09/25/2008 - Beijing, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded American Andy Roddick and reigning champion Fernando Gonzalez posted second-round wins, while top-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer came up a loser Thursday at the $524,000 China Open.
Dangerous Israeli Dudi Sela knocked out the world No. 5 Ferrer in 6-3, 6-3 fashion on the hardcourts at Beijing Tennis Center.
Meanwhile, the former world No. 1 Roddick launched 17 aces and avoided an upset by handling qualifier and fellow American Brendan Evans 6-4, 6-3, while a third-seeded Gonzalez continued his winning ways in Beijing with a 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 decision against Japan's Go Soeda on Day 4 here. The Chilean "Gonzo" defeated Spaniard Tommy Robredo in last year's finale here and captured a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing just last month.
Fourth-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who enjoyed an opening-round bye this week along with Ferrer, Roddick and Gonzalez, grounded Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu 7-5, 6-1, while a sixth-seeded Robredo routed Czech Ivo Minar 6-2, 6-3 and seventh-seeded German Rainer Schuettler shut down Swiss qualifier Jean-Claude Scherrer 6-1, 6-4.
Additional upsets came when former top-ranked star Juan Carlos Ferrero drove out fifth-seeded fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-4 and speedy German Bjorn Phau toppled eighth-seeded American Sam Querrey 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. A struggling Querrey has now dropped four of his last five matches, including a pair of setbacks in last week's Davis Cup semifinal between the United States and Spain in Madrid.
Friday's quarterfinals will pit Roddick against his fellow former No. 1 Ferrero, Gonzalez versus Phau, Gasquet against the Wimbledon semifinalist Schuettler and Robredo versus Sela.
The 2008 Beijing titlist will earn $85,000.
<< Marlins, Nats close set at Nationals Park
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie right-hander Collin Balester finishes off his
initial season in the major leagues and tries to keep his Washington Nationals
away from triple-digit losses tonight when they host the Florida Marlins in
the final test of
<< Halladay tries for win No. 20 in finale with Yanks
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-hander Roy Halladay will try to reach 20 wins for the
second time in his big-league career tonight when the Toronto Blue Jays host
the New York Yankees in the finale of their three-game series at Rogers
Centre.
Hal
<< Brewers try for yet another win over Pirates
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers will try to sweep their fourth
consecutive series against the Pittsburgh Pirates and take total control of
the National League Wild Card race in tonight's finale of a three-game set
between
<< Desperate Mets vie to even crucial series with Cubs
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After failing to hold on to the lead in the National League
East earlier this month, the New York Mets have now lost sole control of the
Wild Card spot. New York will try to rebound tonight in the finale of a four-
game se
Djokovic strolls into Bangkok quarters >>
Bangkok, Thailand (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic
was an easy second-round winner Thursday at the $576,000 Thailand Open.
The top-seeded Djokovic drilled German qualifier Simon Stadler 6-1, 6-3 on the
hardcourts
Tigers reliever Todd Jones calls it quits >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Detroit Tigers reliever Todd Jones has decided
to call it a career upon the conclusion of the 2008 season.
Jones wrote about the decision in his weekly column for the Sporting News, and
made the announcement o
QB play dominant in first month of action >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The first month of the 2008 college
football season is almost over, and if the Heisman Trophy was awarded at the
end of September, the likely candidates making their way to New York City
could very well all b
Tennessee head coach Summitt undergoes shoulder surgery >>
Knoxville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat
Summitt underwent shoulder surgery on Thursday, correcting an injury she
suffered while chasing a raccoon off the deck of her home.
"Pat is doing well,"
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.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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