Bammer beats top-seeded Schiavone in straight sets in Prague Open final

October 11th, 2009 Djokovic beats Cilic to win China Open finalBEIJING — Novak Djokovic won the China Open title with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over Marin Cilic of Croatia on Sunday. The second-seeded Serbian broke Cilic's serve in the sixth game and again in the eighth to take the first set following a 90-minute rain delay.

October 9th, 2009 US women's hoops team beats ZVVC UKA Prague 100-81EKATERINBURG, Russia — Angel McCoughtry scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures and the U.S. women's basketball national team beat ZVVC UKA Prague 100-81 in the opening game of the Ekaterinburg tournament Friday night.

September 24th, 2009 Kirilenko, Hantuchova reach quarters at Korea OpenSEOUL, South Korea — Defending champion Maria Kirilenko of Russia advanced to the Korea Open quarterfinals on Thursday by beating Francesca Schiavone, who retired with an injury early in the second set. Kirilenko was leading the third-seeded Schiavone 6-1, 1-2 in the second round when the Italian, who had taken a medical time-out in the first set with an apparent right thigh injury, retired.

September 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.

September 4th, 2009 NEW YORK - India's Somdev Devvarman lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the men's second round of the US Open on Thursday. The Indian top ranked singles player lost to his German opponent in four sets 6-3, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2.

August 13th, 2009 Clijsters' comeback keeps rollingMASON, Ohio — Playing her second competitive match in more than two years, Kim Clijsters reached the third round of the Cincinnati Open with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Patty Schnyder on Wednesday. Clijsters who retired in May 2007 and gave birth to a daughter in February 2008, knocked out 12th-seeded Marion Bartoli in straight sets on Monday.

July 23rd, 2009 Cornet rallies to beat Mayr at Bad GasteinBAD GASTEIN, Austria — Top-seeded Alize Cornet of France rallied to beat Patricia Mayr of Austria 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 Thursday in the second round of the Gastein Ladies. The 28th-ranked Cornet did not win a point on her second serve in the opening set but quickly found her rhythm to win back-to-back matches for the first time on the WTA Tour since February.

July 19th, 2009 Dalhausser, Rogers win at Manhattan BeachMANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Reigning Olympic gold medalists Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers went undefeated Saturday at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open to move into Sunday's semifinals.

July 19th, 2009 Schiavone and Bammer in Prague Open finalPRAGUE — Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone has outlasted Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in a rain-delayed semifinal at the Prague Open to set up a title match against Sybille Bammer. Schiavone needed more than 2 hours, 30 minutes on Sunday to prevail in windy conditions against the unseeded Bacsinszky.

July 18th, 2009 Semifinals suspended at Prague Open due to rainPRAGUE — Both semifinal matches at the Prague Open have been suspended because of rain. Second-seeded Sybille Bammer of Austria was leading No.

July 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.

July 17th, 2009 Top-seeded Schiavone reaches semis at Prague OpenPRAGUE — Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone routed Kateryna Bondarenko 6-1, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Prague Open. The 30th-ranked Schiavone, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last month, will next play either fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain or Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland in one of Saturday's semifinals.

June 30th, 2009 Dementieva reaches Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia has reached the Wimbledon semifinals after a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over Francesca Schiavone of Italy. Dementieva took a 5-0 lead in the first set and converted both of her break points in the second to seal the win in 66 minutes.

June 18th, 2009 Defending champion Ferrer loses in quartersDEN BOSCH, Netherlands — Ivan Navarro upset defending champion David Ferrer 6-4, 6-2 Thursday in a match between Spaniards to reach the Ordina Open semifinals. Navarro next plays Raemon Sluiter of the Netherlands.

June 8th, 2009 Faulk of US wins 110 hurdles at meet in PraguePRAGUE — Dexter Faulk of the United States has won the men's 110-meter hurdles at the Josef Odlozil Memorial Grand Prix, posting the fifth fastest time in the world this year. Faulk finished in 13.21 seconds at the meet in Prague on Monday.