Battling Ivanovic beats Jankovic, advances to Los Angeles final
Marija - August 12, 2007 1
World No.5 Ana Ivanovic extended her head-to-head superiority over Jelena Jankovic to 4-1 defeating her 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in an all-Serbian semifinal at the East West Bank Classic. The Ivanovic vs. Jankovic match was a...
Henin, Bartoli, Petrova, Mauresmo in Eastbourne semis
Marija - June 21, 2007 1
The first known semifinalist of the Eastbourne International grass-court tournament was the defending champion Justine Henin, who crushed fifth-seeded Nicole Vaidisova 6-2 6-2. I had expected much more from this match. Vaidisova serves well, so...
Two seeds crushed in round one of Roland Garros
Marija - May 29, 2007 0
Half of the women's first round matches are finished, and players seeded number 31 and 11 are sent home. On Monday, France's Severine Bremond, seeded 31, was beaten 6-3 6-3 by Michaella Krajicek of the...
Players most likely to win in Rome
Internazionali BNL d'Italia is the most prestigious clay-court tournament after Roland Garros. It is a Tier I event with the prize money of $1,340,000. Amelie Mauresmo of France is seeded at the top. She is...
Petrova, Chakvetadze advance in Warsaw despite cold weather
Marija - May 1, 2007 0
Russians Nadia Petrova and Anna Chakvetadze overcame the cold and wind and reached the second round of the J&S Cup. "The conditions were I think the worst," Petrova said. "It was...
Only Russia has top 10 players in first round of Fed Cup
Marija - April 12, 2007 0
Only three women from the top ten will take part in the first round of the Fed Cup -- Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova and Anna Chakvetadze; they are all representatives of Russia. Why won't the...