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WTA No. 100 Ekaterina Makarova Wins Shock Eastbourne Title
Lost in the hype over the imminent arrival of Wimbledon was Ekaterina Makarova's incredible run to her first career title, winning the prestigious AEGON International at Eastbourne with a 7-6(5), 6-4 win over Victoria Azarenka in the final. Makarova was not even seeded in qualifying, but won the...
Kuznetsova, Azarenka Sent Home With Bagels in Fourth Round
I'm willing to bet that both the top seed and defending champion of a major tournament like Miami have gone home on the same day before, but I'm also willing to bet that never before have both exited with a 6-0 set. That's just what happened today to #1 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova and #4 seed and...
Australian Open Day 10 Open Thread
Things are getting serious, folks. What was once 256 is now 12, and we'll be in single digits by the end of the night. This should be a seriously awesome day of action. Rod Laver Arena 11:00 Start Time 1. Li Na (CHN)[16] v. Venus Williams (USA)[6] 2. Serena Williams (USA)[1] v. Victoria...
Doha Round Robin Review
White Group #1 Dinara Safina (0-1, withdrew) Instead of the long, ugly defeats she had subjected innocent crowds to over and over again this fall, Dinara Safina decided to keep her run at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha mercifully short. After only two games in her first match against...
Doha Day 1 Preview
Three matches on the card for Day 1 in the desert of Doha, one from the White Group and two from the absurdly stronger Maroon Group. The way that the draw for these round robin tournaments works is pretty simple. The #1 and #2, #3 and #4, #5 and #6, and #7 and #8 players are paired off, and one...
Sharapova Outlasts Azarenka in a Screamer
In a second round China Open match that came down to guts and experience as much as it did tennis, Maria Sharapova came back to defeat ninth-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-5. The match, which lasted just a minute shy of three hours, was full of wild momentum swings and drama, with both...
Ladies' Quarterfinals Preview
The men get the day off on Tuesday, leaving the women to carry the day. Each match features a top four seed, meaning that we could get the top four ranked players in the world in the semifinals, which would be the first time that had happened on the women's side this decade.CENTRE - SHOW COURT -...
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