French Tennis Open in Paris
Russian Evgeniya Rodina hits a volley during her match with Russian Maria Sharapova at the French Tennis Open in Paris May 28, 2008. Sharapova survived a first-round scare with a 6-1, 3-6, 8-6 victory. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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LINZ, Austria, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Petra Kvitova, the top seed, breezed into the semifinals of the Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament in Austria Friday with a straight-set win.
LINZ, Austria, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Petra Kvitova rolled to a straight-set victory Thursday in second-round action at the Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament in Austria.
LINZ, Austria, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Sorana Cirstea and Evgeniya Rodina notched second-round upset wins Wednesday at the Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament in Austria.
LINZ, Austria, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Petra Kvitova cruised to an easy first-round win Tuesday at the Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament in Austria.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Rebecca Marino became the only seeded player to reach the semifinals Thursday at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis.
WIMBLEDON, England, June 27 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic was defeated in straight sets Friday by Jie Zheng in third-round play at The Championships at Wimbledon.
PARIS, May 28 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Maria Sharapova survived 17 double faults Wednesday in claiming a first-round victory at the French Open in Paris.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 18 (UPI) -- Top seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia easily dispatched No. 31 Tathiana Garbin of Italy Monday in third-round action of the $2.1 million Pacific Life Open.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Lindsay Davenport, seeking her second title of the year, coasted into the quarterfinals Wednesday at the Morgan Keegan Championships.
VINA DEL MAR, Chile, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta was an easy opening-round winner Tuesday at the inaugural Cachantun Cup, beating Hungarian Greta Arn 6-2, 6-2.
