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Tenth-seeded Vera Zvonareva extended her impressive streak of clay-court victories Monday, cruising past Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open. ... In between, Zvonareva posted a three-set win over Vania King on clay to clinch victory for Russia in...
Put an American teenager in Moscow and while she can value its culture and thrill to the grandeur of the Kremlin, she still is going to represent teenage America. ... In Moscow, Vandeweghe practiced with U.S. team members Vania King, Ahsha Rolle and Liezel Huber. Other...
PRO BASKETBALL DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas Mavericks fired coach Avery Johnson, the first of what's likely to be many offseason moves after the team with the league's highest payroll again flopped in the first round of the playoffs. The Mavericks followed that 2006...
No. 1-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues advanced to the quarterfinals of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, beating Bulgaria's Sesil KaratantchevaRanked 34th by the WTA Tour, Medina Garrigues is seeking her first title since last May when she won the Ligue...
Results Wednesday from the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, a US$145,000 (€93,000) WTA Tour event on clay at Royal Tennis Club de Fes (seedings in parentheses): ... First Round Gisela Dulko (2), Argentina, def. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, 6-1, 6-1. Aravane...
If anything, the Monte Carlo Masters was a microcosm of Roger Federer's topsy-turvy season. Conversely, Rafael Nadal's championship amplified his unbeatable clay status. And the antipathy toward Novak Djokovic, after another withdrawal, only worsened.
No Serena. No Venus. No Lindsay. And no spot in the Fed Cup final for the United States. ... No Serena. MORE TENNIS Rafael Nadal won his first title of the season, defeating top-ranked Roger Federer yet again on clay to claim his fourth consecutive Monte Carlo Masters....
The defending champions travel to Spain in September to contest another Fed Cup final, after Tarpischev's dream team defeated a weakened USA side in three straight rubbers ... It's tough to know who got the most out of this weekend's Fed Cup by BNP Paribas semifinals in...
No Serena. No Venus. No Lindsay. And no spot in the Fed Cup final for the United States. ... No Serena. Defending champion Russia advanced to its fourth Fed Cup final in five years, clinching its semifinal match when Vera Zvonareva rallied to defeat Vania King 4-6, 6-3,...
Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer , 7-5, 7-5, yesterday to win the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco for a fourth consecutive year. ... Monday, April 28, 2008; Page E03 Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer, 7-5, 7-5, yesterday to win the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco for a...
