Tennis: Sania enters semi final of Japan openOctober 16th, 2009 TOKYO - Indian tennis star Sania Mirza entered the semi final round of the Japan open here on Friday. She defeated Argentina's Marian Bartoli in the quarterfinal tie.
Sania-King crash out of Japan quartersOctober 15th, 2009 OSAKA - Second-seeded pair of India's Sania Mirza and American Vania King crashed out of the doubles quarterfinals of the $22,0000 Japan Open tennis here Thursday. Sania-King went down 4-6, 2-6 to French Julie Coin and Mathilde Johansson.
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki reaches quarterfinals at Japan Women's OpenOctober 15th, 2009 Wozniacki reaches quarters at Japan Women's OpenOSAKA, Japan — Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark overpowered Britain's Katie O'Brien 6-0, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Women's Open. Wozniacki converted six of nine break points in a match that lasted just 44 minutes at Utsubo Tennis Center.
Marion Bartoli beats Karumi Nara to advance to quarterfinals at Japan Women's OpenOctober 14th, 2009 Bartoli into quarters at Japan Women's OpenOSAKA, Japan — Second-seeded Marion Bartoli of France advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan's Women's Open on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Japan's Karumi Nara. Bartoli, who won this tournament in 2006, will face India's Sania Mirza in the quarterfinals of the $220,000 event.
Defending champion Kirilenko, top-seeded Hantuchova advance to quarterfinals at Korea OpenSeptember 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.
Great Dane: Wozniacki defeats Wickmayer to make US Open finalSeptember 12th, 2009 Wozniacki wins to make first Grand Slam finalNEW YORK — Carolina Wozniacki has moved into her first Grand Slam final, with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Yanina Wickmayer at the U.S. Open. The No. 9 Wozniacki overcame an early break in the second set of the semifinals Saturday night in Armstrong Stadium and won the last four games to close out the win over the 50th-ranked player from Belgium.
Serena and Venus Williams move into 1st US Open women's doubles final since 1999September 10th, 2009 Williams sisters reach US Open doubles finalNEW YORK — Serena and Venus Williams are back in the U.S. Open women's doubles final for the first time in a decade.
Upsets keep on coming at US Open: '04 champ Kuznetsova ousted by WozniackiSeptember 7th, 2009 Wozniacki knocks off Kuznetsova at US OpenNEW YORK — Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has upset two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.
American Vania King upsets No. 15 seed Samantha Stosur in second round of US OpenSeptember 2nd, 2009 Vania King upsets No. 15 seed Samantha StosurNEW YORK — Wild-card entry Vania King of the United States has upset No.
Stosur beats Ivanovic in third round of LA Women's Tennis ChampionshipsAugust 7th, 2009 Stosur beats Ivanovic in LACARSON, Calif. — Samantha Stosur defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-2, in the third round of the LA Women's Tennis Championships on Thursday.
Bammer beats top-seeded Schiavone in straight sets in Prague Open finalJuly 19th, 2009 Bammer beats Schiavone in Prague Open finalPRAGUE — Sybille Bammer of Austria has beaten top-seeded Francesca Schiavone 7-6 (4), 6-2 to win the Prague Open. Bammer broke Schiavone twice for a 4-0 lead in the first set on Sunday before the Italian rallied tied the score at 5-5.
Top-seeded Schiavone defeats Bacsinszky to reach Prague Open final against BammerJuly 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.
Top-seeded Schiavone reaches semifinals of Prague Open with 6-1, 6-1 victory over BondarenkoJuly 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.
No. 4 Dementieva tops Schiavone to reach Wimbledon semis for 2nd year in a rowJune 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.
Svetlana Kuznetsova beats Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in French Open semifinalsJune 4th, 2009 Kuznetsova beats Stosur in French semisPARIS — Svetlana Kuznetsova has won her French Open semifinal, setting up an all-Russian title match against Dinara Safina. Kuznetsova advanced Thursday by beating first-time Grand Slam semifinalist Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.
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