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Tennis: Qatar Open results - 5th update

February 12, 2013 13:30
Results from the second day of the WTA Qatar Open on Tuesday (x denotes seeding): Women's singles 1st round Romina Oprandi (SUI) bt Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 7-6 (7/2), 7-5 Monica Niculescu (ROM) bt Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 6-4, 6-1 Marion Bartoli (FRA x9) bt Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 Klara Zakopalova (CZE) bt Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 7-6 (10/8), 3-0 retired Roberta Vinci (ITA x15) bt Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6-2, 2-1 retired Christina McHale (USA) bt Vera Dushevina (RUS) 6-1, 6-2

Tennis: Czechs breeze past Australia to Fed Cup semis

February 10, 2013 12:45
Petra Kvitova led holders Czech Republic into the Fed Cup semi-finals by giving them a winning lead with a three-set victory over Australia's Samantha Stosur in Ostrava on Sunday. The Czechs also won the dead doubles rubber later on Sunday for an overall 4-0 win. In the clash of the teams' number-one players, Kvitova, the world No.8, needed two hours and five minutes to beat 9th-ranked Stosur 2-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4.

Tennis: Fed Cup - Czech Republic 4 Australia 0

February 10, 2013 12:30
Results in the Fed Cup World Group first-round tie between holders Czech Republic and Australia in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava on Sunday: Czech Republic 4 Australia 0 Petra Kvitova (CZE) bt Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka (CZE) bt Ashleigh Barty/Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 6-0, 7-6 (7/1) Played Saturday Petra Kvitova (CZE) bt Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 Lucie Safarova (CZE) bt Samantha Stosur (AUS) 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4) afp

Tennis: Fed Cup - Czech Republic 3 Australia 0

February 10, 2013 10:15
Results in the Fed Cup World Group first-round tie between holders Czech Republic and Australia in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava on Sunday: Czech Republic 3 Australia 0 Petra Kvitova (CZE) bt Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 Played Saturday Petra Kvitova (CZE) bt Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 Lucie Safarova (CZE) bt Samantha Stosur (AUS) 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4) Playing later on Sunday Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka (CZE) v Ashleigh Barty/Casey Dellacqua (AUS) afp

Tennis: Czechs breeze past Australia to Fed Cup semis

February 10, 2013 10:15
Petra Kvitova led holders Czech Republic into the Fed Cup semi-finals by giving them an unbeatable 3-0 lead with a three-set win over Australia's Samantha Stosur in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava on Sunday. In the clash of the teams' number-one players, Kvitova, the world No.8, needed two hours and five minutes to beat 9th-ranked Stosur 2-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4. On the hardcourt in Ostrava, about 320 kilometres (200 miles) east of Prague, Stosur took the first set easily, then had a match point in the second, but Kvitova fought back to take the set in a tie-break.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Fed Cup world group quarterfinal Czech Republic v Australia latest

February 10, 2013 10:00
Feb 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Latest from the Fed Cup World Group Quarterfinal match between Czech Republic and Australia on Sunday 1-Czech Republic lead Australia 4-0 On Saturday Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) beat Samantha Stosur (Australia) 7-6(6) 7-6(4) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Jarmila Gajdosova (Australia) 7-6(2) 6-3 On Sunday Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) beat Ashleigh Barty/Casey Dellacqua (Australia) 6-0 7-6(1) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Samantha Stosur (Australi

Tennis: Czechs eye Fed Cup semi-finals, US, Japan fight back

February 9, 2013 17:01
Defending champions the Czech Republic, bidding to become the first country in 18 years to capture three successive Fed Cup titles, opened a 2-0 lead over Australia in their first round clash on Saturday. Petra Kvitova gave the holders a convincing start in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava when the world number eight beat Australia's 168-ranked Jarmila Gajdosova 7-6 (7/2), 6-3. Lucie Safarova, the world number 18, then snatched two tie-breaks for a 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4) win over ninth-ranked Samantha Stosur.

Tennis: Czechs eye Fed Cup semi-finals, US, Japan fight back

February 9, 2013 16:19
Defending champions the Czech Republic, bidding to become the first country in 18 years to capture three successive Fed Cup titles, opened a 2-0 lead over Australia in their first round clash on Saturday. Petra Kvitova gave the holders a convincing start in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava when the world number eight beat Australia's 168-ranked Jarmila Gajdosova 7-6 (7/2), 6-3. Lucie Safarova, the world number 18, then snatched two tie-breaks for a 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4) win over ninth-ranked Samantha Stosur.

Tennis: Czechs lead Australia 2-0 in Fed Cup

February 9, 2013 14:15
Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova handed holders Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Australia after the first day of their Fed Cup World Group tie in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava on Saturday. In the first rubber, Kvitova, the Czech number one and world number eight, beat Australia's 168-ranked Jarmila Gajdosova 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 in an hour and 35 minutes. Safarova, the world number 18, then snatched two tie-breaks for a 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4) win over ninth-ranked Samantha Stosur in two hours and 28 minutes.

Tennis: Czechs lead Australia 2-0 in Fed Cup

February 9, 2013 13:45
Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova handed holders Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Australia after the first day of their Fed Cup World Group tie in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava on Saturday. In the first rubber, Kvitova, the Czech number one and world number eight, beat Australia's 168-ranked Jarmila Gajdosova 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 in an hour and 35 minutes. Safarova, the world number 18, then snatched two tie-breaks for a 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4) win over ninth-ranked Samantha Stosur in two hours and 28 minutes.
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