Women's Tennis Championship in Dubai
Virginie Razzano, from France, returns the ball to her opponent, the world No. 6, Venus Williams in the finals of the Women's Dubai Championships, Saturday February 21, 2009. Williams won the match 6-4, 6-2. (UPI Photo/Norbert Schiller)
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Mona Barthel pulled off a three-set upset Wednesday in second-round play at the 21e Open GDF Suez WTA tennis tournament in Paris.
Second-seeded Zheng Jie survived a long three-set challenge Tuesday in advancing to the second round of the HP Japan Women's Open in Osaka.
Misaki Doi, Urszula Radwanska and Melinda Czink upset the top-seeded players in Wednesday's second-round play at the AEGON Classic tennis tournament in England.
Ninth-seeded Marina Erakovic advanced but four other seeded players were eliminated Tuesday at the AEGON Classic in England.
France's Virginie Razzano stunned fifth-seeded Serena Williams in three sets Tuesday in the first round of the French Open.
Francesca Schiavone advanced to the second round of the Strasbourg International tennis event Tuesday, dispatching Romanian Alexandra Cadantu.
Ninth-seeded Sabine Lisicki was among three seeded players to lose three-set matches Tuesday at the Qatar Total Open tennis tournament.
No. 1-seeded Sabine Lisicki kicked off her 2012 season with a straight-set win Monday at the ASB Classic tennis tournament in New Zealand.
World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki claimed a second-round victory Tuesday at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing.
Sofia Arvidsson's victory over Petra Kvitova was among three second-round upsets Monday at the China Open tennis tournament.
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