Serena Williams outlasts sister
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Serena Williams outlasted her sister Venus in two tiebreaks Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Open.
Thursday, September 4
Topic: Dinara Safina
Serena Williams, U.S.A, fourth seed, returns the ball to Dinara Safina of Russia, sixth seed, in the first set of the semi-final match at the U.S. Open tennis championship at the U.S. National Tennis Center on September 5, 2008 in Flushing Meadows, New York. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)
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Top seeds advance in Montreal
MONTREAL, July 31 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic fought off an upset bid Wednesday to reach the third round of the WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal.
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.
Safina goes to French Open final
PARIS, June 5 (UPI) -- Dinara Safina cruised past fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 Thursday in a women's semifinal match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.
Kuznetsova, Safina advance at French Open
PARIS, June 4 (UPI) -- Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina won their women's quarterfinal matches Wednesday at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.
Safina beats Sharapova to reach quarters
PARIS, June 2 (UPI) -- Dinara Safina saved a match point and went on to upset World No. 1 Maria Sharapova Monday in fourth-round women's play at the French Open.
Chakvetadze a rare French upset victim
PARIS, May 29 (UPI) -- Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva and Venus Williams notched straight-set victories Thursday in second-round play at the French Open.
Kuznetsova, rain win at French Open
PARIS, May 27 (UPI) -- No. 4-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova posted a win Tuesday in the women's half of the French Open, where rain again forced postponement of dozens of matches.
Zvonareva, Szavay win at Italian Open
ROME, May 12 (UPI) -- Vera Zvonareva and Agnes Szavay took solid victories Monday in first-round play of the $1.34 million Italian Open tennis tournament.
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