Federer, Murray reach Rogers Cup quarters
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08/12/2010 -
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former top-ranked superstar Roger Federer and
reigning champion Andy Murray posted third-round victories Thursday at the
$2.43 million Roger Cup, an ATP Masters event.
The third-seeded Federer got past tough French lefthander Michael Llodra 7-6
(7-2), 6-3 on the hardcourts at Rexall Centre. The 16-time major champ moved
on in 79 minutes.
Federer captured this Canadian Masters event in 2004 and 2006 and was the
runner-up in 2007.
Up next for Federer will be Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych, who has beaten
the super Swiss in their last two meetings, including a quarterfinal one at
the All England Club last month.
A fourth-seeded Murray had a hiccup in the second set on Day 4 en route to a
6-2, 0-6, 6-3 victory over 15th-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils. The Scotsman
broke Monfils to end the match, which lasted just over two hours.
Murray, the Australian Open runner-up to Federer back in January, beat
Argentine star Juan Martin del Potro in last year's Rogers Cup finale in
Montreal, as this event shifts between Montreal and Toronto each year.
The two-time major runner-up Murray should have his hands full with red-hot
Argentine David Nalbandian here in Friday's quarters.
Frenchman Jeremy Chardy posted an upset by toppling sixth-seeded Russian
Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-2.
Meanwhile, Nalbandian and a seventh-seeded Berdych marched on. Nalbandian won
his 11th straight match with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 upset victory over fifth-seeded
French Open runner-up Robin Soderling, while Berdych held off rising Ukrainian
Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4. The 2003 Rogers Cup runner-up
Nalbandian was last week's hardcourt titlist at the U.S. Open Series event in
Washington, D.C. Berdych lost to Rafael Nadal in last month's Wimbledon
finale.
This week's big winner will collect $443,500.
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Both sides issued a joint statement after discussions concluded.
"The
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Thursday at the $2 million Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open, a
hardcourt
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Bengals RB Leonard diagnosed with mid-foot sprain >>
Georgetown, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Bengals and running back
Brian Leonard received some good news on his injured left foot, as tests ruled
out a season-ending situation.
Leonard suffered what was originally diagnosed as a
Knicks sign second round pick Rautins >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Knicks have signed guard
Andy Rautins, the 38th overall selection in the 2010 NBA draft.
The 6-foot-4 Rautins averaged 12.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 35
games for Syracuse
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Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins placed left-handed pitcher
Jose Mijares on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-hander Jeff
Manship from Triple-A Rochester on Thursday.
Mijares suffered the injury in the
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rest for the next few weeks and then be re-evaluated after suffering a serious
injury to his right pectoral muscle.
Jackson had his 2009 season cut short after
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Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Casey McGehee finished 4-for-4 with a homer,
three RBI and scored three times as Milwaukee snuffed out Arizona, 8-4, in the
finale of a four-game set from Miller Park.
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
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