| Defending Champ Venus Rolls in Opener; Wimbledon Notes |
| rmer Indian sensation Sania Mirza vs. (28) Sorana Cirstea, Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone vs. teen screamer Michelle Larcher De Brito, and Israel's Shahar Peer vs. (10) Nadia Petrova.
TENNIS-X NEWS, NOTES, QUOTES AND BARBS
A Williams sister has won Wimbledon seven times this decade...
Andy Murray is undefeate... |
2009-06-23
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| Federer Breaks the Curse; Sampras as Pioneer |
| To Boldly Go Where Others Failed to Go
Roger Federer's victory at the French Open is something that will be an integral part of how his career is judged. Roger is still a moving target so it is not entirely clear how to judge his place in history, but his win in Paris is a cornerstone if not a keystone for his career.
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2009-06-14
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| Serena Complaints Unfounded? Gimelstob Show? Blue Clay Here to Stay? |
| After rejecting the WTA Dubai's appeal of their fine for denying Israel's Shahar Peer a spot in their tournament draw, the WTA Tour says The Dubai Tennis Championships will pay their $300,000 fine. Which to you and me is like paying the electric bill...
Tim Henman and Kim Clijsters won the doubles portion of the ... |
2009-05-17
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| Injured Serena Williams Loses 4th Consecutive Match at Madrid |
| hen No. 3 Elena Dementieva and No. 8 Nadia Petrova advanced into the third round, and No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki moved into the second round when opponent Shahar Peer retired with a foot injury.
Former No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo defeated Ai Sugiyama in her opener, and unseeded threats Patty Schnyder and Anna Chakvetadze won se... |
2009-05-11
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| Belgian Wickmayer Does the Makarova in Estoril Final |
| l on grass last June, but on clay collected her first career singles title in Estoril. In her semifinal the No. 88-ranked Belgian advanced when opponent Shahar Peer retired in the first set with a foot injury. With the win she became Belgium's first tour title winner since Henin in Antwerp last February."I'm really happy t... |
2009-05-10
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| Seeds Tumble Sunday; WTA Madrid Monday Schedule |
| hts of Monday play include Schiavone vs. Serena Williams, Dominguez Lino vs. Dementieva, Mauresmo vs. Sugiyama, Stosur vs. Chakvetadze, Groenefeld vs. Petrova, Peer vs. Wozniacki, Hantuchova vs. Dulko, Wozniak vs. Schnyder, and Pavlyuchenkova vs. Peng. ... |
2009-05-10
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| Lisicki, Larcher de Brito Look at Add Spice at WTA Estoril |
| o of Russia, and surprise Charleston winner Sabine Lisicki of Germany. Other seeded players are Sorana Cirstea, Petra Kvitova, Ekaterina Makarova, Shahar Peer and Anna-Lena Groenefeld.All three wildcards went to Portuguese players in Neuza Silva who drew the top-seeded Benesova, Frederica Piedade who faces Maret Ani,... |
2009-05-03
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| ATP/WTA Miami -- Saturday Order of Play, Mar 28 |
| RELOrder of Play -- Saturday, March 28, 2009Stadium (from 11.00hrs)1. ATP: Becker vs. Verdasco2. S.Williams vs. Glatch (NB 13.00hrs)3. ATP: Murray vs. Monaco4. Peer vs. V.Williams5. ATP: Nadal vs. Gabashvili (NB 20.00hrs)6. Jankovic vs. DulkoGrandstand (from 11.00hrs)1. ATP: Troicki vs. Nalbandian2. ATP: Ferrer vs. Isner3.... |
2009-03-28
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Recent fan comments for Shahar Peer:
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Anaru Akaima Says:
It'll be just great if Shahar wins, or even just gets into the quarter or
semi-finals at Wimbledon, or US Open or any future Grand Slam! She looks
good and has so much potential!
Posted on June 2, 2008 at 04:01 ET
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