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  • Roland Garros/French Open Day 2, May 27: Scores

    Roland Garros/French Open Day 2, May 27: Scores

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    Court Philippe Chatrier – 11:00 AM

    Na Li (CHN) [6] def. A. Medina Garrigues (ESP) 6-3 6-4
    Rafael Nadal (ESP) [3] def. Daniel Brands (GER) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 6-3
    Gael Monfils (FRA) def. Tomas Berdych (CZE) [5] 7-6(8) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 7-5
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2] def. Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 6-2 6-1

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    Court Suzanne Lenglen – 11:00 AM

    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [4] def. Shahar Peer (ISR) 6-1 6-1
    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] def. Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-2 6-2 6-3
    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [10] def. Laura Robson (GBR) 6-3 6-2
    Richard Gasquet (FRA) [7] def. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)  6-1 6-4 6-3

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    Court 1 – 11:00 AM

    Roberta Vinci (ITA) [15] def. Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) 6-3 6-0
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) [30] def. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 7-6(5) 6-3 5-7 7-6(5)
    Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-4 4-6 7-6(9) 4-6 6-2
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) [21] def. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2-6 6-4 6-0

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    Court 2 – 11:00 AM

    Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) def. Martin Alund (ARG) 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-0
    Mathilde Johansson (FRA) def. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 7-5 6-1
    Angelique Kerber (GER) [8] def. Mona Barthel (GER) 7-6(6) 6-2
    John Isner (USA) [19] def. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 6-3 6-4 6-4

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    Court 3 – 11:00 AM

    Zuzana Kucova (SVK) def. Julia Goerges (GER) [24] 7-6(8) 6-0
    Nicolas Almagro (ESP) [11] def. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3
    Ernests Gulbis (LAT) def. Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) 6-1 7-6(4) 6-3
    Francesca Schiavone (ITA) def. Melinda Czink (HUN) 6-0 7-6(1)

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    Court 4 – 11:00 AM

    Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) [20] def. Simona Halep (ROU) 3-6 6-2 6-2
    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) [29] def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 6-1 6-2
    Martin Klizan (SVK) def. Michael Russell (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-1 Ret.
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) def. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 6-1 7-6(2)

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    Court 5 – 11:00 AM

    Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) def. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 7-6(7) 2-6 7-6(2) 6-2
    Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 6-3 6-2
    Jie Zheng (CHN) def. Vesna Dolonc (SRB) 6-4 6-1
    Paula Ormaechea (ARG) def. Tatjana Maria (GER) 6-3 4-6 6-0

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    Court 6 – 11:00 AM

    Pablo Cuevas (URU) def. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6-3 2-6 6-3 5-7 7-5
    Madison Keys (USA) def. Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-3 6-2
    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) def. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [22] 6-4 6-2
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) [21] def. Albert Ramos (ESP) 7-6(3) 7-5 6-3

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    Court 7 – 11:00 AM

    Kei Nishikori (JPN) [13] def. Jesse Levine (CAN) 6-3 6-2 6-0
    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) def. Marcel Granollers (ESP) [31] 7-5 2-6 6-4 4-6 6-4
    Marin Cilic (CRO) [10] def. Philipp Petzschner (GER) 6-1 6-2 6-3
    Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) def. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 6-0 6-1
    Sloane Stephens (USA) [17] def. Karin Knapp (ITA) 6-2 7-5

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    Court 8 – 11:00 AM

    Tobias Kamke (GER) def. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-3 6-3 3-6 0-6 6-3
    Jana Cepelova (SVK) def. Christina McHale (USA) 7-6(3) 2-6 6-4
    Albert Montanes (ESP) def. Steve Johnson (USA) 6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-1

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    Court 10 – 11:00 AM

    Igor Sijsling (NED) def. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-4 6-3 6-2
    Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) def. Julia Glushko (ISR) 6-2 7-5
    Ryan Harrison (USA) def. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 6-3 6-4 7-6(4)
    Garbine Muguruza (ESP) def. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4-6 7-5 6-3

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    Court 11 – 11:00 AM

    Johanna Larsson (SWE) def. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 6-2 6-3
    Grega Zemlja (SLO) def. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-1 6-4 6-1
    Lukas Rosol (CZE) def. Pere Riba (ESP) 6-3 6-4 6-4

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    Court 14 – 11:00 AM

    Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) 6-4 6-1
    Vania King (USA) def. Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) 7-6(3) 6-1
    Fabio Fognini (ITA) [27] def. Andreas Beck (GER) 6-3 7-5 6-3
    Michal Przysiezny (POL) def. Rhyne Williams (USA) 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5 7-5

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    Court 16 – 11:00 AM

    Tommy Robredo (ESP) [32] def. Jurgen Zopp (EST) 6-3 6-2 6-1
    Elina Svitolina (UKR) def. Romina Oprandi (SUI) 6-3 4-6 6-1
    Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) def. Juan Monaco (ARG) [17] 4-6 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 6-4

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    Court 17 – 11:00 AM

    Nick Kyrgios (AUS) def. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 7-6(4) 7-6(8) 7-6(11)
    Melanie Oudin (USA) def. Tamira Paszek (AUT) [28] 6-4 6-3
    Robin Haase (NED) def. Kenny De Schepper (FRA) 6-4 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3

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  • Womens French Open Draw: Serena Williams/Radwanska, Azarenka/Sharapova En Route To Meet In Semifinals

    Womens French Open Draw: Serena Williams/Radwanska, Azarenka/Sharapova En Route To Meet In Semifinals

    World No. 1 Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska (No. 4) of Poland are en route to meet in the semifinals on the top half of the draw, with the Belorussian Victoria Azarenka (No. 3) and Maria Sharapova (No. 2) heading towards a semifinal in the bottom half.

    The full draw:

    QUARTER 1:

    Serena Williams (USA) (1)
    Anna Tatishvili (GEO)

    Qualifier
    Caroline Garcia (FRA)

    Monica Niculescu (ROU)
    Johanna Larsson (SWE)

    Kiki Bertens (NED)
    Sorana Cirstea (ROU) (26)

    Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (19)
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)

    Petra Cetkovska (CZE)
    Olga Puchkova (RUS)

    Qualifier
    Qualifier

    Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA)
    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (15)

    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (10)
    Laura Robson (GBR)

    Qualifier
    Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)

    Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
    Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)

    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (22)

    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) (29)
    Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)

    Romina Oprandi (SUI)
    Elina Svitolina (UKR)

    Jana Cepelova (SVK)
    Christina McHale (USA)

    Mona Barthel (GER)
    Angelique Kerber (GER) (8)

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    QUARTER 2:

    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4)
    Shahar Peer (ISR)

    Mallory Burdette (USA)
    Donna Vekic (CRO)

    Qualifier
    Mandy Minella (LUX)

    Urszula Radwanska (POL)
    Venus Williams (USA) (30)

    Julia Goerges (GER) (24)
    Qualifier

    Virginie Razzano (FRA)
    Claire Feuerstein (FRA)

    Chanelle Scheepers (RSA)
    Mathilde Johansson (FRA)

    Petra Martic (CRO)
    Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (14)

    Nadia Petrova (RUS) (11)
    Monica Puig (PUR)

    Madison Keys (USA)
    Misaki Doi (JPN)

    Irena Pavlovic (FRA)
    Shelby Rogers (USA)

    Simona Halep (ROU)
    Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (20)

    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (32)
    Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)

    Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP)
    Qualifier

    Ayumi Morita (JPN)
    Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)

    Arantxa Rus (NED)
    Sara Errani (ITA) (5)

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    QUARTER 3:

    Na Li (CHN) (6)
    A. Medina Garrigues (ESP)

    Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)
    Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)

    Tatjana Maria (GER)
    Qualifier

    Coco Vandeweghe (USA)
    Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) (27)

    Klara Zakopalova (CZE) (23)
    Kaia Kanepi (EST)

    Stefanie Voegele (SUI)
    Heather Watson (GBR)

    Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
    Lucie Hradecka (CZE)

    Nina Bratchikova (POR)
    Maria Kirilenko (RUS) (12)

    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (13)
    Olga Govortsova (BLR)

    Kristyna Pliskova (CZE)
    Qualifier

    Melinda Czink (HUN)
    Francesca Schiavone (ITA)

    Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (21)

    Alize Cornet (FRA) (31)
    Maria Joao Koehler (POR)

    Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
    Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)

    Qualifier
    Annika Beck (GER)

    Elena Vesnina (RUS)
    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (3)

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    QUARTER 4:

    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (7)
    Aravane Rezai (FRA)

    Shuai Peng (CHN)
    Camila Giorgi (ITA)

    Qualifier
    Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)

    Jamie Hampton (USA)
    Lucie Safarova (CZE) (25)

    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (18)
    Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)

    Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
    Garbine Muguruza (ESP)

    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
    Lauren Davis (USA)

    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
    Samantha Stosur (AUS) (9)

    Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (16)
    Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)

    Marina Erakovic (NZL)
    Elena Baltacha (GBR)

    Qualifier
    Alexandra Cadantu (ROU)

    Karin Knapp (ITA)
    Sloane Stephens (USA) (17)

    Tamira Paszek (AUT) (28)
    Melanie Oudin (USA)

    Jie Zheng (CHN)
    Vesna Dolonc (SRB)

    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
    Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)

    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE)
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2)

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  • “Sharapova Retires, Errani in the Semi-finals v. Azarenka” (From: Gazzetta dello Sport)

    “Sharapova Retires, Errani in the Semi-finals v. Azarenka” (From: Gazzetta dello Sport)

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    Translated from: “Tennis, Internazionali Roma: Sharapova si ritira, Errani in semifinale con Azarenka” (Gazzetta.it, May 17, 2013)

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    Masha is out of the Rome Open with physical issues; Sara will face the Bielo-Russian.  

    Serena overwhelming.

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    Maria Sharapova retired out of the Internazionale BNL d’Italia with a physical problem.  The announcement, made around 11:20am (local time) opens the way for Sara Errani to the semi-finals, a first in her career.  This was the first surprising result from the Foro Italico today.  Errani will meet the ex-number one, Vika Azarenka, who beat Samantha Stosur in 3 sets (6-4, 1-6, 6-3).

    Surprise:  In a tournament full of retirements (Andy Murray being the most notable), no one expected that the 2012 Women’s champion would be among them.  The Russian seemed in perfect form in her first 2 matches, winning 6-2, 6-2 against the Spaniard Muguruza, and 6-2, 6-1 against the US player Stephens.  Errani got the news after breakfast, and was understandably surprised, before reorganizing her schedule and pre-match routine.  In the end, she arranged to spend the afternoon with family.

    [The following is a transcription of the Errani interview on the video featured on the link below.  I didn’t translate the first video, or twitters, as they would have been originally in English, anyway.  But do watch the charming Errani in her native Italian.  This is what she said:]

    Errani:

    Yes, I’m lucky, but I have to stay calm.  It would have been great to have played a match against her [Sharapova] today.  I don’t understand exactly why she couldn’t play, but for me the tournament goes on.  I have to stay concentrated, calm, to be ready for tomorrow.  It’s not bad to have a day off to get back to a little bit of form.

    Yes, the ranking matters, the #5 is a big accomplishment for me.  In terms of being “in form,” the “form” changes from one day to the next.  One day you can be in excellent shape, and two days later you might feel not so great, so it’s not like “form” lasts so much time, at a clip.

    I’m happy because this year I’ve been consistent.  So many great matches, so many great results, so many positives for me.

    For sure they’re really strong players [Stosur and Azarenka].  That goes without saying.  Stosur is so strong on clay, and Azarenka is strong everywhere.  So we’ll see who I play against.  I’ll talk with my team when I know who the opponent is.  [Translator’s note:  The opponent will be Azarenka.]

    [Re: memories]  I came here [Rome] as a little girl and I wanted to ask the players for their autographs, but I was too shy.  I remember getting close to some of the players, but I never had the nerve to ask.

    I remember [Vince] Spadea, actually, because he was one of the ones I managed to ask.  (Laughter.)  One of the strongest memories; that one stays with me because I finally had the nerve to ask for an autograph.  I don’t remember any others. I don’t remember.  I had a poster of Mary Pierce (that I dragged around.)

    Maybe one of my biggest memories is when I played Hingis after the qualifiers on Campo Centrale.  I lost 6-1, 6-0, but that was one of my clearest early memories at the Foro Italico.

     

  • 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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  • 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.