MOSCOW (AP) _ With three players in the top 10, Russia is favoured to beat defending champion Italy and win its third Fed Cup title this weekend.
Second-ranked Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 5 Anna Chakvetadze and No. 8 Nadia Petrova will lead Russia along with Elena Vesnina in the best-of-series on indoor hard courts.
“We just have to […]
NEW YORK (AP) _ Svetlana Kuznetsova got off to a horrible start in her U.S. Open tennis semifinal Friday. How horrible? Her opponent, Anna Chakvetadze, won the first set despite hitting only one winner.
Then, slowly but surely, 2004 champion Kuznetsova began keeping the ball between the lines, and Chakvetadze began missing shots short, long and […]
NEW YORK (AP) _ Anna Chakvetadze reached her first Grand Slam semifinal Wednesday, taking the last six games to beat Shahar Peer 6-4, 6-1 at the U.S. Open.
The sixth-seeded Chakvetadze never had been as far as a major quarter-final until this year, when she lost at that stage at the Australian Open and French Open. […]
NEW YORK (AP) _ Svetlana Kuznetsova is back to playing her best tennis at the site of her biggest accomplishment.
Kuznetsova moved into the semifinals at the U.S. Open for the first time since winning the 2004 title, beating unseeded Agnes Szavay 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday.
“It’s my favourite tournament. I love New York,’’ said the No. […]
NEW YORK (AP) _ For better or worse, Nikolay Davydenko is back in the semifinals at the U.S. Open.
Smack in the middle of tennis’ gambling scandal, the fourth-seeded Davydenko once again looked untouchable Wednesday, beating No. 10 Tommy Haas 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.
Davydenko is the only man who has not lost a set in the tournament.
The […]
“I feel really motivated because more than anything I feel really relaxed” Anna Chakvetadze began her pursuit of a third straight WTA tournament title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Meghann Shaughnessy on Wednesday at the Acura Classic. via Fox Sports
“I was trying to concentrate on every point” Anna Chakvetadze won the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open with a 6-1, 6-3 win against Akiko Morigami on Sunday. Chakvetadze, who won her third title this year, improved to 5-0 in WTA Tour championship matches.’I didn’t think it would be that easy,’ said Chakvetadze, […]
“I don’t think I was tired. I just wasn’t executing shots.” Anna Chakvetadze won the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open in Mason, Ohio, with a 6-1, 6-3 win against Akiko Morigami on Sunday. via Contra Costa Times
