Yaroslava Shvedova

Odesnik, Ginepri win in upsets at Kremlin Cup

By LEONID CHIZHOV| AP| Sports

… Russia ousted Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania 6-2, 6-2, and defending champion Jelena Jankovic of Serbia stopped Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-4, 5-7, 6-1. "It's my first tournament indoors and on a different surface," said Zvonareva …

Story|10/20/2009

Shvedova, Peer advance at Tashkent Open

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… Shvedova, Peer advance at Tashkent Open Wednesday, September 23, 2009 TASHKENT, Uzbekistan Top-seeded Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan beat Ekaterina Ivanova of Russia 7-5, 6-2 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Tashkent …

Story|09/23/2009

Grieving Jankovic upset by Shvedova at US Open

By RACHEL COHEN| AP| Sports

… mind were Thursday, not on the No. 5 seed's second-round match at the U.S. Open that ended with a loss to Yaroslava Shvedova . "I was very sad and emotionally I was really not on court," Jankovic said. "I really tried my best to be …

Story|09/03/2009

US Open at a glance

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… Fernando Verdasco vs. Florent Serra. Women: No. 1 Dinara Safina vs. Kristina Barrois, No. 5 Jelena Jankovic vs. Yaroslava Shvedova , No. 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Anastasija Sevastova. STAT OF THE DAY: Fabrice Santoro, who has announced his …

Story|09/03/2009

'Believe': Teen from Georgia stuns Dementieva

By HOWARD FENDRICH| AP| Sports

… some of her best tennis." Jankovic made another early departure from a Grand Slam event, losing to 55th-ranked Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6). Jankovic reached the U.S. Open final in 2008, and she was …

Story|09/03/2009

APNewsBreak: Venus, Serena to own part of Dolphins

By STEVEN WINE| AP| Sports

… preliminary talks, and hopefully it'll work out," Serena Williams said Wednesday night after a 6-3, 6-2 win over Yaroslava Shvedova in Toronto. "That would be a great opportunity for both of us. You never know. We'll see what happens …

Story|08/20/2009

No. 1 Safina ousted in 2nd round at Rogers Cup

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… 2 Serena Williams goes on to win the tournament. Williams hit the court later Wednesday against Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova . With less than two weeks until the U.S. Open, Safina said she would use the time to catch her breath. "I …

Story|08/19/2009

Olaru, Petkovic advance to Gastein Ladies final

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… Nuernberger Gastein Ladies. Olaru upset top-seeded Alize Cornet of France 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, and Petkovic routed Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-1. The 66th-ranked Olaru is 2-1 against the 98th-ranked Petkovic. The German won …

Story|07/25/2009

Oudin, 17, stuns ex-No. 1 Jankovic at Wimbledon

By HOWARD FENDRICH| AP| Sports

… first set in each of her first two main-draw matches, against 29th-seeded Sybille Bammer and 74th-ranked Yaroslava Shvedova . So overcoming a deficit against Jankovic didn't seem impossible. "I was right there with her every single …

Story|06/27/2009

Levine joins Roddick, Fish in 3rd round

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… lead at Wimbledon was disappearing, too. The 17-year-old from Marietta, Ga., held on, though, and beat Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the third round in her Wimbledon debut. "I think I handled the pressure …

Story|06/25/2009