May 2009 in sports
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Days of the month
May 31, 2009 (Sunday)
- European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries' alphabetic order; league standings prior to match in parentheses; teams that win titles in bold; teams that qualify to the Champions League in italics)
May 30, 2009 (Saturday)
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- European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries' alphabetic order; league standings prior to match in parentheses; teams that win titles in bold; teams that qualify to the Champions League in italics)
- French Open in Paris, day 7: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's Singles, third round:
- Roger Federer [2] bt Paul-Henri Mathieu [32] 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
- Philipp Kohlschreiber [29] bt Novak Djokovic [4] 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
- Juan Martín del Potro [5] bt Igor Andreev [25] 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
- Andy Roddick [6] v.bt Marc Gicquel 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [9] bt Christophe Rochus 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
- Women's Singles, third round:
May 29, 2009 (Friday)
- French Open in Paris, day 6: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's Singles, second round:
- Men's Singles, third round:
- Rafael Nadal [1] bt Lleyton Hewitt 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
- Andy Murray [3] bt Janko Tipsarević 7–6 (7/3), 6–3 – retired
- Victor Hănescu [30] bt Gilles Simon [7] 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
- Fernando Verdasco [8] bt Nicolás Almagro [31] 6–2, 7–6 (7/4), 7–6 (10/8)
- Nikolay Davydenko [10] bt Stanislas Wawrinka [17] 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
- Women's Singles, third round:
May 28, 2009 (Thursday)
- French Open in Paris, day 5: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's Singles, second round:
- Roger Federer [2] bt José Acasuso 7–6 (10/8), 5–7, 7–6 (7/2), 6–2
- Novak Djokovic [4] vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky 6–3, 6–4 (suspended)
- Juan Martín del Potro [5] bt Viktor Troicki 6–3, 7–5, 6–0
- Andy Roddick [6] bt Ivo Minář 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 (7/2)
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [9] bt Juan Mónaco 7–5, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6 (10/8)
- Nikolay Davydenko [10] bt Diego Junqueira 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2
- Women's Singles, second round:
May 27, 2009 (Wednesday)
- French Open in Paris, day 4: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's Singles, second round:
- Rafael Nadal [1] bt Teymuraz Gabashvili 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
- Andy Murray [3] bt Potito Starace 6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
- Gilles Simon [7] bt Robert Kendrick 7–5, 6–0, 6–1
- Fernando Verdasco [8] bt Philipp Petzschner 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
- Nikolay Davydenko [10] v. Diego Junqueira 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 2–2 (suspended)
- Women's Singles, second round:
May 26, 2009 (Tuesday)
May 25, 2009 (Monday)
- European domestic (national) competitions:
May 24, 2009 (Sunday)
- European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries' alphabetic order; league standings prior to match in parentheses; teams that win titles in bold; teams that qualify to the Champions League in italics)
- Austrian Cup Final in Mattersburg:
- Belgian First Division Championship Playoff, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)
- Standard Liège 1–0 (1–1) Anderlecht. Standard win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Standard win the championship for the 2nd straight year and 10th in their history, and qualify for the Champions League group stage. Anderlecht will enter the Champions League at the 3rd qualifying round.
- Danish Superliga, matchday 32 of 33:
- English Premier League, final matchday:
- Italian Serie A, matchday 33 of 34:
- (9) Cagliari 2–1 (1) Inter
- (2) Milan 2–3 (6) Roma
- (14) Siena 0–3 (3) Juventus
- (20) Lecce 1–1 (4) Fiorentina
- (17) Torino 2–3 (5) Genoa
- Standings: Inter 81 points, Juventus & Milan 71, Fiorentina 68, Genoa 65, Roma 60.
- Juventus secure a berth in the Champions League group stage. Milan and Fiorentina also qualify for the Champions League. If Fiorentina beat Milan on May 31 they will clinch a spot in the group stage, otherwise Milan will go to the group stage. Genoa and Roma clinch berths in Europa League.
- Lecce and Reggina are relegated to Serie B. The 3rd relegation berth will be determined next Sunday between Torino and Bologna.
- Romanian Liga I, matchday 32 of 34:
- Scottish Premier League, final matchday:
- (4) Dundee United 0–3 (1) Rangers
- (2) Celtic 0–0 (3) Hearts
- (5) Aberdeen 2–1 (6) Hibernian
- Final standings: Rangers 86 points, Celtic 82, Hearts 59, Aberdeen 53 (goal difference +1), Dundee United 53 (−3), Hibernian 47.
- Rangers win the championship for the 52nd time and qualify for the Champions League group stage. Celtic have to be content with second place and a berth in the Champions League third qualifying round. Aberdeen edge Dundee United by goal difference and qualify for the Europa League, together with Hearts and Falkirk, the Scottish Cup finalist.
- Swiss Super League, matchday 35 of 36:
- Turkish Süper Lig, matchday 33 of 34:
May 23, 2009 (Saturday)
- European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries' alphabetic order; league standings prior to match in parentheses; teams that win titles in bold; teams that qualify to the Champions League in italics)
- ATP Tour:
- Garcia-Lopez wins his first ATP Tour title.
- WTA Tour:
- Rezaï wins her first WTA Tour title.
- Dulgheru also wins her first WTA Tour title.
May 22, 2009 (Friday)
May 21, 2009 (Thursday)
May 20, 2009 (Wednesday)
May 19, 2009 (Tuesday)
May 18, 2009 (Monday)
May 17, 2009 (Sunday)
- Sudirman Cup in Guangzhou, China:
- Final: China 3–0 Korea
- China win the Cup for the third successive time and the seventh time in last 8 tournaments, without losing a match throughout the tournament.
- European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries' alphabetic order; league standings prior to match in parentheses; teams that win titles in bold; teams that qualify to the Champions League in italics)
May 16, 2009 (Saturday)
- Asia Champions Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia: (teams in bold clinch quarterfinal berths, teams in
strike are eliminated)
- Group A:
Al-Qadsia 93–98 Smart Gilas
- Gilas clinch the group's second best record and the best preliminary round finish by a Filipino team since 1996. They'll face Al-Arabi in the quarterfinals.
- Sangmu 56–90 Mahram
- Mahram clinch the top spot in the group to face idle Young Cagers of India.
- Group B:
- Satria Muda 79–59 Young Cagers
- Satria Muda book the first Indonesian quarterfinal berth since the tournament expanded into three knockout rounds in 2004 to meet Lebanese club Al-Riyadi in the quarterfinals.
- Zain 94–62 Al-Arabi
- Zain clinch the top spot in the group to face Sangmu in the final eight.
- UEFA Women's Cup Finals, first leg:
- European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries alphabetic order; league standings prior to match in parentheses; teams that win titles in bold)
- Belgian First Division, final matchday:
- (8) Genk 0–2 (2) Anderlecht, in progress
- (3) Gent 0–1 (1) Standard Liège, in progress
- Anderlecht and Standard finish the season levelled at the top on 77 points. According to the league rules, they will meet in 2 legs playoff series to decide the title. The matches will be played on May 21 and 24. Both teams qualify to the Champions League, but only the champion will go directly to the group stage. Club Brugge and Gent finish 3rd and 4th respectively and qualify for Europa League.
- Cypriot Cup Final in Nicosia:
- English Premier League, matchday 37 of 38:
- French Ligue 1, matchday 36 of 38:
- (2) Bordeaux 3–2 (15) Le Mans
- Bordeaux take 3 points lead over Marseille, who would regain the lead on goals difference with a win against 3rd place Lyon on Sunday. Bordeaux's win also secures them a berth in the Champions League group stage, and ensures that Lyon's record run of consecutive French league titles end at seven.
- German Bundesliga, matchday 33 of 34:
- Italian Serie A, matchday 32 of 34:
- (8) Udinese 2–1 (2) Milan
- Milan's loss means their crosstown rival Inter clinch the championship for the fourth straight year, and put the Nerazzurri levelled with the Rossoneri on 17 titles.
- Lithuanian Cup Final in Kaunas:
- Scottish Premier League, matchday 37 of 38:
- (2) Rangers 2–1 (5) Aberdeen
- (3) Hearts 3–0 (4) Dundee United
- Rangers take 3 points lead at the top over Celtic, that could regain the lead on goals difference if they beat Hibernian on Sunday. Hearts secure 3rd place and qualify for Europa League. Dundee United will also qualify unless they lose to Rangers on May 24 and Aberdeen beat Hibernian.
- Spanish La Liga, matchday 36 of 38:
- Turkish Süper Lig, matchday 32 of 34:
- Ukrainian League, matchday 28 of 30:
May 15, 2009 (Friday)
- ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany: (Qualification scores in parentheses)
- Men's trap: 1 ! Massimo Fabbrizi 148 (125 EWR) 2 ! Gao Bo 145+6 (123) 3 ! Anton Glasnović 145+5 (123)
- In the qualification round, Fabbrizi equalled the world record with a perfect 125.
May 14, 2009 (Thursday)
- ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany: (Qualification scores in parentheses)
- Women's trap: 1 ! Irina Laricheva 92 (72) 2 ! Lu Xingyu 91 (72) 3 ! Susanne Kiermayer 90 (72)
May 13, 2009 (Wednesday)
- Sudirman Cup in Guangzhou, China: (teams in bold advance to the semifinnals; teams in
strike will play in relegation playoff)
- Group 1A:
- Korea 3–2
Hong Kong
- Korea will play against the loser of China vs. Indonesia match in the semifinals on May 16.
- Group 1B:
- England 4–1
Japan
- Japan and Hong Kong will meet on May 15, with the losing team relegating to group 2 in 2011 Sudirman Cup.
- Copa Libertadores Round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- European domestic (national) competitions: (listed in countries alphabetic order)
May 12, 2009 (Tuesday)
May 11, 2009 (Monday)
- Israel women's cup final:
- Maccabi Holon 4–2 (AET) ASA Tel Aviv
- Sivan Fahima scores a hat-trick and leads Holon to its seventh consecutive title, after ASA levelled the score in the 11th minute of injury time to send the match to extra time.
May 10, 2009 (Sunday)
- European domestic (national) competitions: (listed in countries alphabetic order; teams that win titles in bold)
May 9, 2009 (Saturday)
May 8, 2009 (Friday)
- ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt: (Qualification scores in parentheses)
- Women's skeet: 1 ! Danka Barteková 97+2 (72) 2 ! Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit 97+1 (74 EWR) 3 ! Connie Smotek 95 (70)
- In the qualification round, Thailand's Jiewchaloemmit equalled the world record, hitting 74 of 75 targets.
May 7, 2009 (Thursday)
- News:
- The father of Serbian-Australian player Jelena Dokić is arrested in Serbia for an alleged bomb threat against the Australian ambassador to Serbia, not long after his daughter told an Australian magazine that he had physically abused her during her early days on the tennis circuit. (The Times)
May 6, 2009 (Wednesday)
College sports
May 5, 2009 (Tuesday)
May 4, 2009 (Monday)
- Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses)
- World Championship in Berne and Kloten, Switzerland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in
strike are eliminated)
- Group E:
- Sweden 6–3
France
- Sweden secure 2nd place in the group, and will play against the Czech Republic in the quarterfinal.
- United States 3–4 (OT)
Switzerland
- The result gives Latvia a quarterfinal berth, while Switzerland is eliminated. The United States take third place in the group, with Latvia in fourth place.
- Final standings: Russia 14 points, Sweden 10, USA 8, Latvia 7, Switzerland 6, France 0.
- Group F:
Slovakia 3–2 (OT) Norway- Canada 3–4 (SO) Finland
- Canada earns the top spot in the group by forcing overtime, and will play against Latvia in the quarterfinal. Finland finish second and will meet USA.
- Final standings: Canada 13 points, Finland 11, Czech Republic 9, Belarus 6, Slovakia 4, Norway 2.
- Relegation Round: (teams in bold stay in top division, teams in
strike are relegated to Division I)
Hungary 1–2 Germany- Denmark 5–2
Austria
- Final standings: Denmark 9 points, Austria 6, Germany 3, Hungary 0.
- Denmark rallies from 2 goals down to win the game, and secure a place in the top Division next year as the group winner, along with the host Germany, while Austria and Hungary will play in Division I in 2010. Italy and Kazakhstan won promotion from Division I and will play in the top division next year.
- World Championships in Yokohama, Japan: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's doubles final: Chen Qi/Wang Hao (1) bt Ma Long/Xu Xin (2) 4–1 (6–11, 13–11, 13–11, 11–5, 11–9)
- Women's doubles final: Guo Yue/Li Xiaoxia (1) bt Ding Ning/Guo Yan 4–1 (11–8, 12–10, 11–4, 3–11, 11–7)
- China is guaranteed a clean sweep of all titles, as the men and women singles finals on May 5 will also be all-Chinese matches.
May 3, 2009 (Sunday)
- Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses)
- World Championship in Berne and Kloten, Switzerland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in
strike are eliminated)
- Group E:
- Group F:
Norway 1–5 Canada- Belarus 0–3 Czech Republic
- Czech Republic finish in 3rd place, Belarus in 4th. Canada will finish in 1st place unless they lose to Finland in regulation time, otherwise the Finns will top the group.
- Relegation Round: (teams in bold stay in top division, teams in
strike are relegated to Division I)
Hungary 1–5 Denmark- Germany 0–1 Austria
- Germany will play in top Division in 2010 because they host the tournament. Austria and Denmark will battle for the last spot on May 4.
- ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt: (Qualification scores in parentheses)
- Women's trap: 1 ! Daniela Del Din 89 (70) 2 ! Jessica Rossi 86 (70) 3 ! Rachael Lynn Heiden 81 (66)
May 2, 2009 (Saturday)
May 1, 2009 (Friday)