Victor Hanescu

Odesnik, Ginepri win in upsets at Kremlin Cup

By LEONID CHIZHOV| AP| Sports

… Cup on Tuesday, eliminating two highly seeded players in the opening round. Odesnik rallied past second-seeded Victor Hanescu of Romania 5-7, 7-5, 6-4, and Ginepri defeated fourth-seeded Igor Andreev of Russia 6-3, 6-7 (9 …

Story|10/20/2009

Safina, Venus Williams ousted from China Open

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN| AP| Sports

… second time in a week the Russian has beaten her. Novak Djokovic had 10 aces in a 6-3, 7-5 win over Romania's Victor Hanescu to reach the second round. Safina would lose her top ranking if she finishes behind No. 2 Serena Williams in this …

Story|10/05/2009

Isner wins 1st Grand Slam match in 2 years

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… NEW YORK American John Isner has won his first Grand Slam tournament match in two years, upsetting 28th-seeded Victor Hanescu 6-1, 7-6 (14), 7-6 (5) at the U.S. Open. The 24-year-old Isner came into Monday's match ranked …

Story|08/31/2009

VWilliams struggles with serve, knee, foe at Open

By HOWARD FENDRICH| AP| Sports

… time ago, I guess." Other winners included John Isner, the 6-foot-9 American who knocked off No. 28-seeded Victor Hanescu of Romania in straight sets, including a 16-14 tiebreaker in the second; No. 21 James Blake; and French Open …

Story|08/31/2009

Federer, Murray win first matches since Wimbledon

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… Polansky. In other first round matches, Tommy Robredo of Spain defeated American Alex Bogomolov 6-4, 6-2, and Victor Hanescu of Romania beat Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-4, 6-3. Qualifier John Isner defeated fellow American Jesse Levine …

Story|08/11/2009

Hanescu, Wawrinka out in 2nd round at Swiss Open

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… second round of the Swiss Open on Thursday, losing 6-4, 6-4 to Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil. Defending champion Victor Hanescu also exited, retiring with a stomach illness after losing the opening set against Florent Serra of France. The 21 …

Story|07/30/2009

Cuevas beats Almagro to gain German Open semis

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… retired with a foot injury while trailing 3-0. Second-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia defeated 11th-seeded Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 and will play No. 6 David Ferrer of Spain, who beat German wild card Simon Greul …

Story|07/24/2009

Chardy wins Mercedes Cup for 1st career title

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… July 19, 2009 STUTTGART, Germany Jeremy Chardy of France won his first career ATP Tour title on Sunday, beating Victor Hanescu of Romania 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Mercedes Cup final. After clinching the second set following a break of serve …

Story|07/19/2009

Youzhny beats Melzer at Austrian Open

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… the Austrian Open. The 48th-ranked Russian will play Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain, who upset third-seeded Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-2, 6-2. The seventh-seeded Youzhny, who reached the final of the BMW Open in Munich this month …

Story|05/21/2009

Nadal loses, Federer advances at Qatar Open

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… settle down." Monfils will play Andy Roddick in the semifinals. The eighth-ranked American defeated unseeded Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-3, 6-2. "I feel good right now," Roddick said. "I am keeping it pretty tight on the court …

Story|01/08/2009