Maria Sharapova understands Justine Henin’s need to retire

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World No.1 Justine Henin surprisingly retired last week, while still being at the peak of her tennis career, and 21-year-old Maria Sharapova, who has improved to No.1 in the rankings after Henin’s retirement, said...

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...

Jelena Dokic wins another title, this time in Caserta

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Jelena Dokic is slowly but surely reviving her career. The former world No.4 has won her second title in two weeks. The 25-year-old Dokic, who is now ranked 431st, won the $25,000 Caserta in Italy,...

Maria Sharapova withdraws, Jelena Jankovic to meet Alize Cornet in Rome final

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Jelena Jankovic is now just one step away from defending her Internazionali BNL d’Italia title. The Serb was supposed to play Maria Sharapova in the semifinals, but the Russian withdrew before the match with...

Jelena Jankovic beats Venus Williams, advances to semifinals in Rome

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Defending champion Jelena Jankovic, seeded fourth, dismantled Venus Williams' power game and advanced to the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. Jankovic defeated Williams 5-7 6-3 6-2. "I was fighting for every point,"...

Justine Henin’s explanation of her retirement, transcript of the press conference speech

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Justine Henin surprised the tennis world by announcing her retirement from the sport on Wednesday, totally unexpectedly for everyone. Today, Henin’s official website published the full version of the Belgian's speech at the press...

Top seed Ana Ivanovic upset by Tsvetana Pironkova in Rome

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Seed No.1 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia suffered a shock 6-4 5-7 6-2 loss to Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. The fact that Ivanovic lost so...

World number one Justine Henin unexpectedly retires from tennis

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Justine Henin, top-ranked women’s tennis player, has shocked the world by announcing her retirement on Wednesday. Why did this come up so suddenly? The Belgian had mentioned she considered retirement and gave a time...

Maria Sharapova and WTA reach compromise over photo shoot

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Maria Sharapova had vented her anger at the WTA Tour over a publicity photo shoot she claimed she was being forced into on the eve of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, one of the most...

German Open champion Dinara Safina withdraws from Rome

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Last week was one of the most memorable times in Dinara Safina's career, as she won the Qatar Telecom German Open beating three Top 10 players on the way. Today, the Russian has withdrawn...
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