French Tennis Open in Paris
Ana Ivanovic (L) of Serbia holds the champion's trophy while being joined by French Tennis Federation Christian Bimes (C) and former French Open champion Justine Henin after Ivanovic's finals match with Dinara Safina of Russia at the French Tennis Open in Paris on June 7, 2008. The second-seeded Ivanovic defeated the thirteenth-seeded Safina in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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MASON, Ohio, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Kim Clijsters returned to competitive tennis Monday with a win in the $2 million Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Zheng Jie pulled off one of the most significant wins of her career Thursday, upsetting world No. 1 Dinara Safina in the third round of the Los Angeles Open.
CARSON, Calif., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Ana Ivanovic held off hometown heroine Vania King 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 Tuesday to advance to the second round of the LA Women's Tennis Championship.
LONDON, June 29 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Dinara Safina rallied from tough deficits Monday for a three-set victory and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon Championships in London.
LONDON, June 25 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Dinara Safina was a steady straight-set winner Thursday in second-round play at the Wimbledon Championships in London.
LONDON, June 23 (UPI) -- Two-time defending champion Venus Williams was dominant in a first-round win Tuesday at the Wimbledon Championships in London.
EASTBOURNE, England, June 15 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Elena Dementieva, despite some service problems, was a first-round winner Monday at the $600,000 Aegon International tournament in England.
PARIS, June 5 (UPI) -- Dinara Safina has one loss since she took over the No. 1 ranking and that was to her French Open championship opponent, Svetlana Kuznetsova.
