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Maria Sharapova beats Anna Chakvetadze 6-2, 6-1 to reach 2nd round at Wimbledon

Former champion Maria Sharapova moved into the second round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, winning an all-Russian match against Anna Chakvetadze 6-2, 6-1.The No. 52-ranked Chakvetadze managed to break once in the second set but was otherwise outclassed by her sixth-seeded opponent in just over an hour.Sharapova, who won the tournament in 2004 but hasn't gone beyond the fourth round since 2006, is the only former champion in the women's tournament other than Venus and Serena Williams ....

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  1. Sharapova, Kvitova post wins in Rome

    Reigning champion Maria Sharapova and Wimbledon titlist Petra Kvitova were a pair of second-round winners Tuesday at the $2.168 million Italian Open tennis event, a ...

  2. Sharapova, Kvitova, Venus post wins in Rome

    Reigning champion Maria Sharapova, Wimbledon titlist Petra Kvitova and former world No. 1 Venus Williams were a trio of winners Tuesday at the $2.168 million Italian...

  3. Serena, Sharapova, Kvitova, Venus post wins in Rome

    Last week's Madrid champion Serena Williams, reigning Rome titlist Maria Sharapova, Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova and former world No. 1 Venus Williams were a quarte...

  4. Stosur, Bartoli move on in Stuttgart

    U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur and former Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli highlighted Tuesday's opening-round winners at the $740,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Pri...

  5. Stosur, Bartoli and Li move on in Stuttgart

    U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur, former Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli and reigning French Open champ Li Na highlighted Tuesday's opening-round winners at the...

  6. Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki advances to 2nd round in Copenhagen

    Two-time defending champion Caroline Wozniacki overcame Urszula Radwanska of Poland 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the e-Boks Open.The 21-year ...

  7. Wickmayer moves on; Gajdosova knocked out of Hobart QFs

    Top-seeded Belgian Yanina Wickmayer was as easy winner, while defending champion Jarmila Gajdosova was upended in the quarterfinals Thursday at the $220,000 Moorilla...

  8. Medina Garrigues ousted; Gajdosova reaches Hobart QFs

    Second-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues round upset, while Aussie favorite and defending champion Jarmila Gajdosova reached the quarterfinals at the $220,000 Moorilla ...

  9. Kvitova, Sharapova, Serena advance; Stosur ousted at Aussie Open

    Samantha Stosur crashed out of her round play at the Australian Open .The sixth-seeded Stosur, who won the U.S. Open title last year, dropped a 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 decisi...

  10. Niculescu exits early in Hobart

    Anna Chakvetadze ousted third-seeded 0, 4 victory in first-round action on Sunday.Seventh-seeded Ksenia Pervak also took an early exit with a 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) defeat t...

  11. Wickmayer, Kerber reach Hobart QFs

    Top-seeded Yanina Wickmayer and fourth- seeded Angelique Kerber were among those reaching the quarterfinals Tuesday at the $220,000 Moorilla Hobart International ten...

  12. Peer pressure pays off in Auckland despite protests

    AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Israel's Shahar Peer was the subject of protests for the third successive day at the WTA Tour's Auckland Classic on Thursday, though the 22-year...

  1. Defending champion Serena Williams advances at Wimbledon, routing Anna Chakvetadze 6-0, 6-1

    WIMBLEDON , England (AP) — Serena Williams has reached the third round at Wimbledon, routing Anna Chakvetadze (Chuk-veh-TAHD-zeh) 6-0, 6-1.Playing Thursday on Court ...

  2. Radwanska rolls into quarters; Cornet exits Tashkent

    Second seed Urszula Radwanska was an easy second-round winner, while third-seeded Alize Cornet lost Wednesday at the $220,000 Tashkent Open.The Polish Radwanska, the...

  3. Urszula Radwanska of Poland eases into quarterfinals at Tashkent, joined by Alexandra Cadantu

    Urszula Radwanska defeated Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia 6-2, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Tashkent Open on Wednesday.Radwanska, the younger sister of third-...

  4. Karin Knapp upsets top-seeded Monica Niculescu 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in 1st round at Tashkent Open

    Top-seeded Monica Niculescu of Romania was knocked out in the first round of the Tashkent Open on Tuesday, falling 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to 135th-ranked Karin Knapp of Italy...

  5. Top seed Niculescu loses in Tashkent

    Italy's Karin Knapp took down top- seeded Monica Niculescu in Tuesday's first-round action at the Tashkent Open.Knapp beat the Romanian Niculescu by a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 ...

  6. Karin Knapp upsets top-seeded Monica Niculescu in 1st round at Tashkent Open

    Top-seeded Monica Niculescu of Romania was knocked out in the first round of the Tashkent Open on Tuesday, falling 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to 135th-ranked Karin Knapp of Italy...

  7. Wickmayer reaches second round on home soil

    Former world No. 12 Yanina Wickmayer was among Tuesday's first-round winners at the $637,000 Brussels Open, a final clay-court French Open tuneup.The unseeded Belgia...

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