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Tennis: Peng stuns Bartoli at Portugal Open

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 16:45
China's Peng Shuai showed little sign of a recent shoulder injury at the WTA Portugal Open on Tuesday as she knocked out French top seed Marion Bartoli in the first round 6-0, 1-6, 6-4. Peng, a 2010 semi-finalist in her only previous appearance at the event, had just limited time to train after returning to her homeland to treat a shoulder injury following a Miami second-round loss more than a month ago.

Tennis: WTA/ATP Portugal Open results

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 08:46
Results on the second day of the WTA/ATP Portugal Open on Tuesday (x denotes seeding):. Women 1st rd Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) bt Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 6-3, 6-4 Monica Niculescu (ROM) bt Tamira Paszek (AUT) 6-1, 6-3 Peng Shuai (CHN) bt Marion Bartoli (FRA x1) 6-0, 1-6, 6-4 Men 1st rd Pablo Carreno-Busta (ESP) bt Julien Benneteau (FRA x5) 6-3, 6-4 Alejandro Falla (COL) bt Alex Kuznetsov (RUS) 7-5, 6-4 afp

Tennis: Bartoli's father back coaching French number one

April 11, 2013 11:03
French number one Marion Bartoli, who has tried out two different coaching formats in the last month, is back in the care of former long time coach, her father Walter. Bartoli, ranked 14th in the world, was coached by her father since he introduced her to the game at the age of six until the pair split after 20 years in February. Since then she has called on the services of former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna and Iwona Kuczynska to prepare for last month's tournament at Indian Wells, and French coach Gerald Bremond.

Pavlyuchenkova takes 3rd title at Monterrey Open

April 8, 2013 13:47
Mexico City, Apr 8 (EFE).- Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova upset top-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the Monterrey Open. Pavlyuchenkova, the No. 5 seed and world No. 20, also won the title in 2010 and 2011. The 21-year-old Pavlyuchenkova played a sloppy first set against Kerber, who is ranked 6th in the world, but she rebounded in the second set and stayed in the match. Pavlyuchenkova took the first five games in the third set, breaking the 25-year-old Kerber twice.

Kerber to face Pavlyuchenkova in Monterrey final

April 7, 2013 12:08
Mexico City, Apr 7 (EFE).- Top-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany will face Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final of the Monterrey Open on Sunday. Kerber, who is ranked 6th in the world, beat Russia's Maria Kirilenko, the No. 3 seed, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 on Saturday, while Pavlyuchenkova, who is seeded No. 5 and ranked 26th in the world, defeated Romania's Monica Niculescu 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday. Pavlyuchenkova won the Monterrey Open in 2010 and 2011. The winner gets $40,000 in prize money while the finalist walks away with a $20,000 paycheck.

Sharapova and Kvitova advance at Indian Wells

March 13, 2013 13:16
By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Former champion Maria Sharapova stormed into the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open with a commanding 7-5 6-0 victory over Spaniard Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino on Tuesday. After winning a tight opening set under a blazing sun, the Russian world number three swept through the second in only 22 minutes to reach the last eight at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for a third consecutive year.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Indian Wells women's singles round 4 results

March 12, 2013 16:00
March 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 4 matches on Tuesday 5-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat 19-Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-3 6-Sara Errani (Italy) beat 9-Marion Bartoli (France) 6-3 6-2

Tennis: Bartoli tabs Novotna as coach

March 9, 2013 01:45
France's world No. 11 Marion Bartoli booked a third-round berth at Indian Wells on Friday and revealed she prepared under the guidance of new coaches Jana Novotna and Iwona Kuczynska. "The decision was made after the tournament in Dubai," said Bartoli. In Dubai, Bartoli said she was seeking guidance from former French great Amelie Mauresmo but would still need to find a regular coach after splitting with her father Walter, who had coached her since introducing her to the game when she was six.

Tennis: Quick change gives Kuznetsova leg up

March 9, 2013 00:15
Two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova's cold-weather wardrobe proved more trouble than the chilly temperatures on Friday at the Indian Wells ATP Masters and WTA tournament. The Russian had to bounce back from being blanked in the opening set to beat former World No. 1 Jelena Jankovic 0-6, 6-2, 7-5. "I tried to play in the long tight pants first set. I cannot," said Kuznetsova, who advanced to a third-round meeting with ninth-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli.

UPDATE 6-Tennis-Indian Wells women's singles round 2 results

March 8, 2013 21:00
March 9 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Friday Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) beat 22-Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) 6-1 6-4 Mallory Burdette (U.S.) beat 23-Tamira Paszek (Austria) 7-6(0) 6-1 3-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Maria Sanchez (U.S.) 6-2 6-1 19-Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) beat Shahar Peer (Israel) 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3 9-Marion Bartoli (France) beat Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) 6-3 6-3 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-2 6-1 Svetl
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