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  RTÉ.ie Sport - Weather hits the Italian Open again
Lightning struck for the second time in two year at Castello Tolcinasco as the Italian Open was again hit by a thunderstorm with Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano on top of the leaderboard.
Last year the event was reduced to 54 holes after storms wrecked the schedule and half the field of 156 must return early tomorrow morning to complete their first rounds.
The 1989 British Open champion, shot a 78 before driving to Lake Como to marry his fiancee Brenda, his caddy for the week.
www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0505/italianopen.html   (240 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Serena Williams upset by Schiavone in opening match at Italian Open
The six-time Grand Slam winner was upset 7-6 (2), 6-1 by Italy's Francesca Schiavone in her opening match at the Italian Open, an important tuneup for the season's first major, which starts in less than two weeks.
Serena was not planning on playing another tournament before the French Open, although she said after the loss that she was going to rethink her schedule.
Mauresmo, who is coming off a quarterfinal appearance at last week's German Open, said she had fully recovered from a five-week layoff with an abdominal muscle injury.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20050511-1801-ten-italianopen.html   (681 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Golf Plus - Struver shoots 64, overtakes Havret at Italian Open - Saturday November 03, 2001 01:55 PM
But remembering his maiden win in 1996 -- when he came from seven strokes behind in the South African PGA Championship to beat double U.S. Open champion Ernie Els -- he knows there is no room for complacency.
Havret's three birdies from the 15th put the 24-year-old back in the frame for his first win on the Tour, while his compatriot Jean Van de Velde -- the 1999 British Open runner-up -- crashed to a 74 and was eight strokes off the pace.
Italian Massimo Scarpa and Britain's Shaun Webster gave themselves late chances to secure tour cards for next year by moving within five of the lead into a share of sixth place.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /golf/news/2001/11/03/italian_open   (633 words)

  
 2004 Italian Open News
The French Open is less than two weeks away and that is the main focus of attention for anyone with ambitions in Paris.
The Italian Open is important - especially to someone who is half Italian - but not that important.
Winning the Italian Open would be nice but her ambitions here are simpler than that.
www.tennislifemagazine.com /news-updates/04-News-Archive/04-ItalianOpen/05-12-ItalianOpen.html   (821 words)

  
 Italian Open Tennis TICKETS Sells/Buys Italian Open Tennis Ticket - 20 Years of Reliability   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Italian Open Tennis Ticket prices and availability are subject to change at any time.
Italian Open Tennis Ticket deliveries are guaranteed no later than the day before the event unless stated otherwise, however every effort will be made to deliver Italian Open Tennis tickets as early as possible.
All Italian Open Tennis tickets will be delivered by federal express overnight unless stated otherwise.
www.nwtix.com /Italian_Open_Tennis_Tickets.html   (372 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Capriati beats Serena Williams in Italian Open semis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Italian Open was her first tournament back after nearly a month off with soreness in the knee; it was operated on in August, sidelining her until March.
Two years ago in the Italian Open semifinals, Capriati double-faulted to hand Williams a 6-5 lead in the third set, and Williams promptly put the match away.
Mauresmo qualified for her fourth final in five years at the Italian Open.
www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/2004-05-15-italian_x.htm   (758 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Tennis - Sampras' clay woes continue in Italian Open loss - Thursday October 14, 1999 08:45 PM
Agassi has won Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open, and was runner-up at the French Open in 1990 and 1991.
But his last major final was the 1995 U.S. Open, where he lost to Pete Sampras.
Rios, who won Sunday at Hamburg, Germany, took the Italian title a year ago when Spain's Albert Costa defaulted in the final because of an arm injury.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /tennis/news/1999/05/12/italianopen_rafter   (772 words)

  
 Fowler three shots off Italian Open lead - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News
Sydney's Peter Fowler is confident of ending a 13-year winless streak heading into the final round of the Italian Open in Milan.
The former Australian Open champion carded a third day 68 on the Castello di Tolcinasco course to end the round just three strokes from the leading duo.
The 23-year-old Molinari was not born when Massimo Mannelli the last Italian born player tasted success in the 1980 Italian Open in Rome.
www.smh.com.au /news/Sport/Fowler-three-shots-off-Italian-Open-lead/2006/05/07/1146940403022.html   (564 words)

  
 Mauresmo, Sharapova out of Italian Open - Boston.com
Top-ranked Amelie Mauresmo and No. 3 Maria Sharapova withdrew Sunday from the Italian Open, an important clay-court tuneup for the French Open.
ROME --Top-ranked Amelie Mauresmo and No. 3 Maria Sharapova withdrew Sunday from the Italian Open, an important clay-court tuneup for the French Open.
The Italian Open starts Monday; the French Open begins in two weeks.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/tennis/articles/2006/05/14/mauresmo_sharapova_out_of_italian_open   (189 words)

  
 2005 Italian Open
She had to reach the Italian Open final to put herself in position to take over at the top in the next seven days and she needed to win the title to claim the top spot on Monday.
From never having got beyond the quarterfinals of a clay court event in her life (and she has only played seven of them so far at this level) she now finds herself in the last four of the Italian Open and just a hop and a skip away from the world No.1 slot.
Even when she is facing the massed ranks of the Italian press (interspersed with one Brit, a handful of French and the great and good Bud Collins), the phone never stops ringing.
www.tennislifemagazine.com /news-updates/05-Italy/05-italy-main.html   (726 words)

  
 Final-hole eagle boosts Spanish rookie Fernandez-Castano to the Italian Open lead
Robertson led when he completed an outward 31 with an eagle on the 513-yard ninth, but he could not maintain that pace, and Spanish rookie Fernandez-Castano took over at the top when he finished his round by eagling the same hole.
Khan, who defends his Wales Open title next month, had an eagle and six birdies, but also a triple-bogey 7 on the sixth.
Dredge was delighted to shoot 67 as well, his last competitive round in the Spanish Open three weeks ago being an 83, while Murphy, chasing his first tour title, led until he had his only bogey of the day on the 17th.
www.pga.com /news/tours/european/italian050505.cfm?rss   (793 words)

  
 Italian Open   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Canonica also captured nine birdies in his 65 as he bids to be the first Italian to win his home open since Massimo Mannelli in 1980.
Poulter's ace was his second in successive years in the Italian Open, having holed out in one in the final round last year at Is Molas, Sardinia.
This one kept the Briton on course for his second Italian Open title in three years after his 2000 victory, also at Is Molas.
www.golftoday.co.uk /tours/2002/italian/round3report.html   (558 words)

  
 Clijsters upset by Safina at Italian Open - Boston.com
Kim Clijsters lost her chance to reclaim the No. 1 ranking Thursday when she fell 6-4, 7-6 (2) to Dinara Safina in the third round of the Italian Open.
ROME --Kim Clijsters lost her chance to reclaim the No. 1 ranking Thursday when she fell 6-4, 7-6 (2) to Dinara Safina in the third round of the Italian Open.
Sometimes I've tried because you need to take some pace off on this surface," Williams said, adding that her goal is to win the tournament, post a victory at the French Open -- which starts May 28 -- and reclaim the No. 1 ranking.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/tennis/articles/2006/05/18/clijsters_upset_by_safina_at_italian_open   (667 words)

  
 Hingis beats Williams in Italian Open - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News
Martina Hingis broke her 'Williams sisters' jinx to beat Venus 0-6 6-3 6-3 at the Italian Open on Saturday and reach her second final since ending a three-year retirement.
After a litany of unforced errors in the first set, Hingis worked her way into the match before snatching a crucial break in the eighth game of the decider and serving out for victory in a match between two former world number ones.
Asked whether she felt capable of winning the French Open, which starts later this month, Williams replied: "Sure, but I have to go out there and work just as hard as the next person.
www.smh.com.au /news/Sport/Hingis-beats-Williams-in-Italian-Open/2006/05/21/1148150110826.html   (588 words)

  
 Interview: Davide Dozza and Riccardo Losselli, Leads, Italian Language Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In a conversation the first full day of the OpenOffice.org conference in Berlin last September, I had the luck of meeting with Davide Dozza and Riccardo Losselli, the leads of the Italian Language Project (IT).
At the time the Italian project was VERY small, i would dare to say that there was Gianluca only.
I try both to help the project and develop relationships between the Italian group and other Native langs by participating in the most important computer fairs when possible.
www.openoffice.org /editorial/dozza_and_losselli.html   (1578 words)

  
 Seles wins Italian Open
 Mauresmo, a new hope for her countrymen in the upcoming French Open, kept pace with Seles' searing groundstrokes, but committed too many errors on key points as both players battled a swirling wind.
The then-16-year-old Seles would follow that win a month later with a French Open title, her first of eight Grand Slams in a 30-month stretch.
 The match was the fourth Italian Open final for the Yugoslavia-born American, having lost to Gabriela Sabatini, in 1991 and 1992, following her 1990 title.
www.canoe.ca /SlamTennisResults/women_italianopen.html   (301 words)

  
 ESPN.com: TENNIS - Venus Williams withdraws from Italian Open
This marks the second straight year she has pulled out of this important tuneup for the French Open.
She played in the Fed Cup last week and is scheduled to play in the German Open next week.
This would have been her fourth appearance at the Italian Open.
espn.go.com /tennis/news/2003/0430/1547266.html   (201 words)

  
 :: Italian Open Tickets | Italian Tennis Tickets ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Back then tennis was not played as an open game, but it was the bastion of rich and was played inside the mansions by the aristocrats.
An Italian, Antonio da Scalo, introduced the first strung racket in the 15th century.
The game of tennis in real terms can actually be said to have developed as late as the 17th and the 18th century around the world.
www.italian-open-tickets.com   (555 words)

  
 Third Italian Open Shogi Championship
The Italian Open Championship is also part of the European Shogi Grand Prix circuit (organized under the auspices of the Federation of European Shogi Associations, FESA), so it offers a great opportunity to score points for this prestigeous title.
The tournament is open to everybody and previous years have shown that beginners as well as stronger players will have a very enjoyable time.
The third edition of the Italian Open was, as the previous one, part of the Italian Minds Sports Olympiad.
www.shogi.net /ital-champ/AIS-champ3-2002.html   (860 words)

  
 Poulter captures rain-shortened Italian Open - PGATOUR.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
ROME -- England's Ian Poulter birdied the final hole for a round of 3-under-par 69 Sunday and a two-stroke victory over Paul Lawrie in the rain-shortened Italian Open.
Lawrie, the 1999 British Open champion, squandered a one-stroke lead on the 18th hole, hitting his drive out of bounds and taking a double-bogey 6 for a final-round 70.
Italian Open reduced to 54 holes due to weather
www.golfweb.com /u/ce/multi/0,1977,5857521,00.html   (223 words)

  
 Hingis Rallies Past Venus at Italian Open
Hingis is seeking her first title since returning in January, after missing nearly three years with foot and ankle injuries.
After trading early breaks in the second set, Safina lined up a service return winner to go up 5-4, then held serve with a backhand winner to end a long rally on her first set point.
The Italian Open is a clay-court tuneup for the French Open, which starts May 28.
www.softcom.net /webnews/wed/dg/Aten-italian-open.RFjg_GyK.html   (428 words)

  
 Rios Wins Trip to Italian Open Semifinal : End of Line for Courier
He was beaten in his Italian Open quarterfinal, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), by No. 7 Marcelo Rios of Chile.
The younger, smaller, ponytailed Rios seemed utterly relaxed and shamelessly arrogant, from the fifth game of the opening set when he first broke Courier, to the first game of the final set, when he broke Courier again.
Each time Rios took the lead, the two-time Italian Open champion (in 1992 and 1993) was yanking it back to even.
www.iht.com /articles/1997/05/17/tennis.t_6.php   (731 words)

  
 Italian Open Tickets - Get Italian Open Ticket Information
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We sell Italian Open tickets and other golf tickets at a price greater than face value.
www.showmetickets.com /tennis/italianopen.htm   (803 words)

  
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 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Mauresmo advances to Italian Open quarters
ROME –; Top-seeded Maria Sharapova defeated Mary Pierce 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the third round of the Italian Open on Thursday.
The Russian could have taken the top ranking last week with a victory at the German Open, but lost to eventual champion Justine Henin-Hardenne in the quarterfinals.
The Frenchwoman will next meet four-time Italian Open winner Conchita Martinez in this clay-court tuneup for the French Open, which begins May 23.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20050512-1440-ten-italianopen.html   (496 words)

  
 Horses for sale, horse health news, trail riding and horse chat.
Before the last stop and back, the public was already standing up and cheering for he who was about to win his third Italian Open Futurity Championship with a final score of 221.5.
For Cisal QH this is the fourth futurity trophy won, but the special story for this Italian breeding futurity owned by Erbetta has more to it.
The Open finals closed the 18th edition of the Italian Futurity which offered a total added money of Euro210.000.
www.horsecity.com /stories/110502/rei_italianfutur_PR.shtml   (779 words)

  
 Bermuda.com - Dining - Italian & Mediterranean
Italian and Mediterranean restaurants rank high on the list of the cuisine served in Bermuda, where there are probably more Italian eating places on a per capita basis than can be found in most destinations of similar size.
Dine on authentic Italian traditions superbly blended with the latest in world-class culinary trends for a symphony of savory dishes from select regions of Italy.
One of the liveliest of Hamilton's restaurants, La Trattoria is the ideal setting for singles looking for easy and fun group dining as well as being the quintessential early evening family venue.
www.bermuda.com /dining/italianmediterranean   (760 words)

  
 La Perla to sponsor LET Italian Open   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Leading Italian lingerie manufacturer La Perla has signed a three year contract with the Ladies European Tour (LET) to sponsor the £120,000 Ladies Italian Open and to become the official
"The Italian Golf Federation has helped to develop a number very talented young girls who are about to make their mark in the professional ranks.
The 2001 La Perla Italian Open will be the third consecutive year the tournament has been staged at Poggio Dei Medici GC, which lies equidistant between Florence and Bologna.
www.golftoday.co.uk /news/yeartodate/news01/letitalianopen.html   (780 words)

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