All Articles Tagged 'moscow' (9)

Weekend winners : David Nalbandian, Igor Kunitsyn and Philipp Petzschner

David Nalbandian defeated Swede Robin Soderling 6-2 5-7 6-3 on Sunday and win the Stockholm Open.

It was the ninth title for Nalbandian, who goes to the Madrid Masters on Monday as the defending champion.

"It was a great final, we both played a good… Continue

Added by Svetlana on October 13, 2008 at 4:15am — No Comments

Jelena Jankovic's hat-trick

Jelena Jankovic defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-4 in Moscow on Sunday to secure her third title in a row. Jelena also beat the Russian on her way to winning titles in Stuttgart and Beijing in the past two weeks.

"I've played her twice in the last two weeks so I really knew what… Continue

Added by Svetlana on October 13, 2008 at 4:14am — 2 Comments

Marat Safin's new love

Marat Safin was spotted in Moscow with his new girlfriend Nastya Osipova, a Russian pop singer.

She is 24 and according to Russian press they have known each other for just under a year.

Here are the photos of happy couple!…

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Added by Svetlana on October 12, 2008 at 6:32am — 1 Comment

Quote of the day: Elena Dementieva

"Her defensive game is just phenomenal, and it's almost impossible to hit a good shot from the baseline because she can cover the whole court. No matter what shot you hit, she is able to get to it and hits everything back at you. It seems like she…

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Added by Svetlana on October 11, 2008 at 1:24pm — No Comments

Marat Safin and Igor Kunitsyn in all-Russian Moscow final

Former world number one Marat Safin will have a chance on Sunday to win his first… Continue

Added by Svetlana on October 11, 2008 at 1:22pm — No Comments

JJ's third title in a row?

Jelena Jankovic rallied from a set down to advance to the final of the Kremlin Cup with a 0-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over defending champion Elena Dementieva.

Elena, the third seed blew Jelena off the court in the first set, but Jelena made a great come back and took 12 of the last 13 games to clinch the see-saw encounter that lasted one hour 45… Continue

Added by Svetlana on October 11, 2008 at 9:54am — No Comments

Dominika's day off in Moscow

Dominika Cibulkova lost 5-7 4-6 to #7 seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia in the quarters in Moscow. Even though Dominika lost she still had a great tournament and great time in Moscow.

Dominika took some time out to see the sites in Moscow, she was at the Kremlin and Red Square and was trying some traditional hats on!…

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Added by Svetlana on October 10, 2008 at 12:22pm — No Comments

Ana Ivanovic appears on Chinese magazine covers

Ana continues with the early exits. She was defeated 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) by world No.20 Dominika Cibulkova in the second round of the Kremlin Cup. Ana missed two match points during a thoroughly entertaining encounter. And later in the doubles competition Ana and Italy's Francesca Schiavone lost to top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the quarter-finals 6-2, 4-6,… Continue

Added by Svetlana on October 10, 2008 at 12:21pm — No Comments

Ana Ivanovic enters Kremlin Cup

Ana has entered the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, the Tier I event that takes place during October 6-12.

It will be Ana's debut appearance in Russia, having missed the event through injury three years ago.

"It's been a frustrating couple of months because of the thumb injury I had and I haven't been able to play many matches. I… Continue

Added by Svetlana on September 24, 2008 at 5:18am — No Comments