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Tennis-Jankovic avenges U.S. Open defeat to Shvedova in Moscow

MOSCOW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Champion Jelena Jankovic avenged one of her most painful loses this year when she beat Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova 6-4 5-7 6-1 in the first round of the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday.

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Wozniacki limps out in Luxembourg

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki was forced to retire from the Luxembourg Open with a hamstring and back injury when she led local star Anne Kremer 7-5 5-0. The Danish world number six was set to face Melanie Oudin in the first...

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Petrova coasts past first round in Moscow

MOSCOW, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- No. 5 seed Nadia Petrova coasted to a 6-2, 6-0 victory Monday over Yana Buchina on the opening day of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. Petrova, the runner-up in this event three years ago, reached the...

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Stosur beats defending champion Wozniacki

Sunday, October 18, 2009, Shawwal ul Mukkarram 28, 1430 A.H. Sunday, October 18, 2009 OSAKA: Australian third seed Samantha Stosur on Saturday dashed Caroline Wozniacki’s title defence to reach the final at the Japan Open...

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Stosur through to semis

Australian Samantha Stosur will face top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the semi-finals of the Japan Women's Open after winning her way past American Jill Craybas. Stosur was in fine form from the outset against Craybas, winning...

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Pressure too much for Peer

Fifth seed Shahar Peer made a swift exit from the HP Open in Osaka after losing in the first round to India's Sania Mirza. The Israeli started well, claiming the first set, but Mirza's powerful groundstrokes eventually wore her...

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Navarro advances in Linz

Linz, Austria - Fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro eased past Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia on Monday in the first round of the Generali Ladies, a $220 000 WTA Tour event played indoors at the Intersport Arena. The 34th-ranked...

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Ferguson suffers early exit

Australian qualifier Sophie Ferguson has been knocked out of the WTA Hansol Korea Open in Seoul after losing her opening round match to defending champion Maria Kirilenko. Ferguson made an impressive start when she took the...

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Dokic to star in Athens Open

Serb-Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic is the biggest name among the participants of the Vogue Athens Open 2009, announced by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) yesterday. The women-only tournament, to take place at...

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Time is the healer for rejuvenated Clijsters

&$Top: Kim Clijsters of Belgium serves to Viktoriya Kutuzova of the Ukrain during the US Open in New York on Monday. Clijisters won 6-1, 6-1. Middle: Defending champion Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return against Devin...

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