http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/2240-michael-llodra.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/2240-michael-llodra.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1995570-djokovics-losses-us-hope-davis-cup.html Novak Djokovic's two recent defeats after a 22-match winning streak offer the United States hope of seeing off Serbia in the Davis Cup quarterfinals starting on Friday. The mere presence of the top-ranked Djokovic makes Serbia the slight favorite, but the Americans chose to play on an indoor hard-court at altitude in Boise, Idaho, to give their big server... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:10:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1995570-djokovics-losses-us-hope-davis-cup.html 2013-04-03T16:10:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1979772-tsonga-leads-frances-davis-cup-team-vs-argentina.html PARIS (AP) — France captain Arnaud Clement has picked eighth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 10th-ranked Richard Gasquet, Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra to face Argentina in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. The best-of-five series will be played April 5-7 in Buenos Aires. The 13th-ranked Gilles Simon has been selected as a reserve. Benneteau and Llodra are li... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:47:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1979772-tsonga-leads-frances-davis-cup-team-vs-argentina.html 2013-03-26T12:47:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1906174-del-potro-simon-reach-open-13-quarterfinals.html MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Defending champion Juan Martin del Potro beat Michael Llodra 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5 to reach the Open 13 quarterfinals on Thursday. Del Potro hit 14 aces and saved nine of the 10 break points he faced as he was pushed all the way by the veteran Frenchman in a rematch of last year's final. "It was very, very tough. It shows the level of... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:51:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1906174-del-potro-simon-reach-open-13-quarterfinals.html 2013-02-21T22:51:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1901480-llodra-beats-goffin-to-reach-2nd-round-open-13.html MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Michael Llodra beat David Goffin of Belgium 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Open 13 on Tuesday and set up a rematch of last year's final against defending champion Juan Martin del Potro. Ernests Gulbis of Latvia also faces a tough test against top-seeded Tomas Berdych after comfortably seeing off Finland's Jarkko Niemine... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:25:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1901480-llodra-beats-goffin-to-reach-2nd-round-open-13.html 2013-02-19T22:25:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1886574-del-potro-beats-monfils-rotterdam.html ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Last year's runner-up Juan Martin Del Potro beat Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4 Tuesday to reach the second of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The second-seeded Argentine used a single break in each set to overcome Monfils, who showed flashes of his unpredictable genius but not enough consistency to survive Del Potro's booming s... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1886574-del-potro-beats-monfils-rotterdam.html 2013-02-12T20:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1880024-gasquet-paire-win-to-set-up-all-french-final.html PARIS (AP) — Third-seeded Richard Gasquet beat veteran Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 Saturday to set up an all-French Open Sud de France final against eighth-seeded Benoit Paire, who overcame countryman Michael Llodra 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Gasquet has been in good form this year with a victory at Doha and will try for his ninth career title against Pa... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1880024-gasquet-paire-win-to-set-up-all-french-final.html 2013-02-09T15:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1877758-gasquet-reaches-open-sud-de-france-semifinals.html MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Third-seeded Richard Gasquet of France reached his second semifinal of the season after beating countryman Julien Benneteau 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 at the Open Sud de France on Friday. Gasquet will take on Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, who advanced to the last four with a scrappy 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) win against Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine, w... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1877758-gasquet-reaches-open-sud-de-france-semifinals.html 2013-02-08T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1875344-simon-llodra-advance-to-open-sud-quarterfinals.html MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Frenchman Michael Llodra had 13 aces and did not concede a break point as he beat second-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-3, 7-6 (4) Thursday to reach the Open Sud de France quarterfinals. Llodra hit 20 winners in the first set and was the more aggressive player throughout, using his excellent volleying at the net to keep Tip... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1875344-simon-llodra-advance-to-open-sud-quarterfinals.html 2013-02-07T20:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1873106-nieminen-beats-davydenko-open-sud-de-france.html MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Jarkko Nieminen of Finland beat fifth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 7-6 (8) in the second round of the Open Sud de France on Wednesday, defeating the Russian for the first time in 10 years and reaching his second quarterfinal of the season. Davydenko had won their previous four matches, with Nieminen's last win coming on clay at... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1873106-nieminen-beats-davydenko-open-sud-de-france.html 2013-02-06T23:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1865368-france-wins-reverse-singles-to-rout-israel-5-0.html ROUEN, France (AP) — Michael Llodra and Richard Gasquet won their reverse singles in straight sets on Sunday as France completed a 5-0 rout of Israel in their Davis Cup first-round match. Llodra had helped France win Saturday's doubles and had little trouble beating Noam Okun 6-3, 7-6 (5), before Gasquet followed up his win in Friday's opening singles wit... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1865368-france-wins-reverse-singles-to-rout-israel-5-0.html 2013-02-03T14:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1864578-argentina-france-serbia-davis-cup-quarters.html Argentina and France won with a day to spare on Saturday to set up a Davis Cup quarterfinal in April. Serbia also led its first-round tie by an unbeatable 3-0 after beating Belgium in doubles in Charleroi. The Serbians awaited the winner in Jacksonville, Florida, where the United States led Brazil 2-1. The defending champion Czech Repu... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1864578-argentina-france-serbia-davis-cup-quarters.html 2013-02-02T22:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1864022-france-beats-israel-doubles-to-reach-quarters.html ROUEN, France (AP) — France beat Israel 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-0 in the doubles on Saturday for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the Davis Cup first-round match and a place in the quarterfinals. After Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet won their singles on Friday, Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra had little trouble brushing aside Israel's makeshift pairing o... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1864022-france-beats-israel-doubles-to-reach-quarters.html 2013-02-02T16:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1861902-tsonga-gasquet-france-2-0-lead-vs-israel.html ROUEN, France (AP) — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet won their opening singles in contrasting fashion Friday to give France a 2-0 lead against Israel in the first round of the Davis Cup. While the eighth-ranked Tsonga had to overcome a sloppy third set to beat Amir Weintraub 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, Gasquet followed up with a far more convincing 6-3, 6-... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1861902-tsonga-gasquet-france-2-0-lead-vs-israel.html 2013-02-01T16:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1861732-french-media-sport-enthuse-beckham.html PARIS (AP) — David Beckham's sudden arrival at Paris Saint-Germain has been warmly received by French media and sport alike. Beckham joined the cash-rich club on Thursday and then surprised people again by announcing he would donate his salary to a children's charity. The 37-year-old former England captain turned down several other offers as he bids to wi... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1861732-french-media-sport-enthuse-beckham.html 2013-02-01T13:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1860506-tsonga-to-open-weintraub-davis-cup.html ROUEN, France (AP) — Eighth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France will face Amir Weintraub of Italy when their Davis Cup World Group contest starts on Friday. Weintraub knows what to expect against the former Australian Open runner-up in the first-round match, saying "of course, I'm a big, big underdog and I've never played a guy who is top 10 in the world.... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1860506-tsonga-to-open-weintraub-davis-cup.html 2013-01-31T21:58:00Z