Palkina, ranked 203rd, an upset winner at Tashkent
Associated PressKsenia Palkina, a teenager from Kyrgyzstan ranked 203rd, upset second-seeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-5 Tuesday in the first round of the Tashkent Open.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2008Hantuchova struggles in second set before ousting qualifier
ReutersTop-seeded Daniela Hantuchova struggled at times in her 6-1, 7-5 victory against Ukrainian qualifier Olga Savchuk to reach the quarterfinals of the Bali Classic on Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | September 10, 2008Jankovic, Kuznetsova, Dementieva, Davenport reach third round
ESPN.com news servicesSvetlana Kuznetsova shook off an early break and rallied to a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Sorana Cirstea in the second round of the U.S. Open.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2008Davenport, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, Jankovic win; Chakvetadze upset
ESPN.com news servicesLindsay Davenport enjoyed a brisk workout on her return from a two-month injury layoff with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Aleksandra Wozniak in the first round of the U.S. Open.
Story | Conversation | August 25, 2008Players try to recover after travel to U.S. Open from Olympics
Associated PressThe rings of the Olympics are not the only ones in common for Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and the Williams sisters. Chances are they also share dark circles under their eyes, courtesy of the just completed Beijing Games and cross-continent flying.
Story | Conversation | August 25, 2008Back to square one for Davenport?
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comBack to square one? NEW YORK -- She hadn't played here in two years, and she hadn't played a singles match in almost two months. But 23rd-seeded Lin...
PageSerena looks to rebound from Wimbledon loss; Bartoli advances
Associated PressSerena Williams hasn't had much rest since losing to her sister Venus in the finals at Wimbledon earlier this month, and that's been the perfect therapy for the eight-time Grand Slam champion.
Story | Conversation | July 14, 2008Bammer, Rezai, Rodionova, Paszek knocked out
Associated PressFourth-seeded Sybille Bammer was among four seeded players who were knocked out from the DFS Classic, a grass-court warmup for Wimbledon.
Story | Conversation | June 10, 2008Cavaday upsets Craybas; Shvedova ousts Amanmuradova
Associated PressTenth-seeded Akgul Amanmuradova and 14th-seeded Jill Craybas both lost at the DFS Classic, a grass-court Wimbledon warmup.
Story | Conversation | June 09, 2008Istanbul final to feature Dementieva, Radwanska
Associated PressTop-seeded Elena Dementieva and second-seeded Agnieska Radwanska won semifinal matches Friday to advance to the Istanbul Cup final.
Story | Conversation | May 23, 2008Top seed Dementieva advances to Istanbul semifinals
Associated PressTop-seeded Elena Dementieva defeated American Jill Craybas 6-1, 6-4 Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Istanbul Cup.
Story | Conversation | May 22, 2008Dementieva advances; Craybas defeats fellow American King
Associated PressTop-seeded Elena Dementieva defeated Liana Ungur of Romania 6-2, 7-6 (4) Wednesday in the second round of the Istanbul Cup.
Story | Conversation | May 21, 2008Defending champ Ivanovic figures out qualifier at German Open
Associated PressDefending champion Ana Ivanovic overcame a slow start before defeating qualifier Akgul Amanmuradova 7-6 (0), 6-2 Wednesday at the German Open.
Story | Conversation | May 07, 2008Zvonareva advances in Prague after Rybarikova withdraws
Associated Pressop-seeded Vera Zvonareva advanced to the quarterfinals of the Prague Open when wild-card Magdalena Rybarikova withdrew on Thursday.
Story | Conversation | May 01, 2008Venus, Serena to face each other in Bangalore semis
ReutersThe Williams sisters will face each other in the semifinals of the Bangalore Open on Saturday, their first meeting since the 2005 U.S. Open.
Story | Conversation | March 07, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
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