Upsets and Finals, Odesnik Returns, Venus Fights On - Tennis Now News 01/07/2011
Kim Douglass reports the latest tennis news.Finals time! In Qatar, Federer faces not Nadal but Davydenko! Stepanek meets Soderling in the Brisbane semifinals, hoping to snatch Roddick's 2010 title. With top seeds gone, Andrea Petkovic faces Petra Kvitova in Brisbane final. Wickmayer plays Arn for the ASB classic. Isner/Mattek-Sands play for the USA against Belgium's Henin/Bemelmans for the Hopman Cup. Wayne Odesnik is to return to the USTA following suspension. Venus Williams suffers defeats but plays on.
