Videos of Sharapova’s funniest grunts
Screams are Maria Sharapova’s trademark and here are two very loud and amusing ones. They were so hilarious that the spectators started laughing in the middle of the point.
India’s Sania Mirza craves for rest, ends 2007 season early
Best-ranked Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has decided to end her season early to completely recover from injury and start the next year fresh and prepared.
The 20-year-old Mirza had planned to play two more tournaments after the Zurich Open, but on Monday, in the first round of the tournament in Switzerland, she strained an abductor muscle and had to change her plans. Read more »
Justine Henin captures 2007 Zurich Open title
Top-seeded Justine Henin beat world No.18 Tatiana Golovin 6-4 6-4 in the Zurich Open final on Sunday to win her ninth title of the year and to take the trophy in Zurich for the second time in her career.
In the opening set, Golovin was the one who broke first to take the 3-1 lead, but she didn’t manage to hold her serve and win the set. Henin broke Golovin two times, in the seventh and ninth game, to take the first set. Read more »
Henin, Golovin to meet in 2007 Zurich Open final
Top seed Justine Henin and Tatiana Golovin will face each other in the Zurich Open final on Sunday.
World number one Justine Henin fought back from a set down to defeat unseeded Czech Nicole Vaidisova 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the semifinals. France’s Tatiana Golovin, ranked 18th in the world, had a much easier time against Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-0 6-4.
This is the second time this month that Henin and Golovin meet in a final. Only two weeks ago they encountered each other in the championship match at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, and the top-ranked Belgian took the title with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over the 19-year-old Frenchwoman. (photos via Yahoo!)
Injured Kuznetsova retires in Zurich Open quarterfinals
Second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova became the latest casualty at the Zurich Open when right shoulder injury forced her to retire from her quarter-final match with Italy's Francesca Schiavone when trailing 3-6 3-3.
Fortunately, according to what Kuznetsova said her injury is not severe: "It's not that serious, I just need some time off because the muscle was getting very tired and I couldn't lift my arm up."
Out of eight seeded players that were there at the beginning of the Tier I tournament, only top-seeded Justine Henin and ninth-seeded Marion Bartoli are left. (source: Reuters)
