Madrid : Rafael Nadal cruised into the Madrid Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory Thursday over Mikhail Youzhny that featured an array of creative shots. Top-ranked Serena Williams and No. 2 Maria Sharapova also reached the quarterfinals in straight sets. Having already established control by winning Youzhny's second service game, Nadal kept a point going with a deft no-look backhand flick before nailing a winner down the line to...
07:01 PM, May 09, 2013
Azarenka had complained about her ankle earlier in the week and she limped toward the players' dining area. ...
04:39 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Erratic serving cost Petra Kvitova dearly as the fifth-seeded Czech lost 4-6 6-4 6-3 to Russian Maria Kirilenko. ...
07:20 AM, Mar 14, 2013
Petra Kvitova, Maria Kirilenko, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci moved into the third round of BNP Paribas Open. ...
06:45 AM, Mar 09, 2013
Serena Williams continued her run toward a third consecutive major title by beating Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-0 in Australian Open. ...
03:15 PM, Jan 21, 2013
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SEOUL: Maria Kirilenko of Russia withdrew from a second-round match at the Korea Open on Wednesday because of a back injury. Organizers said Kirilenko complained of back pain during a match with South Korean player Lee So-ra. Nadia Petrova of Russia defeated Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-2, 6-4 in her opener, while Kaia Kanepi of Estonia beat Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-2, to reach the quarterfinals. ...
05:20 PM, Sep 19, 2012
London: Russia's Maria Sharapova reached the Olympic women's singles final with 6-2, 6-3 victory over compatriot Maria Kirilenko at Wimbledon on Friday. The third seed, competing at the Games for the first time, will now hope to emulate Elena Dementieva who won gold in the event for Russia in Beijing four years ago. Sharapova, wearing a dashing red shirt, was made to fight by Kirilenko in the second set but...
11:54 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Indian Wells, California: Roger Federer outlasted hard-serving Milos Raonic 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4 under the lights in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday night, extending his run of winning 35 of 37 matches since last year's US Open. Rafael Nadal didn't have as much trouble in sunny conditions, beating countryman Marcel Granollers 6-1, 6-4. It was similarly easy on the women's side for top-ranked Victoria Azarenka...
08:41 AM, Mar 14, 2012
Indian Wells, California: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday, improving his match record to 12-1 this year, but No. 8 Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick were knocked out. Djokovic broke Anderson's serve once in each set playing in the heat of the day at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where he won in 2008 and last...
08:58 AM, Mar 13, 2012
Dubai: Two more players have pulled out the Dubai Tennis Championships on the second day of the tournament that was hit by a rush of withdrawals on Monday. Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova withdrew due to illness. French Open winner Li Na and Vera Zvonareva also pulled out on Monday because of injury. On Tuesday, Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia retired with a hamstring injury during a match against Iveta Benesova of...
08:32 PM, Feb 21, 2012
Doha: Caroline Wozniacki failed to convert three match points as she was ousted by Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) in her opening match at the Qatar Open on Wednesday. Wozniacki, playing her first match since losing the No. 1 ranking after the Australian Open, received a bye into the second round. She had all three match points in the 10th game of the third set....
01:30 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Moscow: Russia have been dealt a huge blow ahead of this weekend's Fed Cup final against the Czech Republic after their number one player Vera Zvonareva was ruled out because of a shoulder injury. World number seven Zvonareva said she has had inflammation in her right shoulder since last month's Kremlin Cup. "She can't serve properly, therefore she has little chance against any of the Czech girls," Russia captain Shamil...
07:57 PM, Nov 04, 2011
