's Wimbledon final, won by the Bryan twins 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
In singles Wednesday, fifth-seeded David Ferrer beat top-seeded Novak Djokovic by the surprisingly one-sided score of 6-3, 6-1. Djokovic, who committed 33 unforced errors, fell to 70-5 this year.
With one round-robin match left for all eight doubles teams, the former Stanford All-Americans lead Group A with a 2-0 record. Lindstedt-Tecau and fourth-seeded Mahesh Bhupathi-Leander Paes are 1-1, and Melzer-Petzschner are 0-2.
Third-seeded Max Mirnyi-Daniel Nestor pace Group B at 2-0. Second-seeded Michael Llodra-Nenad Zimonjic and eighth-seeded Mariusz Fyrstenberg-Marcin Matkowski are 1-1, and fifth-seeded Rohan Bopanna-Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi are 0-2.
The Bryans, seeking their fourth title in the ATP World Tour Finals, will meet Bhupathi and Paes on Friday at 10:15 a.m. PST (live on Tennis Channel). The top two teams in each group will advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Ferrer clinched a berth in the singles semifinals with a 2-0 record in Group A. Djokovic and seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych are 1-1, and Janko Tipsarevic (replacing injured Andy Murray) is 0-1.
Fourth-seeded Roger Federer, coming off a 6-3, 6-0 victory over second-seeded Rafael Nadal and eyeing a record sixth crown in the tournament, also has clinched a spot in the semifinals at 2-0 in Group B. Nadal and sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are 1-1, and eighth-seeded Mardy Fish is 0-2.
Tennis Channel will continue its live coverage Thursday at 4 a.m. and 10 a.m.
After saving a match point in their opening victory over seventh-seeded Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner, top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan dispatched sixth-seeded Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau 6-1, 6-2 in 56 minutes Wednesday at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
The drubbing was a rematch of this year's Wimbledon final, won by the Bryan twins 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
In singles Wednesday, fifth-seeded David Ferrer beat top-seeded Novak Djokovic by the surprisingly one-sided score of 6-3, 6-1. Djokovic, who committed 33 unforced errors, fell to 70-5 this year.
With one round-robin match left for all eight doubles teams, the former Stanford All-Americans lead Group A with a 2-0 record. Lindstedt-Tecau and fourth-seeded Mahesh Bhupathi-Leander Paes are 1-1, and Melzer-Petzschner are 0-2.
Third-seeded Max Mirnyi-Daniel Nestor pace Group B at 2-0. Second-seeded Michael Llodra-Nenad Zimonjic and eighth-seeded Mariusz Fyrstenberg-Marcin Matkowski are 1-1, and fifth-seeded Rohan Bopanna-Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi are 0-2.
The Bryans, seeking their fourth title in the ATP World Tour Finals, will meet Bhupathi and Paes on Friday at 10:15 a.m. PST (live on Tennis Channel). The top two teams in each group will advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Ferrer clinched a berth in the singles semifinals with a 2-0 record in Group A. Djokovic and seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych are 1-1, and Janko Tipsarevic (replacing injured Andy Murray) is 0-1.
Fourth-seeded Roger Federer, coming off a 6-3, 6-0 victory over second-seeded Rafael Nadal and eyeing a record sixth crown in the tournament, also has clinched a spot in the semifinals at 2-0 in Group B. Nadal and sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are 1-1, and eighth-seeded Mardy Fish is 0-2.
Tennis Channel will continue its live coverage Thursday at 4 a.m. and 10 a.m.
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