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  • Monday results at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    Monday results at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    Men’s Singles – First Round

    [WC] P Starace (ITA) d R Stepanek (CZE) 46 64 63
    F Fognini (ITA) d A Seppi (ITA) 64 61
    [16] K Nishikori (JPN) d [WC] P Lorenzi (ITA) 62 64
    B Paire (FRA) d J Monaco (ARG) 76(4) 16 64
    [11] M Cilic (CRO) d [Q] A Golubev (KAZ) 64 62
    P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [14] M Raonic (CAN) 76(2) 6-4
    [Q] E Gulbis (LAT) d J Nieminen (FIN) 62 76(6)
    J Janowicz (POL) d [Q] S Giraldo (COL) 57 62
    [Q] A Montanes (ESP) d M Klizan (SVK) 36 75 63
    [Q] A Kuznetsov (RUS) d X Malisse (BEL) 62 3-1 retired.
    A Ramos (ESP) d [Q] J Hajek (CZE) 75 60

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    Women’s Singles – First Round

    L Robson (GBR) d V Williams (USA) 63 62
    K Bertens (NED) d F Schiavone (ITA) 76(5) 61
    [9] S Stosur (AUS) d S Hsieh (TPE) 62 63
    J Jankovic (SRB) d T Pironkova (BUL) 63 60
    S Lisicki (GER) d [Q] M Burdette (USA) 61 62
    [WC] N Burnett (ITA) d A Cornet (FRA) 62 62
    S Peng (CHN) d M Niculescu (ROU) 46 63 62
    [Q] M Oudin (USA) d E Makarova (RUS) 26 75 42
    [Q] S Halep (ROU) d S Kuznetsova (RUS) 61 61
    A Morita (JPN) d S Cirstea (ROU) 61 63
    [Q] G Muguruza (ESP) d [Q] M Johansson (FRA) 16 60 62

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    Men’s Doubles – First Round

    D Inglot (GBR) / J Marray (GBR) d J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) 75 67(8) 1210
    J Benneteau (FRA) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 67(3) 75 10-4
    S Gonzalez (MEX) / S Lipsky (USA) d G Dimitrov (BUL) / F Nielsen (DEN) 64 63

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    Women’s Doubles – First Round

    K Marosi (HUN) / A Tatishvili (GEO) d [WC] N Burnett (ITA) / C Mchale (USA) 57 62 106
    A Kudryavtseva (RUS) / A Rodionova (AUS) d [5] R Kops-Jones (USA) / A Spears (USA) 75 75
    A Hlavackova (CZE) / P Martic (CRO) d E Birnerova (CZE) / I Buryachok (UKR) 60 61
    D Cibulkova (SVK) / M Niculescu (ROU) d [8] S Zhang (CHN) / J Zheng (CHN) 63 61
    O Govortsova (BLR) / M Moulton-Levy (USA) d H Chan (TPE) / D Jurak (CRO) 36 63 1311

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  • Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Order of Play, Monday, May 13

    Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Order of Play, Monday, May 13

    CENTRALE – Start 12:00 noon

    Radek Stepanek (CZE) v [WC] Potito Starace (ITA)
    Venus Williams (USA) v Laura Robson (GBR)
    Fabio Fognini (ITA) v Andreas Seppi (ITA)

    Not Before 7:30 P.M.
    Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Kiki Bertens (NED)

    Not Before 9:00 P.M.
    [16] Kei Nishikori (JPN) v [WC] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)

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    SUPERTENNIS ARENA – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Juan Monaco (ARG) v Benoit Paire (FRA)
    [11] Marin Cilic (CRO) v [Q] Andrey Golubev (KAZ)
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) v [9] Samantha Stosur (AUS)
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)

    Not Before 7:00 P.M.
    Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) v [14] Milos Raonic (CAN)

    [divider]

    PIETRANGELI – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Sabine Lisicki (GER) v [Q] Mallory Burdette (USA)
    [WC] Nastassja Burnett (ITA) v Alize Cornet (FRA)
    Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) v [Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT)
    [Q] Santiago Giraldo (COL) v Jerzy Janowicz (POL)

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    COURT 1 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Monica Niculescu (ROU) v Shuai Peng (CHN)
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v [Q] Melanie Oudin (USA)
    [Q] Albert Montanes (ESP) v Martin Klizan (SVK)
    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v [Q] Simona Halep (ROU)

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    COURT 2 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Sorana Cirstea (ROU) v Ayumi Morita (JPN)
    [Q] Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) v Xavier Malisse (BEL)
    [Q] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) v [Q] Mathilde Johansson (FRA)

    [divider]

    COURT 4 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Albert Ramos (ESP) v [Q] Jan Hajek (CZE)

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  • WTA Rome Draw – Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    WTA Rome Draw – Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    The Ladies Singles draw for the Italian Open in Rome is as follows:

    (1) Williams, Serena
    Bye
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    Williams, Venus
    Robson, Laura
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    Makarova, Ekaterina
    Oudin, Melanie
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    Mladenovic, Kristina
    (14) Cibulkova, Dominika
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    (11) Petrova, Nadia
    Suarez Navarro, Carla
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    Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia
    Oprandi, Romina
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    Flipkens, Kirsten
    Wickmayer, Yanina
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    Bye
    (6) Kerber, Angelique
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    (4) Radwanska, Agnieszka
    Bye
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    Kuznetsova, Svetlana
    Halep, Simona
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    Burnett, Nastassja
    Cornet, Alize
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    Vesnina, Elena
    (13) Vinci, Roberta
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    (10) Wozniacki, Caroline
    Jovanovski, Bojana
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    Jankovic, Jelena
    Pironkova, Tsvetana
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    Zheng, Jie
    Rybarikova, Magdalena
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    Bye
    (5) Li, Na
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    (8) Kvitova, Petra
    Bye
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    Lisicki, Sabine
    Burdette, Mallory
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    Niculescu, Monica
    Peng, Shuai
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    Hsieh, Su-Wei
    (9) Stosur, Samantha
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    (15) Ivanovic, Ana
    Radwanska, Urszula
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    Cirstea, Sorana
    Morita, Ayumi
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    Goerges, Julia
    Hlavackova, Andrea
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    Bye
    (3) Azarenka, Victoria
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    (7) Errani, Sara
    Bye
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    Knapp, Karin
    Mchale, Christina
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    Tsurenko, Lesia
    Lepchenko, Varvara
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    Medina Garrigues, Anabel
    (12) Kirilenko, Maria
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    (16) Stephens, Sloane
    Pennetta, Flavia
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    Schiavone, Francesca
    Bertens, Kiki
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    Muguruza, Garbine
    Johansson, Mathilde
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    Bye
    (2) Sharapova, Maria

     

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  • Williams wins the Mutua Madrid Open

    Williams wins the Mutua Madrid Open

    Serena Williams (No. 1) beat the Russian Maria Sharapova (No. 2) 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open, her 50th career title. It was their third meeting in 2013, with Williams winning all three, extending her lead in their head-to-head to 13-2.

    Williams broke Sharapova’s serve in the opening game, which set the tone for the next three games, with Williams going up 4-0 in under 20 minutes. Sharapova was finally able to hold in the fifth game, before Williams held, then broke Sharapova for a third time, winning the first set 6-1.

    The second set began with Sharapova breaking Williams’ serve for the first time, then holding to go up 2-0. Williams was able to hold in the third game, and eventually broke back and held, bringing the score to 4-3.

    With Sharapova serving at 4-5, Williams was able to break serve, winning the championship in just under an hour and 20 minutes.

    By winning today, Williams retains her position atop the WTA rankings as the No. 1 women’s tennis player in the world, a spot she would have forfeited had the Russian prevailed.

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  • Sharapova and Williams face off in Madrid Final

    Sharapova and Williams face off in Madrid Final

    The top two ranked ladies singles players in the world, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, will face off in the Mutua Madrid Final, on Sunday, May 12. It will be the pair’s third meeting of the year, with Williams winning both times, but their first ever meeting on red clay.

    On Saturday, Williams advanced to the final after defeating Italian No. 7 seed Sara Errani, 7-5, 6-2, in a little over an hour and a half. Sharapova beat Serbian Ana Ivanovic, the No. 16 seed, 6-4, 6-3 to book her place in the final.

    Sunday’s final will take place at 1:00 PM local time.

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  • Ladies Final Four in Madrid

    Ladies Final Four in Madrid

    The final four will play out the Ladies semifinals on Saturday with both top seeds still in the draw. World number #1 and top seed Serena Williams meets Sara Errani, and Maria Sharapova faces off against former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic.

    Quarterfinal Results:

    [7] Sara Errani (ITA) d Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6 – 4, 6 – 3
    [16] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d [6] Angelique Kerber (GER) 6 – 3, 6 – 1
    [1] Serena Williams (USA) d Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 6 – 3, 0 – 6, 7 – 5
    [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) d Kaia Kanepi (EST) 6 – 2, 6 – 4

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  • Mutua Madrid Open Draw 2013 (WTA)

    Mutua Madrid Open Draw 2013 (WTA)

    The draw for the ATP Mutua Madrid Open:

    S. Williams – Qualifier
    L. Dominguez Lino – S. Halep
    K. Mladenovic – S. Soler-Espinosa
    K. Zakopalova – M. Kirilenko
    C. Wozniacki – Y. Shvedova
    M. Barthel – K. Flipkens
    V. Williams – A. Medina Garrigues
    T. Paszek – N. Li

    V. Azarenka – A. Pavlyuchenkova
    L. Safarova – E. Makarova
    Qualifier – F. Schiavone
    E. Vesnina – M. Bartoli
    R. Vinci – V. Lepchenko
    J. Goerges – B. Jovanovski
    A. Morita – S. Cirstea
    U. Radwanska – S. Errani

    A. Kerber – S. Hsieh
    A. Cornet – K. Bertens
    J. Zheng – S. Kuznetsova
    Qualifier – N. Petrova
    A. Ivanovic – Qualifier
    J. Jankovic – Qualifier
    M. Rybarikova – L. Robson
    T. Pironkova – A. Radwanska

    P. Kvitova – Y. Wickmayer
    S. Stephens – D. Hantuchova
    F. Pennetta – K. Kanepi
    C. Suarez Navarro – S. Stosur
    D. Cibulkova – Qualifier
    S. Lisicki – S. Arvidsson
    Qualifier- S. Peng
    Qualifier – M. Sharapova

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  • The Queen of Stuttgart

    The Queen of Stuttgart

    Maria Sharapova claimed her second consecutive Stuttgart crown in defeating China’s Li Na at the Porsche Open.

    The World Number 2 won in straight sets 6-4 6-3. It was the only match of the tournament where she hadn’t been stretched to a deciding final set.

    Sharapova exerted a lot of pressure on the Li Na service game, with quality agressive returning. This paid dividends as she broke Li twice in the first set. She was broken back once, but it was a temporary repreive for Li and the russian closed out the set.

    Sharapova serving well and returning even better, wrapped things up in a comfortable second set with Li Na double faulting on match point.

    “I thought it’d be the toughest match of the tournament, but I played my best tennis today,” Sharapova said. “I was able to step it up.”

    The second-seeded Li had a double-fault on match point

    Sharapova now improves to 9-5 over Li in their personal head to head matchup and is confidently building momentum during the European clay court swing, where the main focus will be to defend her Roland Garros title in Paris.

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  • Li Na and Maria Sharapova in Stuttgart Final.

    Li Na and Maria Sharapova in Stuttgart Final.

    The top two seeds at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart, Maria Sharapova and Li Na both advanced to face off in Sunday’s final. Top seeded Maria Sharapova defeated hometown girl Angelique Kerber with Li Na prevailing over Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

    Sharapova had the tougher task of the two, being pushed by the German to a 7-5 final set decider. The Russian World Number 2, began well enough, breaking twice to take the first set and then started the second set with another break.

    Kerber fought back strongly, reeling off eight of the next nine games to secure the second set and break Sharapova early in the third.

    The third set was a rollercoaster of momentum swings following Kerber’s initial break with both players breaking. Delicately poised at 5-5, Sharapova put the hammer down, winning the next two games without dropping a point to take the match and advance to the final. Notably this was her 15th straight clay court victory.

    Her opponent on Sunday, Li Na advanced in more convincing fashion. A straight sets victory over in-form American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands 64 63. Mattek-Sands had enjoyed a great week, including taking the scalp of fourth seeded Sara Errani. However, Li Na’s combinaton of poise, strength and consistency were a step too far.

    Sharapova leads the head to head 8-5, but on the single occasion they have met this year, Li ran out a comfortable winner. It will be an interesting final.

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  • Sharapova progresses in Stuttgart following marathon tussle.

    Sharapova progresses in Stuttgart following marathon tussle.

    World Number 2 and the top seed, Maria Sharapova prevailed in a marathon tussle lasting over three hours to progress to the Quarter Finals in defence of her Stuttgart title over clay court specialist Lucie Safarova.

    Sharapova won in three sets 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3, squandering several match points en route to a hard fought victory.

    “I`ve had a few three-hour games in my career, so I knew I just had to keep fighting until the end. That`s when it`s the time to get the game-plan going and calm down a little bit.” said the Russian in the post match interview.

    Sharapova will now face Ana Ivanovic in the quarter finals on Friday.