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Top-seeded Ivanovic upset by Bulgarian qualifier Pironkova at Italian Open
iht.com May 14, 2008 51 related
Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic was upset by Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 Wednesday in the second round of the Italian Open. Ivanovic struggled with her consistency and serving and never seemed comfortable on the red clay at the Foro Italico. She committed 59 unforced errors to...
Kirilenko beats Petrova in Rome
iht.com May 14, 2008 3 related
Maria Kirilenko rallied to beat 18th-seeded Nadia Petrova 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 Wednesday in the first round of the Italian Open The match began on Tuesday but was stopped due to rain with Kirilenko ahead 2-1 in the third set. The 26th-ranked Kirilenko won the first clay-court title of her career at the...
Bammer loses in rainy Rome
sacbee.com May 13, 2008 10 related
By Sports Network - The Sports Network Austrian lefthander Sybille Bammer was an upset victim on a rainy Tuesday at the $1.34 million Italian Open, a clay- court French Open tune-up. The 19th-seeded Bammer was ousted by rising Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, a wild card this week, 6-1, 6-3 at Foro...
On Tennis: Henin suffers uncharacteristic lack of focus
nwsource.com May 12, 2008
Given the way she was talking, Justine Henin's early exit from yet another tournament wasn't that much of a surprise. ... Henin continued to slump following an utterly dominant 2007 season, losing to Russian Dinara Safina in the third round of the German Open last week....
Tennis
signonsandiego.com May 12, 2008
Tennis ATP $3.5 MILLION MASTERS At Rome Championship Singles Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Championship Doubles Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 tiebreak. WTA $1.34 MILLIION GERMAN OPEN At...
Federer the big casualty as seeds tumble in Rome Masters tennis
keralanext.com May 10, 2008 66 related
ROME - Roger Federer was the biggest casualty as the seeds tumbled on a day of shocks at the Rome Ma... ... ROME - World number one Federer was downed 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (9/7) by Czech Radek Stepanek while eighth seed James Blake fell to Swiss Stanislas WawrinkaI just hoped I...
Federer stunned by Stepanek
news.com.au May 9, 2008 19 related
ROGER Federer was the biggest casualty as the seeds tumbled on a day of shocks at the Rome Masters. ... World No.1 Federer was downed 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (9-7) by Czech Radek Stepanek while No.8 seed James Blake fell to Swiss Stanislas WawrinkaThat paid off in the first-set...
Stepanek knocks out Federer
keralanext.com May 10, 2008 4 related
ROME: Roger Federer was the biggest casualty as the seeds tumbled on a day of shocks at the Rome Mas... ... ROME: Roger Federer was the biggest casualty as the seeds tumbled on a day of shocks at the Rome Masters here on Friday. World number one Federer was downed 7-6,...
Federer is back on track with Rome Masters victory
deseretnews.com May 7, 2008 57 related
Roger Federer is back on track. ... The top-ranked player defeated one of his most challenging opponents Tuesday, cruising past Guillermo Canas 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Rome Masters. Perhaps more importantly, Federer said he is nearly back to normal after...
S. Williams runs win streak to 16 matches
upi.com May 6, 2008 33 related
BERLIN, May 6 (UPI) -- Serena Williams ran her 2008 record to 20-1 with a straight-set victory Tuesday in the second round of the $1.34 million German Open clay court tournament. ... Williams, seeded fifth, notched her 16th consecutive match win with a 6-2, 6-3 romp over...