Ed: APNewsNow. With AP Photos. Fourth-seeded Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russia won their first Grand Slam title together by defeating defending champions Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy 7-5, 6-2 in the women's doubles final of the French Open on Sunday. It was the first major title for Vesnina but the second for Makarova, who won the mixed doubles with Bruno...

Fourth-seeded Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russia won their first Grand Slam title together by defeating defending champions Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy 7-5, 6-2 in the women's doubles final of the French Open on Sunday. It was the first major title for Vesnina but the second for Makarova, who won the mixed doubles with Bruno Soares at the U.S. Open last...

Victoria Azarenka lost her temper, broke her racket and argued with the chair umpire in an exit Wednesday from the Madrid Open, where she's been runner-up the past two years. Losing to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the second round ended Azarenka's 18-match winning streak to start the season. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal spoiled Benoit Paire's 24th birthday...

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the decisive doubles match Sunday as Russia completed a 3-2 comeback victory over Slovakia to reach the Fed Cup final. Slovakia won the first two singles on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead but Maria Kirilenko and Makarova won the reverse matches to level the series before the Russians rallied to beat Dominika Cibulkova and Daniela Hantuchova...

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the decisive doubles match Sunday as Russia completed a 3-2 comeback victory over Slovakia to reach the Fed Cup final. Slovakia won the first two singles on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead but Maria Kirilenko and Makarova won the reverse matches to even the series before the Russians rallied to beat Dominika Cibulkova and Daniela Hantuchova 4...

The draw Friday for the Fed Cup World Group semifinal match between Russia and Slovakia on an indoor clay at the Krylatskoye ice stadium (reverse singles and doubles pairings subject to change): Saturday Singles Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, vs. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia Maria Kirilenko, Russia, vs. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia Sunday Reverse Singles Maria Kirilenko, Russia...

Russia's Anastasiya Pavlyuchenkova will face Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in the opening singles of their Fed Cup semifinal on Saturday. Maria Kirilenko was nominated to play Slovak veteran Daniela Hantuchova in the second singles on indoor clay at Krylatskoye Ice Stadium In doubles, which concludes the semi on Sunday, Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina will face the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The draw Friday for the Fed Cup World Group first-round tie between Russia and Japan on an indoor hard-court at the Olympic indoor stadium: Saturday Singles Maria Kirilenko, Russia, vs. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, vs. Ayumi Morita, Japan Sunday Reverse Singles Maria Kirilenko, Russia, vs. Ayumi Morita, Japan Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, vs. Kimiko Date...

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...

Lotto launched its Spring '13 line at the Aus Open. First up, the ladies: Agnieszka Radwanska and Marion Bartoli wore Lotto's eye-catching new SS 2013 Natty Line dress, a sleek, curve conscious silhouette cut with silky performance fabric inset with jacquard in the same color rose. Ekaterina Makarova wore the Natty skort paired with a short sleeved top. Cute shorts in this...

  By Jaclyn Stacey (January 22, 2013) MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Maria Sharapova stormed into the semifinals of the Australian Open after crushing fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2 in 66 minutes.   Sharapova didn’t manage any bageled sets in the match but was still very impressive and completely dominated her opponent. She has dropped just 9 games for the duration...

Sharapova’s game glowed as much as her hair in a quarterfinal rout. For the second straight year, Maria Sharapova faced countrywoman Ekaterina Makarova in a rematch of an Australian Open quarterfinal a year ago.  Even more emphatic in the sequel, the world #2 continued her inexorable march deep into the Melbourne draw with a 6-2 6-2 victory that featured little suspense after...

Fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber has been bundled in the fourth round of the Australian Open by the woman who ousted Serena Williams at the same stage last year. No. 19-seeded Ekaterina Makarova had a 7-5, 6-4 win in the opening match Sunday on Rod Laver Arena, taking out the highest seed to tumble so far at the season's first major. Makarova beat Williams in the fourth round...

APNewsNow. With AP Photos. Fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber has been beaten by Russian Ekaterina Makarova in the fourth round of the Australian Open 7-5, 6-4. Kerber, a semifinalist at Wimbledon last year, received treatment for her back during the match Sunday. She's the highest women's seed to lose so far this year at Melbourne Park. Makarova, the 19th-seeded player, beat...

Defending champion Dominika Cibulkova advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup, rallying to beat Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 Tuesday. The fifth-seeded Slovakian, who won her second career title in the United States in July, struggled in the first set, losing four consecutive games. But she broke Makarova in the 10th game of the second set to stay in the match...

Men's Singles - Andy Murray (3), Britain Women's Singles - Serena Williams (4), United States Men's Doubles - Bob and Mike Bryan (2), United States Women's Doubles - Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (2), Italy Mixed Doubles - Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, and Bruno Soares, Brazil Boys' Singles - Filip Peliwo (2), Canada Girls' Singles - Samantha Crawford...

Ekaterina Makarova of Russia and Bruno Soares of Brazil won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title on Thursday. The unseeded team beat the fourth-seeded pair of Kveta Peschke of Czech Republic and Marcin Matkowski of Poland 6-7 (8), 6-1, 12-10 tiebreak. Makarova and Soares wasted an 8-4 lead in the tiebreak and faced a championship point at 9-10. Makarova, who lost to Serena Williams...

Ekaterina Makarova of Russia and Bruno Soares of Brazil won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title on Thursday. The unseeded team beat the fourth-seeded pair of Kveta Peschke of Czech Republic and Marcin Matkowski of Poland 6-7 (8), 6-1, 12-10 tiebreak. Makarova and Soares wasted an 8-4 lead in the tiebreak and faced a championship point at 9-10. Makarova, who lost to Serena Williams...

  FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova and Brazil’s Bruno Soares won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title by defeating fourth-seeded Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic and Marcin Matkowski of Poland 6-7,  6-1, 12-10 on Thursday. Makarova and Soares decided to play the tournament at the last minute.   Here is there post-match interview: An interview with: EKATERINA...

Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Clijsters' career ended Saturday, when she and Bob Bryan lost their second-round mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open to Ekaterina Makarova and Bruno Soares 6-2, 3-6, 12-10. Clijsters and Bryan saved four match points in the super-tiebreaker before Clijsters netted a return on the fifth. Clijsters, a 29-year-old Belgian, announced months...