Kuznetsova competes in second round at the US Open tennis in New York
Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia lunges for the ball hit by Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia in the first set during their match at the US Open tennis championship on September 3, 2009 in New York. UPI /Monika Graff.
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World No. 1 Serena Williams has put greater distance between herself and other competitors in the women's tennis rankings.
Serena Williams defeated defending champion Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 Saturday, beating Sharapova for a 13th straight time to win her second French Open title.
No. 1-ranked Serena Williams battled for a three-set win Tuesday in advancing to the semifinals of the French Open where she'll play Sara Errani.
Defending champion and No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova gained a quarterfinal berth at the French Open with a straight-set win Monday.
No. 1-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the French Open quarterfinals Sunday with her 28th consecutive match win.
World No. 1 Serena Williams reached the fourth round of the French Open with a straight-set win Friday and defending champion Maria Sharapova also advanced.
Defending champion Maria Sharapova advanced with a first-round victory at the French Open Monday, joining China's Li Na and Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.
Laura Robson posted a Rome International tennis tournament win Monday over Venus Williams that gives her a match against world No. 1 Serena Williams.
Ekaterina Makarova stunned world No. 3 Victoria Azarenka in three sets Wednesday in a second-round match at the Mutua Madrid Open.
Defending champion Serena Williams and second-seeded Maria Sharapova each advanced with second-round victories Tuesday at the Madrid Open.
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