World No.1 Dinara Safina beats Svetlana Kuznetsova to win Italian Open

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World No.1 Dinara Safina claimed her first title since climbing to the top of the rankings with a 6-3 6-2 victory over fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. Safina has...

Amazing Dinara Safina battles past excellent Venus Williams into Rome final

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Magnificent Dinara Safina beat magnificent Venus Williams 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 in a powerful battle of two hard-hitters and one of the best matches of the season, to reach the final of the Internazionali BNL...

Safina through to Rome semifinals, Kuznetsova takes out defending champion Jankovic

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Quarterfinal matches were taking place today in Rome, and most notably, top seed and world No.1 Dinara Safina survived one more three-setter, while finally-noticeable Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated two-time defending champion Jelena Jankovic. World No.48 Maria...

Ivanovic out, Safina and Jankovic advance at Internazionali BNL d’Italia

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Ana Ivanovic’s preparations for the defense of her French Open title suffered a setback as she was defeated 6-1 3-6 6-4 by Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round. Interestingly, the Serb was leading 4-0...

Serena Williams shocked by Patty Schnyder in the first round of Rome

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Serena Williams, who on Monday stated that she was the real No.1 and not Dinara Safina, suffered a 6-2 2-6 6-1 defeat by Patty Schnyder in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The...

Jelena Dokic’s father Damir isn’t abusive, he just threatens people with bombs

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Statements by Jelena Dokic surfaced yesterday, revealing that she was physically abused by her father as a child. The full story will be available on Thursday, in Herald’s Sport & Style, but we already...

Safina, Ivanovic progress into third round in Rome

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World number one Dinara Safina and fifth seed Ana Ivanovic moved into the third round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The top-seeded Safina had to decide the first set against Virginie Razzano in a tiebreak,...

Jelena Jankovic beats Gisela Dulko to reach third round in rainy Rome

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Jelena Jankovic, who won the Internazionali BNL d’Italia title in 2007 and 2008, defeated Gisela Dulko 6-3 7-6(6) in the second round. Jankovic could have advanced much more quickly, but she let the Argentinean world...

Tatiana Golovin to commentate during Roland Garros

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Injury-troubled Tatiana Golovin is coming closer to the tennis courts, as a commentator for French television during the French Open. Last year in February Golovin was ranked 12th in the world, while now she’s as...

Jelena Jankovic relieved and happy about her tennis as mother gets healthier

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World No.4 Jelena Jankovic admitted a month and a half ago that her disappointing tennis results had a lot to do with her worrying about her mother Snezana's health. Now, the situation is much...
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