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Top-seeded Marion Bartoli came up an opening-round loser, while reigning champion Kaia Kanepi advanced Tuesday at the $235,000 Portugal Open tennis event.Chinese Peng Shuai upended the former Wimbledon runner-up Bartoli in 6-0, 1-6, 6-4 fashion at this clay-court French Open tune-up. Bartoli has now dropped her last three tournament-opening matches.Meanwhile, Kanepi resumed her winning ways in Portugal with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over France's Kristina Mladenovic on Day 2.Kanepi defeated Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro in last year's finale in Estoril.Another upset left the draw without its top-two seeds, as Poland's Urszula Radwanska tackled No. 2 seed Dominika Cibulkova of the Slovak Republic 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.And playing for the second time in three days, former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone beat Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino once again, this time 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in a first-round affair. The veteran Italian also bested Dominguez Lino, in straight sets, in a championship match in Ma...
Top seeds Petra Kvitova and Roberta Vinci moved into the quarterfinals at the inaugural Katowice Open.The world No. 8 former Wimbledon champion Kvitova handled Luxem...
Sixth seed Kaia Kanepi of Estonia returned a winner Tuesday at the inaugural Katowice Open.The 37th-ranked Kanepi, coming off a lengthy absence caused by an Achilles...
Fourth seed Julia Goerges went by way of the upset, while sixth seed Kaia Kanepi of Estonia returned to the WTA a winner Tuesday at the inaugural Katowice Open.The G...
Two-time runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova was an easy first-round winner Wednesday at the $5.186 million BNP Paribas Open.The former top-five Russian star leveled Czech...
Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska, and Petra Kvitova each earned victories during Friday's second round at the $5.186 million BNP Paribas Open.Second-seeded Shara...
AUCKLAND (Reuters) - The Auckland Tennis center was evacuated on Tuesday after a security scare over an unattended bag, although it was not linked to a protest again...
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka and five-time titlist Serena Williams easily advanced in their opening- round matches on Day 2 at the Australian Open.The world ...
Top-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia was taken to three sets Monday before defeating Ivan Dodig 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the opening round of the U.S. National Indoor Champions...
Top seed Kirsten Flipkens and reigning champion Sofia Arvidsson were a pair of first-round winners Monday at the $235,000 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships.T...
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka and 15-time major titlist Serena Williams were both easy second-round winners on Thursday at the Australian Open.Belarus' top-se...
Open era (1968-present)Martina Navratilova, 2004 Wimbledon (47 years-235 days) — 1R: def. Catalina Castano, 6-0, 6-1.Renee Richards, 1980 U.S. Open (46-6) — 1R: def....
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka and 15-time major titlist Serena Williams were both easy second-round winners on Thursday at the Australian Open, but former Wim...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Shahar Peer of Israel will play in the Dubai Tennis Championships, a year after she was denied an entry visa for the tournament.Sh...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Shahar Peer rallied to beat 15th-ranked Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 in her opening match at the Dubai Tennis Champio...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Shahar Peer rallied to beat 15th-ranked Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 in her opening match at the Dubai Tennis Champio...
MADRID (AP) — Venus Williams reached her first Madrid Masters final by defeating Shahar Peer of Israel 6-3, 6-0 Saturday.Williams improved to 12-1 record on clay thi...
Caroline Wozniacki regained the No. 1 ranking after beating Shahar Peer of Israel to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Championships on Friday.The 20-year-old Dane l...
Caroline Wozniacki has regained the No. 1 ranking from Kim Clijsters after beating Shahar Peer of Israel to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Championships on Friday...
Top seeds Petra Kvitova and Roberta Vinci were a pair of easy quarterfinal winners Friday at the inaugural Katowice Open.The former Wimbledon champion Kvitova drille...