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Oudin beats Cirstea at Open GDF Suez

Associated Press

Melanie Oudin of the United States has beaten Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-3, 6-0 to reach the Open GDF Suez's second round.

Story | Conversation | February 9, 2010

Wozniak wins first match in straight sets

Associated Press

Sixth-seeded Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada defeated Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-3, 6-1 at the Hobart International on Sunday.

Story | Conversation | January 10, 2010

Spain reaches Hopman Cup final

Associated Press

The United States beat Romania 3-0 in the Hopman Cup on Thursday, while Spain secured a place in the final with a sweep of Australia.

Story | Conversation | January 6, 2010

U.S. fails to make Hopman Cup finals

Associated Press

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur beat their American opponents in straight sets Tuesday to eliminate the U.S. from Hopman Cup final consideration.

Story | Conversation | January 4, 2010

Romania tops Australia in Hopman Cup

Associated Press

Sorana Cirstea and Victor Hanescu beat Australia's Samantha Stosur and Lleyton Hewitt 7-5, 6-1 Saturday in mixed doubles to give Romania a 2-1 win in the opener of the Hopman Cup teams tennis tournament.

Story | Conversation | January 2, 2010

Triumphs to tears: Assessing the 2009 WTA stars

Abigail Lorge, TENNIS.com

With a mid-tier event currently being played in Bali and the Italians hosting the U.S. in this weekend's Fed Cup final, the WTA tour's winter break ha...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 5, 2009

Pennetta gets first win vs. Shaughnessy

Associated Press

Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy routed Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States 6-1, 6-1 in the opening round of the Generali Ladies. Pennetta had lost both previous matches to Shaughnessy.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Serena, Safina prevail in straight sets

Reuters

Serena Williams made a stuttering start to her bid to topple Dinara Safina from the top spot with an error-strewn win over Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the first round of the China Open.

Story | Conversation | October 4, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Dementieva, Jankovic fall; Safina wins

ESPN.com news services

American teenager Melanie Oudin has upset No. 4-seeded Elena Dementieva in the second round of the U.S. Open.

Story | Conversation | September 3, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Clijsters, Williams win; Ivanovic out

Associated Press

Playing her second competitive match in more than two years, Kim Clijsters reached the third round of the Cincinnati Open with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Patty Schnyder.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Safina, Williams, Kuznetsova win

Associated Press

Top-ranked Dinara Safina rallied past unseeded Roberta Vinci 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the Cincinnati Open.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Sharapova outlasts Radwanska

Associated Press

Samantha Stosur rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 quarterfinal victory over Zheng Jie of China at the LA Women's Tennis Championships on Friday, moving the Aussie doubles specialist into the semifinals for the second consecutive week.

Story | Conversation | August 7, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Sharapova, Safina advance in L.A.

Associated Press

Dinara Safina began her bid for a second straight Los Angeles Women's Tennis Championships title by beating Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-4.

Story | Conversation | August 5, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Sharapova scrapes past Sugiyama

Associated Press

Maria Sharapova shook off some inconsistent play to beat Ai Sugiyama, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-1, in the first round of the $700,000 WTA Premier Bank of the West Classic on Monday night.

Story | Conversation | July 27, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Dulko, Wozniacki among winners

Associated Press

Unseeded Gisela Dulko of Argentina saved match points for the second straight day, eliminating second-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the Swedish Open quarterfinals.

Story | Conversation | July 9, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT