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Third and fourth seeds win in Slovenia

upi.com     11 hrs ago   20 related          

PORTOROZ, Slovenia, July 23 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Caroline Wozniacki and No. 4 Anabel Medina Garrigues cruised to second-round victories Wednesday at the Banka Koper Slovenia Open in Portoroz. The 18-year-old Wozniacki, from...                

Srebotnik opens Slovenia Open with two-set win

sportsline.com     yesterday   9 related          

PORTOROZ, Slovenia -- Two-time finalist Katarina Srebotnik began another bid to win her hometown Slovenia Open by defeating Sanda Mamic of Croatia 6-2, 6-2 in the first round on Tuesday. Srebotnik reached the inaugural final in...                

Federer and Nadal advance

hindu.com     May 15, 2008   5 related          

HAMBURG: Top-ranked Roger Federer eased past Jarkko Nieminen 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Hamburg Masters, a tournament he has won four times. Second-ranked Rafael Nadal also advanced, but he had to work hard to overcome Potito Starace 6-4, 7-6(6). Ivanovic ousted In...                

Rain washes out Rome International

thenews.com.pk     May 15, 2008   1 related          

ROME: Persistent rain put an early end to play at the WTA Rome International here on Tuesday. Only four matches were completed before a torrential downpour suspended play at around 5pm local time. Courts became flooded but light rain never abated and at just after 9pm tournament organisers...                

Top-seeded Ivanovic ousted at Italian Open

upi.com     May 14, 2008   51 related          

ROME, May 14 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Ana Ivanovic lost to a tournament qualifier Wednesday during second-round play at the $1.34 million Italian Open in Rome. Ivanovic, ranked No. 3 in the world and poised to move up in the wake of the retirement of No. 1-rated Justine Henin, was defeated 6-4, 5-7,...                

FSC Pair Named ITA Players to Watch

theledger.com     May 14, 2008          

Florida Southern's Michael Knoedler and Senka Softic. were named the ITA men's and women's players to watch from the Southeast Region. Knoedler, a junior, led the Mocs to a 17-9 record and a spot in the Southeast Regional finals. The two-time Sunshine State Conference Men's Player of the Year, he...                

Venus kept waiting by rain

news24.com     May 14, 2008   3 related          

Rome - Venus Williams's return from over a month on the sidelines with an unspecified medical problem was delayed on Tuesday as rain forced play to be abandoned at the Italian Open. Only four matches were completed before organisers suspended play all together, with the seventh seed's second...                

Austrian Bammer upset at Italian Open

upi.com     May 14, 2008   10 related          

ROME, May 13 (UPI) -- Austrian left-hander Sybille Bammer was upset Tuesday by Belarusian Victoria Azarenka at the $1.34 million Italian Open. Bammer lost to Azarenka, a wild card this week, 6-1, 6-3. In other first-round action, Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova beat Argentine Gisela Dulko 7-6 (7-1),...                

Sharapova, Ivanovic eager to begin play in rainy Rome - Summary

earthtimes.org     May 13, 2008   24 related          

Rome - Maria Sharapova is due to step onto European clay for the first time this season, hoping to test her form as second seed at the WTA Rome Masters with a re-match of her recent Amelia Island finalCzech Dominika Cibulkova, 32nd in the world, duck...                

Russian News - Official: DNA is that of czar’s children, ending mystery - Kansas City Star

globalgeopolitics.net     May 3, 2008   87 related          

Official: DNA is that of czar's children, ending mystery - Kansas City StarIn this undated file photo Russian Czar Nicholas II daughter Princess Maria, is seen . DNA tests performed by a U.S. laboratory have proved that bone fragments exhumed in the Ural Mountains belong to two children of ...                

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