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On Sunday, world No. 2 Jelena Jankovic won her second 2008 title at the China Open, racing past Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 in the final.

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Russia’s Elena Dementieva hits a backhand return against Akgul Amanmuradova during yesterday’s 6-4, 7-5 defeat of the Uzbek in the first round at Flushing Meadows enlarge Their most famous compatriot may not be …

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Serena Williams of the USA plays a forehand during her singles quarter-final with Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at Wimbledon yesterday.

Amelie Mauresmo can turn tennis into an extreme sport. In an era where many women residing in the top 10 play a similar power-based baseline style, the vast variety of Mauresmo’s strokes enables the 2002 …

Throughout their careers, Venus and Serena Williams’ pursuit of outside interests and light playing schedules have been questioned.

Eastern Europe’s rising stars of tennis ANNA CHAKVETADZE Biography Coached by her father, Djambuli; introduced to tennis by her mother, Natalia, at the age of eight.

Elena Dementieva beat fellow Russian Vera Zvonereva 6-4 1-6 6-2 to reach the French Open quarter-finals. The seventh seed, who was runner-up to Anastasia Myskina in 2004, will now face either Maria Sharapova or …

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A pair of Russians — fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova and 13th-seeded Dinara Safina — were Wednesday’s quarterfinal winners at the 2008 French Open.

Dinara Safina sent top seed Maria Sharapova crashing out of the French Open on Monday to throw the Roland Garros title chase wide open.

Elena Dementieva advanced Monday to the French Open quarterfinals, winning five consecutive games to start the final set and beating fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. For the No.

It will go down as the worst tennis day in the history of the Williams family, a French flop of monumental proportions with first Serena and then Venus losing in straight sets in the first week of a Grand Slam.

Looking back at at the finalists in Paris from just a few years ago you see these results: 2003 French Open Finals Justine Henin def.

World number one Maria Sharapova fought off gusty winds and a resilient Evgeniya Rodina to advance into the second round of the French Open with a 6-1 3-6 8-6 victory.

Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland cruised to a straight-set victory over defending champion Elena Dementieva of Russia to capture the Istanbul Cup, a final tuneup for the French Open.

In four of the past five years Justine Henin has enthralled Court Phillipe Chatrier, centre-piece of the historic Roland Garros complex here on the Paris westside, with silky skills which have proved a class …

“That’s okay. It’s always guys who don’t say the L word.”
Russian wins the biggest title of her career, taking down a welter of top players to win the German Open. via SI.com

“When I was young, he was my idol”
Marat Safin may have exited the US Open one round earlier than little sister Dinara Safina, but he can still count her among his fans. via Tennis

Russian tennis player Anastasia Myskina , 26, is reported to have given birth Monday, April 28th, to a baby boy, who she has reportedly named Zhenya . via Celebrity Babies

“That topic [of the father] is closed. I’ll just say that I am not getting married in the near future. I am single”
Another pro tennis player has joined the mommy club. French Open champion Anastasia Myskina gave birth to her first child, a boy, on Monday evening in a Moscow hospital. via Tennis

“It was really tough to be out there today”
Russia will meet Spain in the Fed Cup final chasing its fourth title in five years. via Fox Sports

Bangalore, Feb 29: India’s Shikha Uberoi has been awarded a wild card entry for the U.S.D 600,000 Bangalore Open 2008 tennis championship starting on March 3. Ranked 824 in the world, Shikha, an Indo-American … via Sahara Samay National

“I was, kind of, sleeping at the start of the match. It took me a while to get going, but somehow I managed to do that”
Maria Sharapova holds the winner’s trophy after receiving it from H H Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani. via The Peninsula

“I don’t know why I waited until the third set to stop”
Daniela Hantuchova blamed a cold which got steadily worse for her quarter-final defeat to Swiss qualifier Timea Bacsinszky at the WTA Diamond Games here on Friday. via Raw Story

Professional tennis is back in mid-Michigan this week, with the 20th Annual Dow Corning Tennis Classic taking place at the Midland Community Tennis Center. via Saginaw News

“The changing of the guard has taken place”
Prologue. Go back in time about 30 years. The USSR, still in existence, thrived in almost every sport - long-distance running, swimming, gymnastics, ice hockey, discus, judo, you name it. via Haaretz Daily News

Rising star …Jo-Wilfried Tsonga plays a forehand during the men’s final Map: Melbourne 3000 For many years Australia and the USA would dominate world tennis with a sprinkle of the Brits. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

“With this big, fat check, I’m going to send you a bunch of roses”
When Maria Sharapova walked on to Rod Laver Arena for the Australian Open final, she kept thinking about the sage advice of another champion. via Charlotte Observer