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Kirileno and Martinez Sanchez reach Barcelona final

Second-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko downed France's Stephanie Cohen-Aloro Saturday to advance to the final of the $145,000 clay-court Barcelona KIA tennis event.

The 21-year-old Kirilenko, the only seed still standing here in the semifinals, moved on with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Cohen-Aloro, who was appearing in only her second career WTA Tour semifinal and her first… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 14, 2008 at 4:16pm — No Comments

Davydenko to meet Robredo in Warsaw final

Top-seeded and former champion Nikolay Davydenko and second-seeded and defending titlist Tommy Robredo were Saturday's semifinal winners at the $670,000 Warsaw Open.

Davydenko, who won here in 2006, jumped out to a 5-1 lead and only lost five points on his serve in the first set. He then broke Fognini… Continue

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Federer to face Kohlschreiber in Halle final

World number one Roger Federer swept into the final of the Halle Open on Saturday with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Nicolas Kiefer of Germany.

Federer, four times winner of the grass tournament in Halle which the Swiss uses as a warmup for Wimbledon starting on June 23, extended his winning streak on the surface to 58 games.

Federer will play Germany's… Continue

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Nadal and Djokovic Reach Queens Final

Rafael Nadal ended Andy Roddick's bid for a record fifth title at the ATP tournament at Queen's Club by charging into the final with a 7-5 6-4 win on Saturday.

"After winning Roland Garros I never thought I could play this final," Nadal said. "I (am) feeling comfortable on grass. The important thing that's… Continue

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Will Reebok finally do a new dress for Jelena?

OK, I don't know what you people think, but I'm very disappointed with Jelena's outfit and with all other Reebok player's outfit! Reebok should definitely change their designer team and do some changes! Jelena is world No.3 and she deserves to look great on the court (like… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 14, 2008 at 10:19am — 1 Comment

Andy Murray Interview

Andy Murray pulled out of the Artois Championships at London's Queen's Club after spraining his thumb in a fall.

Andy was due to face Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals of the tournament.

He said: "I hit a few balls this morning but I felt some pain and discomfort on my backhand and after the doctors did a scan, I decided… Continue

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Queens Club Day Five Photos

Image details: Artois Championship - Day Five served by picapp.com…

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Ana's Wimbledon Outfit

Finally we'll see a new dress on Ana Ivanovic and that's probably just because everybody have to wear white at Wimbledon! But however, here is a sneak preview of the adidas outfit Ana will wear during The Championships, which begin at Wimbledon on Monday 23 June.…

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Added by Svetlana on June 13, 2008 at 5:20am — No Comments

Daniela withdraws from the Ordina Open

After withdrawing from Roland Garros,world No.11 Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia has announced her withdrawal from Ordina Open. She is still dealing with the nagging stress fracture in her foot which forced her to pull out of recent tournaments.

"It is very disappointing but after almost two months of being out of competition due to a… Continue

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Roger Federer 23rd on The Celebrity 100 by Forbes

Roger Federer is ranked 23rd on The Celebrity 100 by Forbes - a rating reflecting the influence of personalities worldwide. Well established in the list, he has improved from rank 38 in 2007.

The world's top… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 13, 2008 at 4:30am — No Comments

Serbian double domination - Ana No.1, Jelena No.2!

Jelena Jankovic will help Serbian tennis to complete its domination over the WTA tour as she becomes the number two in the rankings on Monday. Jankovic will overtake Russia’s Maria Sharapova at the WTA rankings position number two, which will come as the Serb’s career high.

Jelena had originally been registered to appear at Birmingham Open this week – the event she… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 12, 2008 at 3:59pm — No Comments

Novak wins Serbian duel

World number three Novak Djokovic fought back from a set down, to beat his countryman and a very good friend Janko Tipsarevic in their first ever match, 2:6, 6:1, 6:4 in 1 hour and 43 minutes.

The Serbian star looked out of sorts in the first and lost it 6-2. He however hit back in typical fighting… Continue

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Video - Fernando Verdasco - Posing Naked For Cosmo

As we already wrote Spanish star Fernando Verdasco disrobes for a sizzling photo shoot in Cosmopolitan magazine... all in the name of a good cause. Here is what he said about… Continue

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Video - London/Queen's 2008 - Tipsarevic Wednesday Blog

Janko Tipsarevic books a practice court and looks ahead to his all-Serb showdown against Novak… Continue

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Federer struggles before reaching Halle quarter-finals

Roger Federer came through a difficult match against Czech qualifier Jan Vacek 7-5 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle.

Federer faced surprisingly strong resistance from the 342nd-ranked Czech qualifier. The top-ranked player needed a crosscourt volley to break serve for a… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 12, 2008 at 1:47pm — 1 Comment

Bartoli loses in DFS Classic and faces Wimbledon blow

The 23-year-old French number one, who was runner-up to Venus Williams at SW19 last year, was beaten 5-7 6-4 6-0 by Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic in her first match of the year on grass.

Bartoli won a difficult first set against Cetkovska and then began to feel pain from the tendonitis that first flared at Strasbourg on the eve of the French Open last month.

Asked why she did not retire,… Continue

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Ana Pulls Out Of Eastbourne

New world number one Ana Ivanovic has pulled out of next week's Eastbourne grasscourt tournament with a muscle injury, organisers said on Wednesday.

"I have a problem with my abductor," Ivanovic said in a statement. "I am also mentally exhausted after the French Open. I am not… Continue

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Jelena enjoys touring the countryside of Serbia

JJ said that it is nice in Belgrade and in Florida where she spends most of her time between tournaments, but Zlatibor conquered the heart of "world's No.3". Last few days our tennis player spends among Golden Pines (that's the literal translation of Zlatibor) and on Monday she and her parents had a meeting with local officials about the possibility of building a tennis… Continue

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Thousands welcome Roland Garros champion Ana Ivanovic in native Serbia

Thousands of people in downtown Belgrade on Tuesday welcomed home Serbian tennis queen Ana Ivanovic, French Open champion and number one in the WTA rankings.

"Ana we love you," and "Queen Ana!"… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 11, 2008 at 4:43am — No Comments

Ana's Paris Dream

A new era in women’s tennis could be dawning after the French Open welcomed a new name to its Roll of Honour, Ana Ivanovic.

Ivanovic had come close before, falling in the French Open finals last year to Justine Henin and in the finals at this year’s Australian Open to Maria Sharapova but on Saturday she kept… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 11, 2008 at 4:42am — No Comments

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