Dulko stuns Azarenka, Jankovic cruises aheadSTUTTGART - Gisela Dulko of Argentina stunned high-flying Belarussian Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-3 to move into the quarter-finals of the Porsche Grand Prix. United States, Italy advance to Fed Cup final; defending champion Russia eliminatedLONDON — The United States and Italy reached the Fed Cup final on Sunday, with the Americans saving a match point in the decisive match of the best-of-five series and the Italians eliminating defending champion Russia. Federer flails Karlovic to advance at Indian WellsINDIAN WELLS - Roger Federer avenged his lone career loss against Ivo Karlovic with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 win over the towering Croatian to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters. Nadal advances while Venus stalls in MelbourneMELBOURNE - Rafael Nadal continued his charge through the Australian Open Thursday while seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams was stunned by a Spanish outsider in the second round. Australian Open resultsMELBOURN - The following are the results of matches played Thursday at the Australian Open. Women’s singles, second round: Italy stun France in Hopman Cup comeback upsetPERTH - Italy’s Simone Bolelli and Flavia Pennetta staged an upset against France’s Gilles Simon and Alize Cornet at the Hopman Cup’s mixed doubles Tuesday, earning a 2-1 victory which keeps both teams in with a chance to reach the Friday final. |