Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome – Thursday Results, Friday Schedule
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA Rome, Italy May 13-19, 2013 Red Clay/Outdoors Results - Thursday, May 16, 2013 WTA Singles – Third Round (1) Serena Williams (USA) d. (14) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 60 61 (2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. (16) Sloane Stephens (USA) 62 61 (3) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 61 20 ret. (left [...]
Wawrinka, Pavlyuchenkova Advance in Portugal
PORTUGAL OPEN Oeiras, Portugal April 29-May 4, 2013 $235,000/International Red Clay/Outdoors Results – Thursday, May 2, 2013 Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals (3) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. (7) Elena Vesnina (RUS) 63 67(3) 76(3) (4) Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) d. (LL) Monica Puig (PUR) 62 64 Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 64 63 Romina [...]
Spain beats Japan 4-0 in Fed Cup WG playoff
Spain completed a 4-0 sweep of Japan in Fed Cup World Group play on Sunday by winning in a reverse singles match and the doubles match.
Carla Suarez beat Ayumi Morita 6-3, 7-5 to give Spain a 3-0 lead before doubles pair Anabel Medina and Lourdes Dominguez defeated Misaki Doi and Shuko Aoyama 6-4, 7-5.
Suarez, who won Spain's first point by defeating Doi on Saturday, used her...
Spain knocks off Japan 3-0
Carla Suarez beat Ayumi Morita 6-3, 7-5 to give Spain an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Japan in their Fed Cup World Group playoff on Sunday.
Suarez, who won Spain's first point by defeating Misaki Doi on Saturday, used her reliable serve to take the first set. Japan's No. 1 saved one set point before sending her approach shot into the net to fall behind.
Suarez missed a...
Spain beats Japan 3-0 in Fed Cup group play
Carla Suarez beat Ayumi Morita 6-3, 7-5 to give Spain an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Japan in their Fed Cup World Group playoff on Sunday.
Suarez, who won Spain's first point by defeating Misaki Doi on Saturday, used her reliable serve to take the first set. Japan's No. 1 saved one set point before sending her approach shot into the net to fall behind.
Suarez missed a...
Spain leads Japan in Fed Cup play
Carla Suarez and Silvia Soler-Espinosa won singles matches on Saturday to give Spain a 2-0 lead over Japan in the Fed Cup World Group playoffs.
Suarez beat Misaki Doi 6-3, 6-4 in the first match and Soler-Espinosa later defeated Ayumi Morita 6-2, 6-3.
Suarez won the first set with relative ease on the outdoor clay court at Real Club de Polo tennis club.
Spain's top-ranked...
Spain leads Japan 2-0 in Fed Cup playoffs
Carla Suarez and Silvia Soler-Espinosa won singles matches on Saturday to give Spain a 2-0 lead over Japan in the Fed Cup World Group playoffs.
Suarez beat Misaki Doi 6-3, 6-4 in the first match and Soler-Espinosa later defeated Ayumi Morita 6-2, 6-3.
Suarez won the first set with relative ease on the outdoor clay court at Real Club de Polo tennis club.
Spain's top-ranked...
Spain leads Japan 1-0 in Fed Cup playoffs
Carla Suarez beat Misaki Doi 6-3, 6-4, to give Spain a 1-0 lead over Japan in the Fed Cup World Group playoffs on Saturday.
Suarez settled down after a shaky start and won the first set with relative ease on the outdoor clay court at Real Club de Polo tennis club.
Spain's top-ranked player broke in the first game of the second set before jumping out to a 4-1 lead. Doi hit back...
WTA – Monterrey: Kerber and Kirilenko to Face Each Other in Semis
MONTERREY OPEN Monterrey, México April 1-7, 2013 $235,000/International Hard/Outdoors Results – Friday, April 5, 2013 Singles – Quarterfinals (1) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. (8) Ayumi Morita (JPN) 62 61 (3) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. (7) Urszula Radwanska (POL) 61 64 (5) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Lauren Davis (USA) 62 75 Monica Niculescu (ROU) d. Timea [...]
Serena Williams rides bicycle to match
Serena Williams can claim another first, and another victory: She beat the traffic by riding a bicycle to her match.
With Key Biscayne traffic in a snarl Saturday night, Williams borrowed a bike at her hotel, rode to her match and beat Ayumi Morita in the third round of the Sony Open, 6-3, 6-3.
Williams match was scheduled to start at 8 p.m. local time, and she learned about the...
Serena breezes, but Venus pulls out
Serena rode a bicycle to work. Venus didn't turn up -- at least not on court. In a scenario that bore some similarities to the notorious incident at Indian Wells that led to the Williams sisters' boycotting the tournament, Venus pulled out of her match at the Sony Open against Sloane Stephens half an hour before match time with a bad back.
Serena, who would have been the...
Serena Williams Moves into Round of 16; Hopes for the Best for Capriati
(March 23, 2013) Five-time Sony Open champion and world No. 1 Serena Williams rebounded from a 0-3 start to beat Japan’s Ayumi Morita 6-3, 6-3 in 75 minutes on Saturday night on Stadium Court. Williams has now improved her record against Morita to 2-0. Despite the score, Williams said it was a competitive match. “I [...]
Pennetta earns win at Sony Open
Italy's Flavia Pennetta won her first-round match 6-4, 6-1 over Johanna Larsson of Sweden at the Sony Open on Tuesday.
Pennetta is making her ninth appearance at this Key Biscayne-based event and has reached the third round on five occasions.
Meanwhile, Ayumi Morita of Japan defeated Heather Watson of Britain 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 and France's Kristina Mladecnovic scored a 7-5...
Mattek-Sands in Kuala Lumpur Final
(March 2, 2013) American Wildcard Bethanie Mattek-Sands moved into the finals of the Malaysian Open on Sunday knocking out third seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-1.
BMW MALAYSIAN OPEN
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 25-March 3, 2013
$235,000/International
Hard/Outdoors
Results – Saturday, March 2, 2013
Singles – Semifinals
(WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) d. (3/WC) Anastasia...
Mattek-Sands in Malaysian Open final
Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States defeated third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia at the Malaysian Open to reach her first WTA singles final in two years.
Mattek-Sands won the first set 6-4 Saturday before the semifinal match was suspended for an hour because of rain. When play resumed the wild card quickly took the second set 6-1 to set up a final against Karolina...
Mattek-Sands Upsets Defending Champ Hsieh in Kuala Lumpur
BMW MALAYSIAN OPEN
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 25-March 3, 2013
$235,000/International
Hard/Outdoors
Results – Friday, March 1, 2013
Singles – Quarterfinals
(WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) d. (2) Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) 75 62
(3/WC) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 62 60
(4) Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. (Q) Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 67(7) 64 61
Karolina Pliskova...
Hsieh Wins Twice To Make Kuala Lumpur Semis
BMW MALAYSIAN OPEN
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 25-March 3, 2013
$235,000/International
Hard/Outdoors
Results – Thursday, February 28, 2013
Singles – Second Round
(2) Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. Zhang Shuai (CHN) 62 62
(3/WC) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. (Q) Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 63 63
(4) Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. (Q) Nudnida Luangnam (THA) 63 61
Karolina Pliskova (CZE)...
Hsieh wins two matches in same day
Defending champion Hsieh Su-wei won two matches Thursday to reach the Malaysian Open quarterfinals.
Hsieh beat Kurumi Nara of Japan 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in a match lasting 2 hours, 42 minutes. She had only a few hours of rest before defeating China's Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-2. The Taiwanese player completed her first- and second-round matches on the same day after thunderstorms disrupted...
Taiwan's Hsieh wins twice in same day in Malaysia
Defending champion Hsieh Su-wei won two matches Thursday to reach the Malaysian Open quarterfinals.
Hsieh beat Kurumi Nara of Japan 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in a match lasting 2 hours, 42 minutes. She had only a few hours of rest before defeating China's Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-2. The Taiwanese player completed her first- and second-round matches on the same day after thunderstorms disrupted...
Russia beats Japan 3-2 in Fed Cup
Ekaterina Makarova won the second reverse singles match and paired with Elena Vesnina to secure Russia a 3-2 victory over Japan in the Fed Cup on Sunday.
Makarova and Vesnina beat Japan's Ayumi Morita and Misaki Doi 6-2, 6-2.
Earlier Sunday, Morita put Japan in a 2-1 lead by beating Vesnina 6-4, 6-1 in the first reverse singles, but Makarova put Russia back on track by routing...
Russia, Japan tied 1-1 in Fed Cup after singles
Ayumi Morita beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2 Saturday, giving Japan a 1-1 tie with Russia in the Fed Cup event.
Maria Kirilenko defeated veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the opening match.
Four-time winner Russia played without Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva.
In Sunday's singles, Kirilenko will face Morita and Makarova takes...
Russia, Japan tied 1-1 in Fed Cup 1st round
Ayumi Morita beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2 Saturday, giving Japan a 1-1 tie with Russia in the Fed Cup event.
Maria Kirilenko defeated veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the opening match.
Four-time winner Russia played without Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva.
In Sunday's singles, Kirilenko will face Morita and Makarova takes...
Russia, Japan split Fed Cup openers
Ayumi Morita beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2 Saturday to put Japan level at 1-1 with Russia after the opening singles in their Fed Cup first-round series.
Maria Kirilenko had given Russia the lead, beating veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the opening match.
Morita then dominated her match against Makarova, who only held serve once in the first set. The 57th-ranked Morita...
Kirilenko leads Russia vs. Japan
Maria Kirilenko will face veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm in the opening singles when Russia hosts Japan in their first Fed Cup matchup on Saturday.
Ekaterina Makarova will play Japan's top player Ayumi Morita in the second match.
Russia is without its most experienced Fed Cup players, Nadia Petrova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva. Maria Sharapova was not available for the...
Fill Their Cups: Fed Cup World Group Quarterfinal Preview
Just three months after they celebrated, the Czechs must prepare to defend.
One week after the 2013 Davis Cup began, Fed Cup starts with four ties hosted by European nations. We look ahead to what viewers can expect from the women’s national team competition. Having gone 7-1 in Davis Cup predictions, will our hot streak continue?
Czech Republic vs. Australia: The first of...
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