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Czech Republic beats Switzerland in first round of Davis Cup 2013
In the absence of Roger Federer Switzerland suffered a 2-3 home defeat against Czech Republic in the first round of Davis Cup 2013. The Swiss were the first to go in front in Geneva on Friday as 17th ranked Stan Wawrinka outclassed World No. 73 Lukas Rosol in straight sets. [...] -
Barthel defeats Errani and lifts Paris Open trophy
The unseeded but always dangerous 45th ranked Mona Barthel of Germany completed a great week at the Open GDF Suez tournament in Paris when she defeated the top seed, world number 7, the Italian Sara Errani, in straight sets 7-5 7-6 in the final played on Sunday afternoon. Both sets [...] -
Kirilenko beats Lisicki and wins WTA Pattaya Open title
Maria Kirilenko lost in the final of the 2012 Pattaya Open to Daniela Hantuchova in a marathon three and a quarter hour battle and she was determined not to let history repeat itself when she got to the final again in this year’s tournament. Playing 5th seed Sabine Lisicki, Kirilenko [...] -
Errani and Barthel advance to Paris Open final
Spectators who were courtside to watch the two semi final matches at the Open GDF Suez tournament in Paris had a raw deal on Saturday afternoon, as they did not get to see much tennis. In the first match top seed Sara Errani took on the lucky loser from The [...] -
Kirilenko to play Lisicki in Pattaya final
After a few tight matches in her run through to the semi finals at the Pattaya Open, 2nd seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko, had a really easy day at the office on Saturday. She took on the 4th seed, Sorana Cirstea of Romania, whom she had met four times in the [...] -
Mladenovic beats Kvitova, plays Barthel in Paris Open SFs
In the first of the night matches 3rd seed Marion Bartoli of France took on the unseeded Mona Barthel of Germany. Barthel, ranked at 45, topped the tournament’s 5th seed Roberta Vinci, in three sets in the second round to make it through to the quarter finals. Bartoli had a [...] -
Errani to face Bertens in Paris Open semis
Kiki Bertens, the young Dutch player who is ranked at 65, took on the Czech Lucie Safarova, ranked at 18 and seeded 6th, in the Open GDF Suez tournament in the first match on Friday. The lucky loser from Holland has made the best of her luck so far, as [...] -
Kirilenko beats Vesnina, plays Cirstea in Pattaya Open semis
In the bottom half of the draw at the Pattaya Open played on Friday, 4th seed Sorana Cirstea of Romania went up against the qualifier Anastasia Sevastova, who is ranked at number 183. Sevastova had an easy straight sets win in the first round and then took out the 8th [...] -
Lisicki to play Bratchikova in Pattaya Open semi-finals
Nina Bratchikova, the 103rd ranked player from Russia, took to court on Friday to play Ayumi Morita of Japan, ranked at 60. Morita was having a wonderful tournament in Thailand, having disposed of Ana Ivanovic in the first round and her compatriot, the amazing 42 year old Kimiko Date Krumm, [...] -
Kirilenko and Lisicki reach Pattaya Open quarters, Hantuchova out
Sabine Lisicki of Germany, ranked at 52 and seeded 5th, had an easy 6-2 6-3 first round win over her compatriot Tatjana Malek. In the second round she faced off against 103rd ranked Alexandra Panova of Russia, who got the W next to her name after her first round opponent, [...] -
Kvitova and Bartoli advance to Paris Open quarter-finals
The 45th ranked German Mona Barthel, defeated Urszula Radwanska, younger sister of the more famous Agnieszka, in the first round of the 2013 Paris Open. In her second round match, she took on the tournament’s 5th seed, Italian Roberta Vinci, who had earlier defeated Simona Halep. In a very good [...] -
Errani through to Paris Open QFs, Cibulkova out
The top seeded Italian Sara Errani, has had very little time on court this week at the Open GDF Suez tournament in Paris, as she had a bye in the first round and, after less than half an hour on court on Thursday, got the W next to her name [...] -
Ivanovic out of Pattaya Open, Kirilenko and Hantuchova through
Ana Invanovic’s struggle to get back up to the top of the game continued in the first round at the Pattaya Open when she lost a tight three setter to the Japanese player Ayumi Morita, who is ranked on the WTA list at number 60. Ivanovic, the top seed in [...]
