Ivanovic on her way back to the top

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Former number one in the world Ana Ivanovic won her first WTA Tour title in two years in Linz yesterday (Sun).The 22-year-old Serb beat Swiss ace Patty Schnyder in straight sets (6-1, 6-2) in the final of the 220,000 US dollar Generali Ladies tournament.Ivanovic, who also triumphed in the 2008 edition of the event, was […]

Melzer crushes Nadal

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Jürgen Melzer sensationally beat the world’s number tennis player yesterday (Thurs).The Lower Austrian – currently number 13 in the ATP ranking – reached the semi final of the 3.24 million US dollar tournament in Shanghai by defeating Rafael Nadal in three sets (6-1, 3-6, 6-3).This remarkable achievement comes after Melzer, who will compete in Vienna’s […]

Muster ‘not selling villa to Raul’

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Thomas Muster has rubbished claims he planned to flog his Croatian villa to Real Madrid legend Raul.Local daily Slobodna Dalmacija reported earlier this week that the striker – now playing for Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga – eyed up the posh mansion in the seaside town of Cavtat in southern Croatia.Muster, 42, acquired the […]

Muster to work with Nadal

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Former “King of Clay” Thomas Muster has revealed plans to work with Rafael Nadal.Muster, 42, said today (Thurs) he had agreed with managers of the Spanish number one in world tennis over a cooperation this autumn.The former number one in the world, who recently launched a comeback in professional tennis, explained: “My training is based […]

‘Comeback kid’ Muster does not risk good name, says Melzer

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Austria’s men’s tennis number one Jürgen Melzer said Thomas Muster was not making himself a laughing stock by deciding to stage a comeback.The former number one in the world sensationally announced yesterday (Weds) that he will compete on the ATP tour again. Critics claimed Muster, 42, was undermining his own monument and already compared his […]

Tennis scandal: Koubek throttles Köllerer

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Former tennis ace Stefan Koubek has been disqualified in his match against Daniel Köllerer after an on court punch up at the national Austrian tennis league.Koubek, 33, lost his rag one set down and began hurling abuse at the 26-year-old Köllerer before charging over to him waving his racket.The two men began shouting at each […]

Carinthian boy buried by ping-pong table

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A two-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries and a broken lower leg when a table-tennis table landed on him in Carinthia yesterday (Tues).The child was running around his 58-year-old grandfather’s estate in St. Gertraud in the province’s Lavant Valley when a freak gust of wind blew the ping-pong table on top of him as he […]