Favourites see no mercy in Miami
Published: 28 March, 2007, 12:38
Roger Federer and Maria Sharapava have been sent packing from the Sony Ericsson Open. For Federer it must have been like a recurring nightmare, as he lost to the same man who beat him at Indian Wells – Guillermo Canas.
Canas becomes only the 5th person to have back to back wins over Federer as he wrapped things up on a third set tiebreak.Federer's defeat opens the door for the two Andys – Andy Roddick and Andy Murray. A day before Murray saved two match points and came from a set down to beat Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu.The top seed also departed in the women's draw, as Serena Williams made a mockery of the rankings – beating Maria Sharapava in straight sets. Williams dismantled the top-seed Russian 6-1, 6-1.Another Russian, Nadia Petrova, went out to Justin Henin. But Anna Chakvetadze will fly the Russian flag in the semi-finals after she saw off Na Li in the quarters.
28.03.2007, 10:29
Dutchman to referee CSKA Moscow - Lokomotiv Moscow matchDefending champions CSKA Moscow take on Lokomotiv Moscow on Saturday in the Russian Premier League. The match will be refereed by a foreign judge – the Dutchman Eric Braamhaar. |
28.03.2007, 18:12
Environmental principles in Sochi to be strictly keptLess than a hundred days remain until the International Olympic Committee decides on which city will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, and the Russian contender city of Sochi is trying to prove its environmental credentials. |
