Top Four Seeds make Men’s Semis in Estoril
ESTORIL OPEN
Estoril, Portugal
April 30-May 6
Red Clay/Outdoors
Results – Friday, May 4, 2012
Women’s Singles – Semifinals
(6) Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. (1) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 62 75
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) d. (Q) Karin Knapp (ITA) 64 60
Women’s Doubles – Semifinals
Chuang/Zhang (TPE/CHN) d. Panova/Watson (RUS/GBR) 63 63
RESULTS – FRIDAY, 4 MAY, 2012
Singles –...
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Gasquet, Vinci Cruise Past Opponents in Estoril
ESTORIL OPEN
Estoril, Portugal
April 30-May 6
Red Clay/Outdoors
Results – Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Singles – Second Round
(1) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. (WC) Maria Joao Koehler (POR) 62 60
(Q) Karin Knapp (ITA) d. (2) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 16 61 75
Sílvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d. (3) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 36 63 75 (saved 1mp)
(4) Petra Cetkovska d. (Q) Heather Watson (GBR...
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Haase and Vinci Advance in Estoril
ESTORIL OPEN
Estoril, Portugal
Red Clay/Outdoors
Results – Monday, April 30, 2012
Women’s Singles – First Round
(1) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. (WC) Nina Bratchikova (RUS) 61 16 64
(7) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (WC) Barbara Luz (POR) 60 61
Vania King (USA) d. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 67(6) 63 60
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 64 64
Sílvia Soler-Espinosa...
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Halep ousts defending champion Vinci
Simona Halep of Romania ousted defending champion Roberta Vinci from the Barcelona Open on Tuesday, and sixth-seeded Petra Cetkovska also lost in the second round.
Halep broke five times to secure a 6-1, 6-3 victory in just over an hour against the fourth-seeded Vinci, who had also won the outdoor clay tournament in 2009. It was the Italian's second loss in 17 matches here....
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April 10, 2012
Serena Williams Returns to Action in Key Biscayne with Win over Zhang
Decked out in purple dress which matched the court at the Sony Ericsson Open, Serena Williams returned to the tennis court for the first time since the Australian Open in January. Williams, although a little rusty and taped up, took out wild card Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday in Key Biscayne.
“I was a little nervous for whatever reason,” said Williams. “I haven...
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March 22, 2012
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March 22, 2012
Top-seeded Vinci reaches second round
Top-seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy reached the second round of the Monterrey Open on Monday with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Coco Vandeweghe of the United States.
In other first-round matches, Nina Bratchikova of Russia beat compatriot Anastasia Pivovarova 6-3, 6-1, and Alexandra Cadantu of Romania defeated Jelena Dokic of Australia 3-6, 6-1, 7-5.
Unlike most events played in Latin...
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February 20, 2012
Mattek-Sands beaten in three sets at Paris
Injured American Bethanie Mattek-Sands lost to Roberta Vinci 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 Thursday in the second round of the Open GDF Suez.
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February 09, 2012
Injured Mattek-Sands oses in Paris
Injured American Bethanie Mattek-Sands lost to Roberta Vinci 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open GDF Suez.
Mattek-Sands was in pain at 3-2 in the third set, sobbing during the changeover and calling a therapist to massage her left hip and thigh.
The seventh-seeded Italian won when Mattek-Sands sent a backhand into the net.
Mattek-Sands struggled with...
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February 08, 2012
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