Nadia Petrova

Cilic routs Nadal, faces Djokovic in China final

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN| AP| Sports

… Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-3, 6-3. In the women's draw, Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Russian compatriot Nadia Petrova , 6-1, 6-3, to move into the final against 12th seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, who downed France's …

Story|10/10/2009

Top-seeded Safina, VWilliams ousted in Japan

By JIM ARMSTRONG| AP| Sports

… 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-year-old Sugiyama, who announced this month she will retire after 17 years on tour, said she was feeling …

Story|09/28/2009

Gullickson-Parrott: winning match made in moments

By EDDIE PELLS| AP| Sports

… thing that happened to this team was saving two match points in the first round, against sixth-seeded Max Mirnyi and Nadia Petrova . On the first, Gullickson got into a one-on-one volleying battle against Mirnyi and came out on top after about …

Story|09/10/2009

Believe this: Melanie Oudin offers US hope at Open

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… quarterfinals even begin. But it's how Oudin is doing it that has generated such buzz. She had no aces Monday against Nadia Petrova , yet managed to win a chess game with her bigger and far more experienced opponent by moving her around the court …

Story|09/08/2009

No prom, no big deal: Oudin stars at US Open

By HOWARD FENDRICH| AP| Sports

… Pavlyuchenkova in the first round. Otherwise, Oudin dismissed No. 4-seeded Elena Dementieva, No. 13-seeded Nadia Petrova and former No. 1-ranked Sharapova. All are somewhere between 3 and 8 inches taller than the 5-foot-6 Oudin …

Story|09/08/2009

Wozniacki upsets Kuznetsova at Open; Oudin next

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… Wozniacki's next opponent is also making her debut at this stage: Oudin, who is ranked 70th and upset No. 13 Nadia Petrova in three sets earlier Monday. "She's had an amazing run," Wozniacki said about Oudin. All four of the players …

Story|09/07/2009

US Open at a glance

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… S WINNERS: Fourth Round: Kateryna Bondarenko, Melanie Oudin and Yanina Wickmayer. WOMEN'S LOSERS: No. 13 Nadia Petrova , Gisela Dulko and Petra Kvitova. TOP PLAYERS ON COURT TUESDAY: Men: No. 2 Andy Murray vs. No. 16 Marin Cilic …

Story|09/07/2009

US teen Oudin knocks off another seed at Open

By HOWARD FENDRICH| AP| Sports

… perpetual-motion defense and pick-her-spots offense for a 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 victory over 13th-seeded Nadia Petrova to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals. "It's kind of hard to explain how I've done it," Oudin said. "It …

Story|09/07/2009