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Patty Schnyder is trading groundstrokes with Ai Sugiyama on Court 4 on Sunday afternoon.

BEIJING: Roger Federer kept his Olympic medal hopes alive with a doubles win over India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes on Friday.

Did you stay up and watch Texan Nastia Liukin win gold in the all-around Thursday? Of course, you did.

BEIJING : Roger Federer has salvaged his bid for an Olympic medal, winning his doubles quarterfinal with fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka against Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi of India.

Japanese ace Ai Sugiyama made an early exit at the Beijing Games on Monday after losing a weather-interrupted women’s singles first-round match against 10th-seed Daniela Hantuchova on Monday.

‘Seated side by side amid a roomful of strangers, Venus and Serena Williams exchanged glances and giggles like a couple of kids in the back of an elementary school class.

Two years ago, under identical circumstances, Montreal’s Stephanie Dubois was in tears, hopping up and down on the Uniprix Stadium court, incredulous at the idea she was in the third round of the Rogers Cup.

Saturday, August 02, 2008 MONTREAL: Ana Ivanovic was stunned 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 by 17-year-old Austrian Tamira Paszek in the third round of the Montreal Cup on Thursday, opening the door for fellow Serbian Jelena …

Unranked Dominika Cibulkova and seventh-seeded Dinara Safina each posted semifinal victories Saturday at the $1.34 million Rogers Cup.

Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic failed to take her chance of becoming world number one after losing to Dominika Cibulkova in the last eight of the Rogers Cup.

Tajikistan News.Net Friday 1st August, 2008 Beijing, Aug 1 World number three women’s tennis player Maria Sharapova has announced on her website that she is pulling out of the Beijing Olympics due to a right …

Top-ranked Ana Ivanovic ran into a bit of trouble against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic before prevailing 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the Rogers Cup on Wednesday.

Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova shocked fifth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva 6-4 6-2 to reach the Montreal Cup third round on Tuesday.

Sugiyama, 33, dropped the first three games of the first set, then won eight games in a row before falling into another lull against 19-year-old Vaidisova en route to a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory.

SOME YOU WIN… : Taiwanese No. 1 Chan Yung-jan enjoyed mixed fortunes at the East West Bank Classic, succumbing in the singles but earning a doubles victory AP AND AFP, LOS ANGELES Friday, Jul 25, 2008, Page …

Canada’s Aleksandra Wozniak reached the second final of her career when top seed Serena Williams retired from their semi-final at the Stanford Classic.

Canada’s Aleksandra Wozniak reached the second final of her career when top seed Serena Williams retired from their semi-final at the Stanford Classic.

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia serves to Melinda Czink of Hungary during day four of the East West Bank Classic at the Home Depot Center July 24 in Carson, California.

Bethanie Mattek , who has improved her ranking almost 100 places since early April, took another step forward Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-0 victory against 11th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic in the …

Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama upset seventh-seeded Patty Schnyder 6-4, 7-5 in the second round of the East West Bank Classic on Wednesday.

STANFORD, July 20: Serena Williams’s march toward a fourth WTA title of 2008 came to a premature halt Saturday, as an injured knee and Canadian qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak proved too much for the top seed.

Canadian qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak captured her first career title by defeating sixth seed Marion Bartoli of France 7-5 6-3 in the final of the Stanford Classic on Sunday.

Things looked bleak for Ai Sugiyama in her Bank of the West Classic quarterfinal with Dominika Cibulkova Friday at Stanford University.

FRIDAY’S SINGLES RESULTS Quarterfinals Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 6-7 , 7-6 , 5-3, retired.

MARION Bartoli of France knocked out holder Anna Chakvetadze 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California, on Friday, while top seed Serena Williams brushed aside Patty …

Serena Williams spent more time waiting for her quarter-final match to start than she did on the court against Patty Schnyder.

TODAY’S SCHEDULE Noon: Dominika Cibulkova vs. Ai Sugiyama 2 p.m.: Serena Williams vs.

Ai Sugiyama ousted fourth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia from the Bank of the West Classic on Wednesday, winning 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Serena Williams hasn’t had much rest since losing to her sister Venus in the finals at Wimbledon earlier this month, and that’s been the perfect therapy for the eight-time Grand Slam champion.

July 2: Switzerland’s Roger Federer walks from the court as rain stops play during his quarterfinal match against Croatia’s Mario Ancic.