Safina, Jankovic advance into Madrid quarterfinals, Azarenka upset
Top seed and world No.1 Dinara Safina fought off a gutsy comeback from Lucie Safarova to beat the Czech 6-0 4-6 6-3. Safina raced through the first set, but stumbled in the second to...
Elena Dementieva, Nadia Petrova out of Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
Russian sixth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova exited the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open in the second round already, and compatriots Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova followed her shortly after on Wednesday, in the third round though.
Eighth...
Svetlana Kuznetsova falls to Alona Bondarenko at Madrid Open
Svetlana Kuznetsova’s recent excellent results have come to a halt with a 6-3 6-2 defeat to Alona Bondarenko in the second round of the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open.
This is Bondarenko’s third victory over Kuznetsova,...
Venus Williams upset at Madrid Open, Jelena Jankovic through
Fifth seed and world number three Venus Williams went down to Alisa Kleybanova 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the second round of the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open. Fourth seed Jelena Jankovic also played on Tuesday,...
Economical Serena Williams quits Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
Second seed Serena Williams retired from her first round match against Francesca Schiavone with a knee injury, after losing the opening set 6-4.
Ahead of the Madrid Open, Williams criticized the WTA Tour injury rules...
Jelena Jankovic advances in Madrid, other seeds fall on Day 2
The wrap-up of the second day of the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open doesn’t look bright for the seeded players, as only fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic went through to the second round.
Jankovic lost her service early...
World No.1 Dinara Safina beats Svetlana Kuznetsova to win Italian Open
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
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
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
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...
