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Safina, Ivanovic into 3rd round of French Open

May. 27, 2009
Top-ranked Dinara Safina and defending champion Ana Ivanovic cruised into the third round of the French Open on Wednesday. Safina defeated Vitalia Diatchenko 6-1, 6-1, and Ivanovic stopped Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand 6-1, 6-2. Safina took a 5-0 lead to...
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Defending champion Ivanovic advances

Defending champion Ivanovic advances

PARIS, May 24 (UPI) -- Defending champion Ana Ivanovic of Serbia eliminated Italy's Sara Errani Sunday in the first round of the French Open, winning in straight sets.

Serena Williams upset in Rome

ROME, May 5 (UPI) -- American Serena Williams was upset Tuesday by 30-year-old Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in the $2 million Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

Jankovic, Venus win Sony Ericsson openers

DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams highlighted Tuesday's round-robin winners at the $4.55 million Sony Ericsson Championships in Qatar.

Coin stuns Ivanovic at U.S. Open

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- French qualifier Julie Coin recorded one of the biggest surprises in the history of the U.S. Open Thursday with a three-set victory over top seed Ana Ivanovic.

Ivanovic, Serena reach U.S. Open's Round 2

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic and former top-ranked star Serena Williams were among Tuesday's first-round women winners at the U.S. Open tennis tournament.

Tanasugarn wins women's Ordina Open

'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, June 21 (UPI) -- Tamarine Tanasugarn won the women's Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, Saturday with a 7-5, 6-3 victory against Dinara Safina.
Safina ousts top-seed Dementieva

Safina ousts top-seed Dementieva

'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, June 20 (UPI) -- Dinara Safina reached her third consecutive tournament final Friday with an upset of top-seeded Elena Dementieva at the Ordina Open in the Netherlands.
Ivanovic officially No. 1 in the world

Ivanovic officially No. 1 in the world

PARIS, June 9 (UPI) -- French Open champion Ana Ivanovic officially moved to the No. 1 spot in the women's world tennis rankings.

Ivanovic claims women's French Open title

PARIS, June 7 (UPI) -- Ana Ivanovic beat Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 Saturday to win the women's division of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.

Sharapova, Ivanovic advance

DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic and No. 4 Maria Sharapova were second-round winners Wednesday at the Qatar Open in Doha, Qatar.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler