Serena Williams loses to Petrova, Rafael Nadal reaches quarterfinals at China OpenOctober 8th, 2009 Serena loses, Nadal makes quarterfinals in BeijingBEIJING — Serena Williams was knocked out of the China Open on Thursday, losing to Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) only days before regaining the No. 1 ranking. Williams, who will take over the top spot in the rankings from Dinara Safina on Monday, looked sluggish in the first set before recovering in the second.
Serena Williams wins in straight sets again to set up US Open semi against Kim ClijstersSeptember 8th, 2009 Serena Williams sets up SF against Kim ClijstersNEW YORK — Defending champion Serena Williams has advanced to the U.S. Open semifinals, setting up a showdown against Kim Clijsters.
'Can't spell dynasty without nasty': Serena Williams wins while other top women fallSeptember 4th, 2009 SWilliams moves into 4th round at US OpenNEW YORK — Finished with a mostly matter-of-fact victory in the U.S. Open's third round Friday, defending champion Serena Williams switched into a yellow T-shirt with this bit of wisdom in blue script: "Can't spell dynasty without nasty."
Asked about it, Williams took the chance to push a sponsor's new clothing line.
Serena Williams wins in straight sets to reach 4th round at US OpenSeptember 4th, 2009 Serena Williams reaches 4th round at US OpenNEW YORK — Defending champion Serena Williams has moved into the fourth round at the U.S. Open with another straight-set victory.
With her left leg all taped up, Venus Williams wins easily to reach 3rd round at US OpenSeptember 2nd, 2009 Venus Williams moves into 3rd round at US OpenNEW YORK — Even with her left leg all taped up, Venus Williams has advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open in straight sets.
Cuevas, Davydenko advance to German Open quarterfinals, Soderling upsetJuly 23rd, 2009 Davydenko wins, Soderling upset at German OpenHAMBURG — Nicolas Almagro ended his two-match losing streak against Robin Soderling by beating the third-seeded French Open runner-up 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the German Open. The 14th-seeded Spaniard had lost to Soderling at Wimbledon and the Swedish Open last week, but became the first player apart from top-ranked Roger Federer to beat Soderling since May.
Soderling defeats Monaco in straight sets to win Swedish OpenJuly 19th, 2009 Soderling defeats Monaco to win Swedish OpenBASTAD, Sweden — Robin Soderling beat Juan Monaco 6-3, 7-6 (4) to win the Swedish Open on Sunday for his fourth ATP Tour title and first on clay. The second-seeded Soderling became the first Swedish winner of the tournament since 2000 when his coach, Magnus Norman, won the title.
Soderling and Monaco win Swedish Open semifinals in straight setsJuly 18th, 2009 Soderling, Monaco reach Swedish Open finalBASTAD, Sweden — Second-seeded Robin Soderling beat fellow Swede Andreas Vinciguerra 6-1, 7-6 (6) Saturday to set up a meeting with Juan Monaco in the Swedish Open final. Monaco, an unseeded Argentine, routed two-time defending champion Tommy Robredo 6-0, 6-2 in the other semifinal on the slow clay.
Monaco ousts 2-time champion Robredo 6-0, 6-2 to reach Swedish Open finalJuly 18th, 2009 Monaco beats Robredo to reach Swedish Open finalBASTAD, Sweden — Juan Monaco has routed two-time defending champion Tommy Robredo 6-0, 6-2 to reach the Swedish Open final. Monaco broke the third-seeded Robredo three times in the opening set on Saturday and raced to a quick 5-1 lead in the second after securing two more breaks of the Spaniard's serve.
2nd-seeded Robin Soderling beats Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 6-3 to reach Swedish Open semifinalsJuly 17th, 2009 Soderling reaches Swedish Open semifinalsBASTAD, Sweden — Second-seeded Robin Soderling beat Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 6-3 Friday to reach the semifinals at the Swedish Open. Defending champion Tommy Robredo, seeded third in the clay-court tournament, Juan Monaco and wild-card entry Andreas Vinciguerra also advanced.
Top-seeded Wozniacki and Martinez Sanchez to meet in Swedish Open finalJuly 10th, 2009 Wozniacki, Martinez Sanchez reach Swedish finalBASTAD, Sweden — Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki beat Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Friday to reach the Swedish Open final for the first time. Wozniacki will play unseeded Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in Saturday's final.
Tommy Haas rallies to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber and reach final in HalleJune 13th, 2009 Haas rallies to reach finalHALLE, Germany — Tommy Haas rallied past Philipp Kohlschreiber 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) in an all-German semifinal Saturday to reach the title match of the Gerry Weber Open. In Sunday's grass-cout final of this Wimbledon tuneup, Haas will play second-seeded Novak Djokovic or qualifier Olivier Rochus.
Jets reach agreement with quarterback Mark SanchezJune 11th, 2009 Jets reach agreement with QB SanchezFLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have reached a contract agreement with quarterback Mark Sanchez.
High drama at Roland Garros: Serena Williams accuses opponent of cheating but rallies to winMay 31st, 2009 Serena Williams accuses opponent of cheatingPARIS — Serena Williams was sure the ball went off her opponent's arm, a no-no in tennis. The opponent, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, insisted the ball went off her racket.
2nd-seeded Serena Williams rallies to advance to 4th round at French OpenMay 30th, 2009 Serena Williams reaches 4th round at French OpenPARIS — Serena Williams rallied to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, beating Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. The second-seeded Williams seemed to have trouble dealing with her opponent's serve-and-volley tactics, and piled up plenty of unforced errors.
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