French Tennis Open in Paris

Russian Dinara Safina arrives at a press conference after her first round match against Ukranian Kateryna Bondarenko at the French Tennis Open in Paris May 27, 2008. Safina won the match in straight sets 6-1, 6-3. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)

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Bonarenko wins DFS Classic

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 15 (UPI) -- Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko beat Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium in three sets to win Sunday's final at the DFS Classic in Birmingham, England.

Bondarenko, Wickmayer in DFS final

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 14 (UPI) -- Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko and Belgian Yanina Wickmayer will meet Sunday in the final of the DFC Classic at Birmingham, England.

Upsets rule DFS Classic quarterfinals

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 13 (UPI) -- Bethanie Mattek and Marina Erakovic were upset winners Friday in quarterfinal play at the $200,000 DFS Classic tennis tournament in England.

Vaidisova, Bondarenko avoid DFS upsets

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 12 (UPI) -- Nicola Vaidisova and Alona Bondarenko both came from behind Thursday in third-round play at the $200,000 DFS Classic tennis tournament in England.

Upset bug bites Bartoli again

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 11 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Marion Bartoli was one of four seeded players losing matches Wednesday at the $200,000 DFS Classic tennis tournament in England.

Bammer among DFS Classic upset victims

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 10 (UPI) -- Fourth-seeded Sybille Bammer was among three seeded players ousted in straight sets Tuesday at the $200,000 DFS Classic tennis tournament in England.

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.

Top-seeded Ivanovic ousted at Italian Open

ROME, May 14 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Ana Ivanovic lost to a tournament qualifier Wednesday during second-round play at the $1.34 million Italian Open in Rome.

S. Williams runs win streak to 16 matches

BERLIN, May 6 (UPI) -- Serena Williams ran her 2008 record to 20-1 with a straight-set victory Tuesday in the second round of the $1.34 million German Open clay court tournament.

Qualifier wins, gets Henin in second round

BERLIN, May 5 (UPI) -- Qualifier Yung-Jan Chan claimed a first-round victory Monday and a shot at the world's No. 1 player in the $1.34 million German Open.