Ruthless Sharapova reveals gold ambition MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Russia's golden girl Maria Sharapova spent only 64 minutes disposing of an American qualifier to reach the third round of the Australian before setting her mind on a life-long goal to win a medal for Russia at the Olympics.
Li overcomes Kvitova to reach Sydney tennis final SYDNEY (AFP) - China's Li Na fought back from a set and a break down to delay Petra Kvitova's bid for the world number one ranking in a tenacious semi-final victory at the Sydney International on Thursday.
Australian Open: 10 Greatest Women's Matches in Tournament History Here we are on the eve of the 2012 Women's Final. As we get ready to crown another champion, let's look back at the great women's rivalries and their contests at the Australian Open. The tournament?s greatest female champions include Margaret Court (seven consecutive titles), Evonne Goolagong, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles and Monica Hingis (three consecutive titles each). Among those with the most ...
Tennis: Li overcomes Kvitova to reach Sydney final SYDNEY, Jan 12, 2012 (AFP) - - China's Li Na fought back from a set and a break down to delay Petra Kvitova's bid for the world number one ranking in a tenacious semi-final victory at the Sydney International on Thursday.
Super Nadal stops Safin in his tracks earlier joined the exodus of top women's seeds when she was upset 7-5, 6-3 by Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarterfinals of the WTA's new "crown jewel" tournament. Nadal will play Marin Cilic for a place in his first final since May ...
Ruthless Sharapova reveals gold ambition On the grass-courts of Wimbledon, host venue for the Olympic tennis tournament, the tall Russian will be out to emulate compatriot , who defeated fellow Russian Dinara Safina in the final at Beijing. Sharapova is likely to compete against ...
As Men Bask in Glory, Women's Tennis Nearly Irrelevant Two that come immediately to mind are Venus' victory over Lindsay Davenport in the 2005 Wimbledon final and Serena's thrilling triumph over at the same event four years later. Yet even during times of brilliant rivalries ...
Maria Sharapova hopes to be selected to contest Olympic Games for first time Russia went on to claim all three singles medals _ (gold), Dinara Safina (silver), Vera Zvonareva (bronze). This year, Sharapova at world No 3 is now the highest ranked of the eight Russians in the top 60 and looks a certainty for her maiden Olympics.
How Serena lost was strange The last time she pulled one out and went on to win a major was at Wimbledon in 2009, when she saved match point against in the semifinals. I waited for something similar to happen at Wimbledon last year against Marion Bartoli ...
Elena Dementieva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva (born 15 October 1981) is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal ...
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WTA | Players | Info | Elena Dementieva Welcome to the Official WTA website ... - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Moscow in 1995; played first WTA main draw at Moscow in 1997 (l. to Schnyder ...