10/24/2008 - Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Andy Roddick was eliminated in quarterfinal round action Friday at the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix.
Seventh-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden pulled off the minor upset with a 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5) triumph over the American.
Roddick, the 2005 Lyon champ, rifled 22 aces on Friday, but was unable to prevail in the tiebreaks as he did on Thursday. The former world No. 1 eliminated fellow American Robby Ginepri in the second round by winning a pair of tiebreaks.
Soderling, who reached the final at the Stockholm Open just two weeks ago and won the Lyon crown in 2004, beat Roddick for the second time this season. He also came away with a straight-set win in the quarterfinals at Memphis back in late February.
Next up for Soderling will be fourth-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon, who advanced with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over French wild card Josselin Ouanna. Simon is coming off a trip to the final at the Madrid Masters last week. He lost to Andy Murray in the title match after beating world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.
Simon and Soderling have split four lifetime matches, including two this year. Soderling rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 victory in the Rotterdam semifinals, but Simon returned the favor with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph in the first round of the Olympics.
Two more quarterfinals are on tap for Friday, as third-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France meets Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero and Belgian Steve Darcis takes on his second straight French opponent in Julien Benneteau. Darcis knocked off second-seeded Richard Gasquet, the 2006 Lyon champ, in the second round.
The 2008 Lyon titlist will collect a first prize of $148,000.
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(September 15)—The NASCAR season has hit the homestretch with the opening event on this year’s Chase for the Cup taking place this weekend at the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. With 10 races remaining to determine the Cup Series champion, leading online sportsbook MySportsbook.com today announced odds on all 10 Chase qualifying drivers capturing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.
One of the largest sportsbook sites on the Internet, MySportsbook.com currently lists the top two drivers in the point standings as the early favorites to win the Nextel Cup. Entering the Chase for the Cup with a slim five-point lead in the point standings, 2003 NASCAR champ Matt Kenseth has been made a slight favorite to win his second Cup at 7/2 betting odds. 2001 Cup Rookie of the Year Kevin Harvick has betting odds listed at 5/2 and four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon is listed at 6/1 to capture the Nextel Cup this year.
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of his legendary father who won six NASCAR titles, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands at 8/1 to breakthrough with his first Cup victory. Staying with the family theme, MySportsbook.com lists 2005 Rookie of the Year Kyle Busch at 14/1 to succeed big brother Kurt’s 2004 NASCAR title. While Kasey Kahne was the final driver to qualify for the Chase with a third place finish last week, the oddsmakers give him a fighting chance at 10/1 mainly due to several mile-and-a-half tracks remaining on the schedule. Despite going winless on the NASCAR circuit this season, Jeff Burton enters the Chase at 5/1 to capture the Cup title. Meanwhile, rookie Denny Hamlin is 4/1 to win the championship, while veteran driver Mark Martin enters the Chase for the Cup as a 15/1 long shot to win his first NASCAR title in his 24th and final season.
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