Jelena Jankovic beats Alize Cornet, defends her Italian Open title

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World No.4 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia successfully defended a title for the first time in her career with a 6-2 6-2 victory over French qualifier Alize Cornet, ranked 34th in the world. Fourth-seeded Jankovic was...

Now we know why Ana Ivanovic lost so early in Rome

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Newly-crowned French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, who has now officially become world number one, revealed why she lost so early at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, the Tier I event which took place in Rome...

WTA reintroduces byes for Rome and Tokyo semifinalists

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The Women's Tennis Association has agreed to bring back byes to certain tournaments in 2009 in order to give players more time to rest between certain high-intensity events. Rome is a 56-draw tournament followed by...

Maria Sharapova prolongs injury layoff, to miss Rome and Madrid

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Maria Sharapova is about to skip two more tournaments, failing to recover from the infamous shoulder injury. The WTA said in a statement that the Russian has pulled out from next month’s clay-court tournaments Internazionali...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...
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