Nadal thrills Madrid crowd with second-set comeback victoryMADRID - Rafael Nadal made a smooth recovery from two breaks down in the second set to overhaul Spanish rival Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 7-5 for a place in the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters. Federer, Murray advance in straight sets in MadridMADRID - Roger Federer and Andy Murray made galloping starts as they hit the clay for the first time at the new Madrid Masters tennis, with the number two Swiss unworried by the chasing Scot, who is keen have a go at the number two ranking. Kuznetsova upsets defending champion Jankovic 6-1, 7-6 (3) in Italian Open quarterfinalsROME — Dinara Safina rallied to beat Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 Thursday and reach the Italian Open semifinals, while two-time defending champion Jelena Jankovic lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Safina storms back; Jankovic loses in RomeROME - Top seed Dinara Safina stamped her authority over Spaniard Maria-Jose Martinez Sanchez, beating her 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, to storm into the semi-finals of the Rome International tennis. Ivanovic upset in Italian Open, defending champ Jelena Jankovic advances to quarterfinalsROME — French Open champion Ana Ivanovic was upset by Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 on Wednesday in the third round of the Italian Open, while defending champion Jelena Jankovic reached the quarterfinals when Kateryna Bondarenko retired. Serena Williams loses; Safina, Jankovic win in RomeROME — A day after insisting she was still the best player in the world despite falling from No. 1 in the rankings, Serena Williams lost to Patty Schnyder in her first match at the Italian Open. Safina outlasts Pennetta, meets Kuznetsova in finalSTUTTGART - World No.1 Dinara Safina rallied to a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 victory over fighting Italian Flavia Pennetta for a place in the Porsche Grand Prix tennis final. Pennetta stuns Jankovic again for Stuttgart semis berthSTUTTGART - Flavia Pennetta of Italy did it again to Jelena Jankovic with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 win as the Serbian title holder crashed out of the Porsche Grand Prix quarter-finals. Kuznetsova beats Petkovic to advance at Porsche Grand Prix, Azarenka loses to DulkoSTUTTGART, Germany — Gisela Dulko of Argentina upset fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Porsche Grand Prix. Azarenka wins, Safina set to enjoy life at the topSTUTTGART - Victoria Azarenka won the first women’s tennis indoor clay court match on the WTA Tour while new world No.1 Dinara Safina enjoyed a birthday cake. Dinara Safina is the new tennis queen, without glamourMADRID - Dinara Safina made tennis history for herself and her family when she officially climbed to the world No.1 position in the women’s rankings Monday. Former champions Nadal, Djokovic advance at Indian WellsINDIAN WELLS - Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic maintained winning traditions at the Indian Wells Masters, both reaching the fourth round. Extra muscle throws Jankovic game into crisisINDIAN WELLS - Jelena Jankovic is carrying more than the weight of expectations on her shoulder after going out to 17-year-old Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Indian Wells Masters. Sania in second round at DubaiDUBAI - India’s Sania Mirza carried her good form in the Dubai Tennis Championships, overpowering Russian Ekaterina Makarova 7-5, 6-2. Chocoholic Safina hopes to indulge her sweet tooth (Preview)MELBOURNE - Dinara Safina is prepared to celebrate with a chocolate cake should she deny Serena Williams a fourth title at the Australian Open when the pair meet in Saturday’s women’s final. Dementieva stays in chase for number one rankingMELBOURNE - Elena Dementieva kept her dream of a possible number one WTA ranking alive as she stormed past Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-2 and into her first semi-final at the Australian Open here Wednesday. Simple for Simon in Australian OpenMELBOURNE - Gilles Simon and Serena Williams advanced through to the Australian Open quarter-finals Monday as their opponents quit after being injured. Jankovic will watch contenders jockey for her No.1 rankingMELBOURNE - Jelena Jankovic can only watch as three possible pretenders struggle to seize her No.1 women’s tennis ranking, which will require a weekend title at the Australian Open. Fighting Federer recovers from the depths to reach quarter-finalsMELBOURNE - Roger Federer made his fourth career recovery from two sets to love down, surviving an early storm before subduing Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open Sunday. Balkan rivalries remain at a simmer as Djokovic advancesMELBOURNE - Balkan passions played out on court while fans remained restrained as Serb Novak Djokovic posted a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) win Friday over Bosnian-American Amer Delic to advance at the Australian Open. Friday order of play at Australian OpenMELBOURNE - The following is the order of play on show courts Friday at the Australian Open. Rod Laver Arena: Australian Open first day’s resultsMELBOURNE - The following are the first day’s results at the Australian Open tennis here Monday: Quick-fire Federer fulfils his social obligation (Australian Open Notebook)MELBOURNE - Roger Federer was all business at the Australian Open player party, putting in a quick appearance before making an exit out the back door to return to his peace and tranquillity prior to his Monday start. Serbia loses sleep over its tennis kings and queensBELGRADE - With three of its tennis stars battling it out at the Australian Open, Serbia will be losing its sleep to see its stars live in action. Superstitious Serena won’t go to movies during Australian OpenMELBOURNE - American tennis star Serena Williams will not be watching movies during the Australian Open and focus solely on the business of winning. Nadal, Jankovic debut as Australian Open top seedsSYDNEY - New number one players Rafael Nadal and Jelena Jankovic line up as top seeds for the first time when the Australian Open begins Monday. Nadal, Jankovic head Australian Open seedingsMELBOURNE - World No 1s Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Serbian Jelena Jankovic have been given the top billing in the men’s and women’s singles at the $15.5 million Australian Open tennis starting here Monday. Dubious honour for top seeds in Australian OpenMELBOURNE - World No.1 Rafael Nadal, as expected, is the top seed in the Australian Open men’s singles tennis championship. But it may well prove to be a dubious honour as only few top seeds in the past have gone on to win the championship. Ailing Jankovic cuts her Hong Kong lossesHONG KONG - Women’s tennis star Jelena Jankovic has cut her losses, withdrawing from a high-powered Hong Kong tune-up for the Australian Open Saturday and flying straight to Melbourne suffering with the flu. |
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