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Venus Out at French Open

Fri, 29 May 2009 09:32:55 CDT

Venus Williams was eliminated from the French Open today, losing in the third round of the clay-court major for the third straight year. The third-seeded Williams, who reached the 2002 final at Roland Garros, lost to No. 29 Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-0, 6-4. Williams was playing for the third...

Nadal Takes Top Seed

Leela de Kretser — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:45:00 CST

When the first tennis Grand Slam of the year gets under way in Australia Monday, a familiar name won't be atop the seedings. Roger Federer will be the No. 2 seed after four straight years in the top spot at Melbourne, the AP reports. Spaniard Rafael Nadal will be No....

US Open Shocker: No. 1 Ivanovic Loses to No. 188

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:14:26 CDT

Top-ranked Ana Ivanovic lost in one of the biggest upsets in tennis history when she was stunned by 188th-ranked Julie Coin of France 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the US Open today. Coin screamed when Ivanovic's last shot sailed out, then hopped for joy. Ivanovic, of Serbia,...

Top-Seeded Ivanovic Upset at Wimbledon

Chip Bayers — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:00:10 CDT

Top-ranked Ana Ivanovic was upset today by Zheng Jie of China in the third round at Wimbledon. Ivanovic lost 6-1, 6-4 to Zheng, who entered the Centre Court match ranked No. 133. Ivanovic earned the No. 1 ranking after a victory at the French Open. The 20-year-old Serbian player had...

Ivanovic Beats Safina for French Open Crown

Kevin Spak — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:09:10 CDT

An ecstatic Ana Ivanovic won her first grand slam today, beating Russian Dinara Safina to take the French Open crown, Reuters reports. Safina fought hard in the first set, turning a 4-1 deficit into a 4-4 but ultimately fell in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. “I feel so happy, I have...

Can Young Blood Bring Sizzle Back to French Open?

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:41:38 CDT

After some lackluster French Open women's finals in the recent past, this year's matchup between Ana Ivanovic and Dinara Safina looks promising, Barry Flatman writes in the London Times . Favorite (and new world No. 1) Ivanovic has been dominant, but Safina has taken 12 straight matches since winning in Berlin,...

Will This Be Serena's Year at French Open?

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:22:34 CDT

Justine Henin's abrupt retirement clears the way for Serena Williams to reassert herself in women's tennis, writes Tom Perrotta in the New York Sun , and there's no better place to start than this week's French Open. Last year, Henin took Williams down in all three majors, but Serena now seems...

Sharapova Wins Australian Open

Mike Buss — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:41:54 CST

Maria Sharapova polished her tennis resume and commercial appeal today by dunking Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 6-3, to win the Australian Open women's singles title. The 20-year-old dominated from the outset, controlling key points and letting up only once, with a poor service game in the first set that let her...

Ivanovic Rallies Back to Finals

Katherine Thompson — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:35:00 CST

Daniela Hantuchova looked to be cruising to an easy victory over Ana Ivanovic in today's Australian Open semifinal match, but the fourth-seeded Serbian came back from a 6-0, 2-0 hole to win it. Ivanovic suddenly became dominant, answering Hantuchova's volleys and taking break points to storm back to a 0-6,...