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Navratilova wins opening match in Madrid
Five and a half years after retiring from the WTA Tour, Martina Navratilova looked impressive on her return today as she and South African partner Mariaan de Swardt won their opening-round doubles match at the Villa de Madrid tournament in Spain in two sets.
Tennis: Pe'er gets back to winning ways
Shahar Pe'er returned to winning ways on Tuesday, defeating Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Luxembourg Open.
Donovan named player of year again
Landon Donovan won the Honda player of the year award as the best player on the U.S. national soccer team for a record-breaking sixth time.
Flu slows Washington basketball team
The Washington Huskies are too sick to fully begin practicing for the basketball season.
The NBA's locked-out referees could be back on the floor in time for the regular season.
Kim Clijsters wins 1st match since US Open triumph, beats Meghann Shaughnessy
Kim Clijsters won her first match since capturing the U.S. Open, defeating Meghann Shaughnessy 6-2, 6-2 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Luxembourg Open.
Medina Garrigues, Lisicki win Luxembourg openers
Third-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain and sixth-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany were a pair of first-round winners Monday at the $220,000 Luxembourg Open.
Federer, Nadal Set To Play In Abu Dhabi
You are here: Home -> Featured Columns -> Federer, Nadal Set To Play In Abu Dhabi More in Featured Columns Sportsviews Yahoo! Tennis Top-seeded Pennetta cruises in Austria October 13, 2009 Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy routed Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States 6-1, 6-1 Tuesday in the opening round of the Generali Ladies.
U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies had several broken bones and a lacerated bladder after a one-vehicle accident outside Washington on Tuesday in which another person was killed.
Pennetta keeps in contention for WTA Championships
AFP/File Flavia Pennetta of Italy, seen here on October 3, kept herself in contention for a place in the WTA Championships Tue Oct 13, 3:37 pm ET LINZ, Austria Flavia Pennetta kept herself in contention for a place in the WTA Championships to be held in Doha later this month when she defeated American Meghann Shaughnessy 6-1, 6-1 in the first round ...
Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy routed Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States 6-1, 6-1 Tuesday in the opening round of the Generali Ladies.
THE squeeze will be on for wildcards at next year's Australian Open, with some of the biggest names in world tennis targetting the event as a key part of their comebacks.
Safin beats Petzschner to advance at Thailand Open
Marat Safin of Russia defeated fifth-seeded Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 Tuesday in the opening round of the Thailand Open.
Hantuchova, Medina Garrigues advance in Seoul
Top-seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova was an opening-round winner, while second-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues came up a second-round victor Wednesday at the $220,000 Korea Open.
Garrigues advances in second-round play in Korea
Second-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues was a second-round winner on Wednesday at the Korea Open.
ALICIA Molik watched the end of her old friend Kim Clijsters' fairytale US Open triumph yesterday from Darwin, the off-Broadway tennis venue where Molik is about to launch a lower-key singles comeback of her own.
Pilot Pen Day 2: Mauresmo Advances; Baghdatis Eliminated
Amelie Mauresmo, who advanced to the semifinals of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament last year, won her first-round match, 6-4, 6-1 over Ai Sugiyama Monday afternoon at the Connecticut Tennis Center.
Alicia Molik, the "Smiling Australian"
One of the matches that I am eagerly anticipating this week isn't a singles final between any of the top ranked players.
Mauresmo wins New Haven opener
New Haven, Connecticut: Two-time major champion Amelie Mauresmo got off to a quick start at the WTA Pilot Pen tournament, stopping Japanese ace Ai Sugiyama 6-4, 6-1 in the first round on Monday.
Chakvetadze ousts Petrova in New Haven
Anna Chakvetadze ended Nadia Petrova's final hardcourt tuneup for the U.S. Open with a 0-6, 7-6 , 6-4 win Sunday in the Pilot Pen.
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