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Sharapova to play Azarenka in Roland Garros semi-final
The third quarter final at the 2013 French Open was played in warm and breezy conditions on Court Philippe Chatrier between defending champion, 2nd seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia, and 18th seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia. Going in to this match, Sharapova led the head to head stat 7-1 – [...] -
Sharapova to square off against Jankovic in French Open quarter-finals
The third fourth round match on Monday was between defending champion and 2nd seed Maria Sharapova and the young American, Sloane Stephens, the tournament’s 17th seed. Sharapova won all her matches to this round in straight sets, while Stephens won her first two in straights and had a three set [...] -
Jankovic and Stosur win their second round matches in Paris
Play started on Thursday at Roland Garros under heavy dark clouds. On Court 3 18th seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia took on the Spaniard, Garbine Muguruza, ranked at 72. Muguruza came through her first round match in three sets against Karolina Pliskova, while Jankovic defeated Daniela Hantuchova in straights. The [...] -
Stosur, Jankovic and Bartoli all advance at the French Open
Play got underway three hours late on Tuesday because of strong rain and the damp atmosphere when the matches started made the ball heavy and slow. 42 year old Kimiko Date-Krumm who is ranked at 81 played Aussie 9th seed Sam Stosur. The first three games were very tightly fought, [...] -
Serena Williams cruises into the semi-final in Rome, plays Halep next
The first match on centre court on Friday afternoon at the Internazionali BNL Italia in Rome was the quarter final between the American top seed Serena Williams and the very in form Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro, world number 22. In the first set the American got to 5-2 with Suarez [...] -
Jankovic eliminates Li Na in Rome, Kirilenko retires
The first match at the Internazionali BNL Italia on Thursday afternoon was between the 5th seeded Chinese, Na Li and 18th ranked Serb, Jelena Jankovic. The Serb had only lost a total of five games in her two matches to this stage of the tournament, while Li had a bye [...] -
Sharapova defeats Safarova to reach 3td round in Stuttgart, Errani out
Top seed Maria Sharapova took to the court in the evening session at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart to play against 25th ranked Czech, Lucie Safarova, who had taken out Germany’s 28th ranked Mona Barthel in straight sets in the first round. Sharapova had a first round bye. [...] -
Serena Williams defeats Jankovic in Charleston final
Serena Williams’ American swing came to an end with yet another victory – first Indian Wells, then the Miami Open and now Charleston where she again lifted the trophy after overcoming Jelena Jankovic in three sets. This is the third time she has won this tournament, having done so in [...] -
Serena Williams to play Jankovic in Charleston final
In the first semi final match at the Family Circle Cup tournament in Charleston on Saturday afternoon, the Williams sisters took to the court, just a day after both of them had had to play two matches because of rain disruption to the schedule. Serena was in devastating form and [...] -
Voegele beats Wozniacki to reach Charleston SFs, Jankovic wins
Serbian 9th seed Jelena Jankovic played against the 114th ranked qualifier from Canada, Eugenie Bouchard, in the bottom half of the draw quarter finals. Bouchard had a straight sets win in the first round, took out 16th seed Laura Robson in the second and got the win against Sam Stosur [...] -
WTA Tennis – Is Jelena Jankovic regaining her top form?
Is Jelena Jankovic back? That’s the big question that tennis fans seem to be asking themselves over the last month as the former No. 1 appears to be turning the corner in her career that saw her fall out of the top ten and not win a title in over [...] -
Rain and injuries hamper third round play at Charleston
Heavy rain throughout the day put a dampener on the Family Circle Cup tournament being played in Charleston this week. Play only got under way at 6:30pm with a much shortened schedule; and injuries took their toll as well. 2nd seed Caroline Wozniacki did not even get on court as [...] -
Serena beats Radwanska, Sharapova defeats Jankovic to reach Miami final
In the first of Friday’s semi final matches at the Miami Open, 3rd seed Maria Sharapova took on 22nd seed Jelena Jankovic and needed just three minutes over the hour for her victory which sees her into her fifth final at this tournament. The Russian is in superb form and [...]
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