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Top-seeded Safina, VWilliams ousted in Japan

By JIM ARMSTRONG| AP| Sports

… seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Kuznetsova lost to Safina in last year's final here. Veteran Ai Sugiyama , playing in her last singles match, was forced to retire while trailing 6-0, 2-1 to Nadia Petrova. The 34 …

Story|09/28/2009

Kuznetsova tops Jie; Mauresmo beats Sugiyama

By PAT EATON-ROBB| AP| Sports

… and took the match on Zheng's serve when a backhand went long. Amelie Mauresmo overcame some sloppy serving to beat Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-4, 6-1 in her first-round match. Mauresmo, the tournament's eighth seed, was playing just her …

Story|08/24/2009

Dementieva beats Serena Williams in semifinal

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… Spanish tandem of Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez beat No. 4 Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-4, 6-4. They'll face the winner of Saturday's late doubles match, which pitted the top-seeded …

Story|08/22/2009

Safina, seeking LA repeat, advances to 2nd round

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… Petrova, a 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 winner over Shahar Peer. In other matches, No. 8 seed Agnieszka Radwanska beat Ai Sugiyama 6-2, 6-1; No. 10 seed Flavia Pennetta eliminated young American wild card Coco Vandeweghe 6-2, 6-4; No …

Story|08/05/2009

Sharapova advances into Bank of West quarterfinals

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… over an hour to beat 10th-ranked and fifth-seeded Petrova 6-1, 6-2, after a three-set win over Japan's Ai Sugiyama on Monday. "I knew what I had to improve upon," Sharapova said. "I started that first match lousy. This time …

Story|07/29/2009

Federer, SWilliams advance to Wimbledon 4th round

By STEVEN WINE| AP| Sports

… the other corner. Williams' opponent in the round of 16 Monday will be Daniela Hantuchova, who beat doubles partner Ai Sugiyama 6-4, 6-3. Williams is 6-1 against Hantuchova. "She's such a smooth player," Williams said. "I have to …

Story|06/26/2009

Serena Williams injured in Madrid Open

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… injury-hit seasons, two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo of France continued her recent good form, besting Ai Sugiyama of Japan in straight sets. The 29-year-old 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon champion beat the Japanese player …

Story|05/11/2009

Venus Williams makes winning start at Italian Open

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… retired with a thigh strain. In first-round action, Alize Cornet of France, last year's runner-up, defeated Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-3, 7-5, and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Agnes Szavay of Hungary …

Story|05/04/2009