Kim Clijsters suffers worst loss in 555 matches

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Former world No.1 Kim Clijsters suffered the worst loss of both of her careers which featured 555 matches, losing to seed No.19 Nadia Petrova 6-0 6-1 in the third round of the Australian Open...

Justine Henin continues successful warm-up in exhibitions

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Justine Henin won a match in Cairo, Egypt, one more successful exhibition ahead of her eagerly-anticipated comeback in January. In an exo just about a week ago, Henin had beaten world No.12 Flavia Pennetta, and...

Serena Williams loses to Nadia Petrova in China Open third round

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Has the No.1 jinx already transferred to Serena Williams? Just one round after securing to be ranked No.1 in the next week’s rankings the American lost to Nadia Petrova 6-4 3-6 7-6(5). The 13th-seeded Petrova...

Top seed Nadia Petrova out of Bell Challenge

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Defending champion Nadia Petrova had to retire from her quarterfinal match at the Bell Challenge due to a viral illness. The top-seeded Petrova was playing against fifth seed Melinda Czink, and retired after losing the...

Melanie Oudin ousts another Russian to reach US Open quarterfinals

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World No.70 Melanie Oudin can now be called the slayer of the Russians, as the 17-year-old American hope defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round, fourth seed Elena Dementieva in the second, seed No.29...

How do WTA players spend their Friday and Saturday nights?

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The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour asked players whether they go out on Friday and Saturday nights or stay at home. Alize Cornet is one extreme, watching TV with her parents, while Julie Coin is on...

Ana Ivanovic loses to Nadia Petrova in the first round of Eastbourne

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Ana Ivanovic’s career is still in free fall. The latest disappointment is that her Wimbledon preparations have been cut short as she lost to Nadia Petrova in the first round of the AEGON International...

Sharapova gets past Petrova, Safina cruises into French Open third round

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The most interesting match-up of the day lived up to the expectations with Maria Sharapova defeating No.11 seed Nadia Petrova 6-2 1-6 8-6 in the second round of the 2009 French Open. World No.1...

Elena Dementieva, Nadia Petrova out of Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open

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Russian sixth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova exited the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open in the second round already, and compatriots Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova followed her shortly after on Wednesday, in the third round though. Eighth...

Nadia Petrova discharged from hospital

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Nadia Petrova who was hospitalized with viral meningitis which forced her to withdraw from the ASB Classic in New Zealand is not in hospital any more, as her mother told Russian publication Sport-Express. Petrova was...
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