French Open tennis in Paris
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain returns the ball against Second seeded Serena Williams of the US during their third round match of the French Tennis Open at Roland Garros, near Paris, May 30, 2009. Williams won 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)
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BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Marion Bartoli used a straight-set win Friday to earn a spot in the semifinals of the Tournament of Champions in Indonesia.
BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- No. 10-seeded Aravane Rezai was a straight-set winner Thursday, becoming the first semifinalist of the $600,000 Tournament of Champions in Indonesia.
MOSCOW, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- No. 5 seed Nadia Petrova coasted to a 6-2, 6-0 victory Monday over Yana Buchina on the opening day of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
BEIJING, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Nadia Petrova won a third-set tiebreaker Thursday for a third-round upset of world No. 2 Serena Williams at the $4.5 million China Open in Beijing.
BEIJING, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Serena Williams notched a straight-set victory Tuesday at the $4.5 million China Open, a win that will return her to the world No. 1 ranking.
BEIJING, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Top seeds Dinara Safina of Russia and American Serena Williams posted straight-set victories Sunday in the first-round of the China Open in Beijing.
PALERMO, Italy, July 14 (UPI) -- Two Italians -- top-seeded Flavia Pennetta and reigning champion Sara Errani -- were among Tuesday's winners at the Palermo International.
BASTAD, Sweden, July 12 (UPI) -- Spanish underdog Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez upset top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets on the Dane's 19th birthday Sunday, winning the Swedish Open.
BASTAD, Sweden, July 11 (UPI) -- Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain beat Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark on her 19th birthday Saturday in the final of the Swedish Open.
BASTAD, Sweden, July 10 (UPI) -- Caroline Wozniacki qualified for her sixth tournament finals of the year with a three-set win Friday at the Swedish Open.
