Southpaw Nadal a rarity among his tennis brethren
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.com...are No. 26 Sybille Bammer of Austria, No. 52 Casey Dellacqua of Australia and No. 66 Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic. While two of the men's top four doubles teams feature lefty...
Page | ConversationDelic tops Soeda in straight sets at Japan Open; Kanepi also advances
Associated PressAmer Delic beat Go Soeda of Japan 6-4, 6-2 Monday to advance to the second round of the Japan Open.
Story | Conversation | September 29, 2008Peer to face Craybas in Korea Open quarterfinals
Associated PressIsrael's Shahar Peer beat Japan's Ayumi Morita 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday to advance to the Korea Open quarterfinals.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 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, 2008Battle of attrition may determine women's gold medalist
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comThe Serbs are struggling, while the Williams sisters, beset by injuries, have seen little action since Wimbledon. The Beijing winner might be the player who stays the healthiest.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 2008Parmentier tops Garbin in straight sets to advance at Gastein Ladies
Associated PressFourth-seeded Pauline Parmentier and seventh-seeded Iveta Benesova reached the second round of the Gastein Ladies on Tuesday.
Story | Conversation | July 15, 2008Klepac a surprise winner at Budapest
Associated PressAndreja Klepac of Slovenia upset top-seeded Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the Gaz de France Budapest Grand Prix on Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | July 09, 2008Pironkova, Safarova, Obziler, Groenefeld win in first round
Associated PressThird-seeded Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria beat Teodora Mircic of Serbia 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the Gaz de France Budapest Grand Prix.
Story | Conversation | July 07, 2008Kirilenko, Safarova, Gallovits, Ivanova advance
Associated PressSecond-seeded Maria Kirilenko needed more than two hours to beat Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Torneo Barcelona.
Story | Conversation | June 12, 2008Top-seeded Peer upset by Llagostera Vives in opener at Barcelona
Associated PressNo. 1 seed Shahar Peer of Israel was bounced from the first round of the Torneo Barcelona by unseeded Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain on Tuesday, 7-5, 6-2.
Story | Conversation | June 10, 2008Sharapova needs 8-6 win in third set to overcome Rodina
ESPN.com news servicesWomen's No. 1 Maria Sharapova survived an upset bid by world No. 103 Evgeniya Rodina and her own errors to prevail 1-6, 6-3, 8-6 on Wednesday in the first round of the French Open.
Story | Conversation | May 28, 2008Serena, Ivanovic advance; Vaidisova makes quick exit at Roland Garros
ESPN.com news servicesEight-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams advanced to the second round of the French Open, beating Ashley Harkleroad 6-2, 6-1.
Story | Conversation | May 25, 2008Devoid of Justine Henin, Williams, Sharapova looking to make their mark
Ravi Ubha, Special ESPN.comFor the first time since 2004, the French Open winning trophy will be hoisted by someone other than Justine Henin. But who steps up and grinds their way through the clay is up in the air.
Story | Conversation | May 23, 2008Nadal's route to fourth French Open title has its obstacles
ESPN.com news servicesThree-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal faces a tough task in his bid to win a fourth consecutive title following Friday's draw for the tournament, which starts Sunday.
Story | Conversation | May 23, 2008Serena wins 16th straight match in quest for fourth WTA title in row
Associated PressSerena Williams won her 16th straight match Tuesday, defeating Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the German Open.
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