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	Tennis Week
		Martin’s precisely-placed shots and poise under pressure left Roland Garros runner-up Martin Verkerk shaking his head in disbelief at times and ultimately shaking hands at the end of the match as Martin advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open with today’s 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(9) victory.
		Martin survived a nerve-racking final two sets, including a 2-5 deficit in the fourth-set tiebreaker, to hang on for the victory.
		Martin is one of the few prominent pros who played college tennis — he spent two years at Northwestern University — and aspires to be a teacher when his tennis career is over.
	www.sportsmediainc.net /tennisweek/index.cfm?func=showarticle&newsid=9309&bannerregion= (608 words)

	USATODAY.com - Verkerk beats Kafelnikov for first ATP title (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		MILAN, Italy (AP) — Martin Verkerk of the Netherlands won his first ATP title Sunday, serving 30 aces and beating Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 in the Milan Indoors final.
		Verkerk has been on the main tour less than a year.
		After Kafelnikov netted a return, Verkerk dropped to the ground, overcome with emotion after upsetting the fifth-seeded Russian.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/2003-02-02-milan_x.htm (368 words)

	Observer \| Verkerk grows into contender
		Verkerk is the 24-year-old Dutchman who this afternoon will play in the French Open final having entered the world's greatest clay-court event less than two weeks ago with a grand-slam record of played two singles matches, lost two.
		Verkerk, who is 6ft 6in tall and is not dissimilar in build, looks and character to Britain's chirpy world-class decathlete Dean Macey, sets the scene perfectly.
		Verkerk is high, too, on what he has achieved in Paris and you sense that he is feeling unstoppable.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4686511-102283,00.html (902 words)

	Fall and rise of relaxed Verkerk - smh.com.au
		Martin Verkerk was talking about his career as if it were a parable.
		That could be tested by Verkerk who, technically, owes his place in the final to a booming serve (he smacked 18 aces past Coria in three sets), some big groundstrokes and an ever-improving volley.
		Verkerk played his first five matches in a sloppy white T-shirt, wielding an unmarked racquet and with a patriotic orange sweatband on his wrist.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/06/07/1054700444805.html (849 words)

	Sports: Ferrero cruises in French final
		After a hug from Verkerk, Ferrero ran to the other end of the court and hopped the wall to celebrate with friends and family in the guest box.
		Verkerk was the first player since Mikael Pernfors in 1986 to reach the final in his French Open debut and the eighth unseeded finalist in the last 35 years.
		Verkerk double-faulted twice, faced five break points and lost his serve with a backhand in the net.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/06/09/news_pf/Sports/Ferrero_cruises_in_Fr.shtml (489 words)

	scudnews508
		Verkerk is ranked No 85, 19 places better than Philippoussis at this early stage of his comeback, but he could not break the Australian's serve in the two-hour, 45-minute showdown.
		The 191cm Verkerk blew down his fastest serve of the match at 212km/h in his second service game to show fans of Philippoussis, with a best of 220km/h, that the heavy artillery would be stationed at both ends of the court.
		Verkerk is ranked No.85, 19 places better than Philippoussis at this early stage of his comeback, but he could not break the Australian's serve in the two-hour, 45-minute showdown.
	www.100megsfree4.com /scudzone/scud_articles/scudnews508.htm (2884 words)

	Ferrero finally gets his title (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Juan Carlos Ferrero and Martin Verkerk, had to stop sometimes and wipe blowing red clay from their eyes.
		Verkerk, the unseeded Dutchman with the big serve and a belief in fairy tales, saw a court that was dampened by rain and swallowed up his serve.
		But Verkerk, whose computer ranking will rise from No. 46 to No. 15, had twice come close to giving up tennis over the last few years and he was not devastated by this loss.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/06/09/SP76231.DTL&type=printable (635 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Tennis \| 19 Martin Verkerk
		Verkerk will need to reproduce the heroics of the French Open last year if he is to hang on to his place in the world's top 20.
		At 6ft 5in, Verkerk has a huge serve and tremendous power off both sides, meaning he can be virtually unplayable when the force is with him.
		But with so many points to defend, Verkerk is under huge pressure to perform at Roland Garros this year and he is no longer the unknown quantity he was a year ago.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/tennis/3720647.stm (194 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Verkerk reaches French Open final
		Verkerk, a late developer who won his first title at Milan in February, is only the third Dutchman to reach a Grand Slam final with Tom Okker having been 1968 US Open runner-up.
		But Verkerk's monstrous serves and all-court style had seen off 1998 winner Carlos Moya in his quarterfinal in five sets — the Spaniard his third, seeded victim after Vince Spadea of the United States and Germany's Rainer Schuttler, the Australian Open finalist.
		Verkerk's run at the French Open has already taken him to the brink of the top 10 in the ATP Champions Race, the barometer to season form.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/242927.htm (817 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Tennis / Martin serves up a victory
		Martin put forth a workmanlike performance through the first two sets, which Verkerk said, "were the worst two sets of my life," before suddenly having to heave his 33-year-old body into overdrive for a 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (11-9) victory in 3 hours 3 minutes.
		The fourth set also went to a tiebreak, and with Martin continually removing his baseball cap to wipe his brow, it appeared as if a fifth set was inevitable.
		But Martin fought back from two consecutive double faults and 2-5 down in the tiebreak, winning on his third match point when Verkerk hit a wild forehand long and Martin popped in a 122-m.p.h.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/tennis/articles/2003/08/29/martin_serves_up_a_victory (695 words)

	USATODAY.com - Unseeded Verkerk rises from Grand Slam outsider to finalist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Verkerk's semifinal match nearly came to an abrupt conclusion.
		Verkerk's astonishing run at Paris has improved his career record to 28-28.
		Verkerk smacked nine aces in the first set against seventh-seeded Coria, and successive big serves helped him win the final two points of the tiebreaker.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/french/2003-06-06-roundup_x.htm (977 words)

	Verkerk, Ferrero in French Open final (printable version)
		PARIS — Martin Verkerk is having the time of his life at the French Open.
		Verkerk thought officials were right to show leniency in such a big match, saying: “I’m really happy that he was not disqualified.”
		Verkerk relishes every second on this stage, a starring role for a guy ranked 170th at the start of last year.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=44078 (809 words)

	SI.com - 2003 French Open - Dutchman Verkerk continues miracle run to French final - Friday June 06, 2003 01:21 PM
		The unseeded Verkerk had never won a Grand Slam match entering the tournament, and he's the first man to reach the final in his French Open debut since Mikael Pernfors in 1986.
		Trying to intercept Verkerk's final shot in the opening set, Coria heaved his racket at the ball -- and inadvertently in the direction of a ball girl 20 feet away.
		Verkerk smacked nine aces in the first set against Coria, and successive big serves helped him win the final two points of the tiebreaker.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /tennis/2003/french_open/news/2003/06/06/french_friday_ap (828 words)

	ESPN.com - French Open 2003 - Even Verkerk can't explain it
		Martin Verkerk of the Netherlands had never won a Grand Slam singles match before this year's French Open.
		Verkerk, it should be remembered, saved two match points in the Moya match.
		Verkerk had already won the first two sets from Coria, one of the best clay-court players in the game, but the third-set tiebreaker was ridiculous.
	sports.espn.go.com /tennis/french03/s/2003/0606/1564367.html (950 words)

	Sports: Championship offers unseeded vs. unproved
		PARIS - Martin Verkerk is having the time of his life at the French Open.
		The big-serving, loud-laughing Verkerk beat No. 7 Coria 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 7-6 (7-0) Friday to become the first player since 1986 (Mikael Pernfors) to reach the final in his Roland Garros debut.
		He is blessed with size (at 6 feet 5, he towered over the 5-9 Coria during the prematch coin toss), a fantastic serve and a slick backhand.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/06/07/news_pf/Sports/Championship_offers_u.shtml (812 words)

	ABC Sport - Tennis- Verkerk serves up Dutch treat in Paris
		Unseeded Dutchman Martin Verkerk went into almost unknown territory at the French Open, and emerged with the greatest victory of his late-blooming tennis career.
		Verkerk's marathon 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 8-6 quarter-final win over Spanish fourth seed and former champion Carlos Moya was only the second time the 24-year-old had played a five-set match on the tour.
		Verkerk rained down 27 aces and reeled off a series of superb passing shot winners to quell Moya's comeback after taking the first two sets, fearlessly targeting the lines and frequently hitting them.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s871485.htm (537 words)

	:: Juan Carlos Ferrero Online ::
		Furthermore, I read in a Hong Kong newspaper that Martin Verkerk was really game for revenge after his French Open Finals loss to JC and had really buffed up during the off-season.
		Martin on his part was an extremely funny guy to watch.
		Whilst Martin was 'arguing' with the umpire, JC went over to the back of the court to ask some spectators whether they saw that it was in or out.
	www.jc-ferrero.com /fans/fans04/f-04-01-08a.html (2842 words)

	Ferrero bursts Verkerk's bubble
		Add it up, and Ferrero made Martin Verkerk look exactly like what the Dutchman will be this week -- a player at a local club.
		He was the first player since Mikael Pernfors in 1986 to reach the final in his French Open debut and the eighth unseeded finalist in the past 35 years.
		Verkerk pounded 112 aces in his surprising run to the final, which included upsets of four seeded players.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports/other/20030609french0609p6.asp (854 words)

	rowztennis.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Verkerk started the 2002 campaign with a final appearance at the Waikoloa Challenger in Hawaii losing to American James Blake.
		Verkerk, 23, also claimed the Turin Challenger title and played a few main-level ATP events, including the Nasdaq-100 Open.
		This photo of Martin Verkerk was taken at the 2002 Nasdaq-100 Open.
	www.rowztennis.com /gallery2/gall43_verkerk.html (98 words)

	Retirement? It's Not for Martin, at Least Not Yet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A two-time Grand Slam singles finalist, Martin is the best American player of his generation who never quite became a tennis star, and he is back in the third round of the United States Open.
		Martin advanced yesterday after an occasionally shaky but ultimately successful match in Arthur Ashe Stadium against 16th-seeded Martin Verkerk, the Dutchman who charmed and served his way out of anonymity into this year's French Open final.
		Martin's 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (9) victory was one of the exclamation points in a season that has been full of periods of doubt.
	www.nytimes.com /2003/08/29/sports/tennis/29open.html?ex=1377489600&en=1bf149e423432b3a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (1022 words)

	Martin Verkerk News
		Martin Verkerk News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Australian Wayne Arthurs will replace Martin Verkerk in the men's singles at the Olympics after the Dutchman was ruled out because of injury.
		Martin Verkerk became the first Dutchman in 31 years to win his country's tennis championship, beating Chile's Fernando Gonzalez 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 Sunday in the Dutch Open final.
	www.topix.net /tennis/martin-verkerk (598 words)

	Not exactly model day for finalist Verkerk - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		PARIS -- A chagrined Martin Verkerk shook his head when told a Dutch supermodel was cheering for him from the front row during the French Open final.
		Verkerk was ranked No. 170 at the start of last year.
		Runner-up Martin Verkerk said the naked prankster made him smile and relax a bit -- though not enough to prevent his loss to Juan Carlos Ferrero.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/archive/s_138828.html (563 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Big-serving Dutchman Martin Verkerk roared into the French Open men's singles final on Friday, beating Argentine seventh seed Guillermo Coria 7-6, 6-4, 7-6 in 2hr 40min.
		But Verkerk's monstrous serves and all-court style had seen off 1998 winner Carlos Moya in his quarter-final in five sets - the Spaniard his third, seeded victim after Vince Spadea of the United States and Germany's Rainer Schuttler, the Australian Open finalist.
		Verkerk's run here has already taken him to the brink of the top 10 in the ATP Champions Race, the barometer to season form.
	www.thedailystar.net /2003/06/07/d30607040829.htm (709 words)

	Davis Cup - Match Report
		Martin Verkerk gave The Netherlands a decisive 3-1 lead in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round tie against Canada.
		Verkerk was first to let his level drop by missing three easy forehands to gift Dancevic the first set.
		Verkerk said: “He made it tough for me and it is only fair to say that we played on clay this weekend because it would especially suit me as it is my favourite surface.
	www.daviscup.com /news/matchreport.asp?id=12778 (1140 words)

	ABC Sport - Tennis- Verkerk delighted to get off mark on grass
		Dutchman Martin Verkerk has won his first ever grass court match, defeating Belgium's Kristof Vliegen 7-6, 6-4 in the first round success of the ATP event in Amsterdam.
		Verkerk, a French Open finalist on clay last year, said the victory had given him a confidence boost on the surface.
		Verkerk will face sixth-seed Mikhail Youzhny in the second round after the Russian floored France's Anthony Dupuis 6-4, 6-0.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200406/s1131809.htm (308 words)

	TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader
		It was the second ATP title for Verkerk, who also won the 2003 Milan Indoors and reached his first Grand Slam final at last year's French Open.
		Verkerk, whose serve occasionally exceeded 125 miles per hour, withstood a break point in the 11th game of the opening set.
		Verkerk trailed 0-40 in the second game of the deciding set, and forced the game to deuces five time before finally holding serve.
	www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=91485 (250 words)

	Detailed Breakdown
		The second-seeded Verkerk was up a set and trailing in the second when he retired against lefthanded Aussie Scott Draper.
		Verkerk lost to Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero in June's French Open championship match.
		The veteran Swede skipped the 2001 edition of this event because of an injury and the tournament was not held last year.
	www.sportschronicles.com /stats/game_drilldown.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=tennis-m/news/BCN2814832.htm (290 words)

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