Black Tennis Pros

Monte Carlo Masters Series

Semifinal Round - Doubles

Jeff Coetzee, RSA and Wesley Moodie, RSA
defeated by
Mahesh Bhupathi, (IND) and Mark Knowles, BAH
6-0, 7-5


Fed Cup - Semifinal Round

USA 2 - Russia 3 (Results in detail)


Baton Rouge Pro Tennis Classic, Baton Rouge, LA

Final Round - Doubles

Phillip Simmonds, USA and Tim Smyczek, USA
defeated
Ryan Harrison, USA and Michael Venus, USA
2-6, 6-1, 10/4



Movie Gallery Pro Classic 2008

Semifinal Round - Singles

Jamea Jackson, USA defeated by Bethanie Mattek, USA
6-4, 6-3

Monte Carlo Masters Series

Quarterfinal Round - Doubles

Jeff Coetzee, RSA and Wesley Moodie, RSA
defeated
Bob Bryan, USA and Mike Bryan, USA
4-6, 6-4, 10/8


Baton Rouge Pro Tennis Classic, Baton Rouge, LA

Semifinal Round - Doubles

Phillip Simmonds, USA and Tim Smyczek, USA
defeated
Catalin Gard, ROU and Andis Juska, LAT
6-2, 6-4


Movie Gallery Pro Classic 2008

Quarterfinal Round - Singles

Jamea Jackson, USA defeated Tetiana Luzhanska, UKR
2-6, 6-3, 6-2

As was the case against world no. 1 Roger Federer at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Frenchman Gael Monfils was not able to prevail in his match today at the Monte Carlo Masters Series Tournament. Monfils lost to Federer 6-3, 6-4.

After being just two points away from defeat against world number 137 Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo in the second round, Federer stepped up his game against Monfils. He dropped serve just once on the single break point he faced in the match and won 81 percent of points on his second serve. Federer, who last week won his first title of the year in Estoril under the watchful eye of new coach Jose Higueras, is now on a seven-match clay-court winning streak.

Monfils said poor decisions proved costly. "I started off well. I was aggressive and then, I don't know, I changed," the Frenchman said. I was watching him playing instead of staying aggressive or very dynamic... I was trying too much to run around my backhand and playing forehands instead of staying more simple and using my backhand. This opened wide angles for him, and it was easier."

Frenchman Gael Monfils did not concede one ace against 6' 10'' Ivo Karlovic in a 7-6(8), 6-1 win over the Croatian. It was the first time in Karlovic's 225-match ATP career that he had failed to serve an ace in a match.

Monfils, who has not won a tournament since his first ATP title in Sopot almost three years ago, had won just two matches this season before arriving in Monte Carlo.

"I was stressed about Karlovic's game because I wanted to make him play as many balls as possible because I know he's not so good at that. But thinking about that stressed me, and I played too short."

Round 1 - Singles

Gael Monfils, FRA vs. Fernando Verdasco, ESP*
*Monfils defeated Verdasco 7-5, 6-4


Round 1 - Doubles

Jeff Coetzee, RSA and Wesley Moodie, RSA
vs.
Jose Acasuso, ARG and David Ferrer, ESP






























Baton Rouge Pro Tennis Classic, Baton Rouge, LA

Round 1 - Singles

Scoville Jenkins, USA vs. Kevin Kim, USA*
*Jenkins defeated by Kim 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 4-1 Retired

Josselin Ouanna, FRA vs. Tim Smyczek, USA


Round 1 - Doubles

Phillip Simmonds, USA and Tim Smyczek, USA
vs.
Josselin Ouanna, FRA and Gary Lugassy, FRA