| Poulter in, Casey, Villegas still battlingMARANA, Ariz. , Feb. 20 UPI)-- Ian Poulter acquired a place in the WGC-Accenture Suit Play Championship finals Saturday, however the day ended with his opponent , seeded third in the Bobby Jones bracket, decimated his semifinal challenger, Sergio Garcia, by a 7 & 6 darkness came down on the The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Ariz. , with Paul Casey and Camilo Villegas locked in an epic extra-hole battle in the various other , the No. 2 seed in the Sam Snead bracket, and Villegas, the 6th seed in the Gary Player bracket, were all-square after 5 extra openings and were set to return Sunday morning to resume their had a fantastic possibility to win the playoff on the fifth additional opening after Casey hit his 3rd shot, a chip, a lot also hard and had to opt for a two-putt bogey. Villegas required only to sink a 2-foot putt for the same level and the win, yet the ball slid by the , Isner gain Memphis finalsMEMPHIS, Feb. 20 UPI)-- Americans Sam Querrey and John Isner will face off for the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships tennis title after winning their semifinal suits eighth-seeded Querrey, who jumped two-time Memphis champ Andy Roddick Friday in the quarterfinals, reached the championship by downing Latvia's Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 6-4. No. 6 seed Isner got the last by beating German Philipp Petzschner 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in a two-hours-plus match. The win placed Isner in his 2nd ATP final of the year-- he won the Heineken Open this Mug teammates Isner and Querrey-- that is seeking his 3rd occupation title-- have never dealt with each other. V. Williams repeats with Dubai tourney winDUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 20 UPI)-- Venus Williams safeguarded her title at the $2 million Dubai Tennis Champions with a straight-set win Saturday over Victoria , the tournament's No. 3 seed, resisted the fourth-seeded Azarenka 6-3, 7-5 in collecting her 42nd WTA profession title and $350,000. The runner-up coating was worth $175,000 to won simply seven points on Azarenka's offer in the first set but had the ability to concentrate them enough for a service break. She taped two breaks in the second collection, consisting of one that placed her up 6-5, allowing Williams to offer out for the is the very first back-to-back victor in Dubai considering that Justine Henin transformed the trick in 2006-07. Damon indicators one-year handle TigersDETROIT, Feb. 20 UPI)-- Freelance outfielder Johnny Damon has actually signed an $8 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, multiple sources reported , 36, transformed down offers from the Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves before deciding to sign with the Tigers, that were seeking a professional to change outfielder and leadoff player Curtis Granderson, who was traded to the New York batted 2nd for the World Champ Yankees last season, his last of 4 years in the Bronx, hitting. 282 with 24 crowning achievement and 82 RBI in 143 normal period games. A. 288 profession player, Damon invested his very first six years the Kansas City Royals and, after a 1 year appearance with Oakland in 2001, he signed with the Boston Red Sox and assisted them win the 2004 Globe four-year agreement he signed with the Yankees in 2006 deserved $52 million. |
