Kuznetsova dumps champion Jankovic ROME: Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova dumpedreigning champion Jelena Jankovic out of the WTA Rome claycourt tournament 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) on Thursday and then shrugged off comparisons with men's claycourt king Rafael Nadal. World number one Dinara Safina is... 08 May, 2009
Ivanovic crushed by Radwanska ROME: French Open champion Ana Ivanovic produced a maddeningly inconsistent display as she was stunned by Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 at the WTA Rome claycourt International on Wednesday. World number one Dinara Safina almost joined... 07 May, 2009
Kuznetsova dumps Jankovic ROME: Seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova dumped reigning champion Jelena Jankovic out of the WTA Rome claycourt international 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) with a powerful performance in Thursday's quarter-finals. In so doing, the Russian 23-year-old gained revenge on... 07 May, 2009
Ivanovic stunned by Radwanska ROME: French Open champion Ana Ivanovic produced a fractured display as she was stunned by Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 at the WTA Rome claycourt International on Wednesday. Fifth seed Ivanovic had a disastrous start but she regrouped... 06 May, 2009
Jankovic into Rome quarters ROME: Defending champion Jelena Jankovic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Italian Open on Wednesday when her opponent, Kateryna Bondarenko, retired with an illness. Jankovic, the third seed, took the first set 6-1, and was 1-0 in the second when... 06 May, 2009
French Open wildcards for Aussie teens SYDNEY: Two Australian teenagers have been given wild card spots in the French Open, the nation's tennis authority said Tuesday. Tennis Australia said 16-year-old Bernard Tomic and 17-year-old Olivia Rogowska had been offered places in the main draw... 05 May, 2009
Kuznetsova downs world No.1 in final STUTTGART: Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Russian compatriot and world number one Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 in Sunday's final to win Stuttgart's WTA tournament to bring an end to her losing streak in finals. The fifth-seed needed just one hour and 19 minutes... 04 May, 2009
TIME OUT Pak fine Ajmal ABU DHABI: Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal was fined an undisclosed sum of his match fee and warned after his comments about Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, officials said on Wednesday. Ajmal, whose bowling action was reported as... 30 Apr, 2009
Tennis queen Safina into second round STUTTGART: Russia's Dinara Safina celebrated her first match as world number one by needing just 51 minutes to blitz Italy's Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 in the first round of Stuttgart's WTA tournament on Tuesday. The Russian dominated to win the first set... 29 Apr, 2009
New No.1 turns 23 BERLIN: Dinara Safina celebrates her 23rd birthday on Monday determined to prove she deserves to be world number one despite never having won a Grand Slam title. The Russian takes to the clay courts of Stuttgart for the first time since her... 27 Apr, 2009
Nadal wins in Barcelona BARCELONA: Rafael Nadal had no time for extended celebrations after winning a fifth straight Barcelona Open title 6-2, 7-5 over David Ferrer with the Rome Masters next on his all-conquering agenda. Last year, at the Foro Italico, the 22-year-old world... 27 Apr, 2009
Federer, Djokovic struggle to derail Nadal ROME: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic launch their latest attempts to derail Rafael Nadal's non-stop, claycourt express at the Rome Masters which gets under way at the Foro Italico on Sunday. Nadal won three successive titles here until last year... 26 Apr, 2009
