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Archive for June 2006

June 19th, 2006

Martina Navratilova: 100% Ready for Wimbledon

Martina Navratilova has assured fans and the press that she will in fact be playing Wimbledon this year, despite any rumors to the contrary due to her last-minute withdrawal from the DFS Classic tournament.

“I’ll be good for Wimbledon, 100 percent,” Navratilova said Tuesday. “I’m sure I’ll be 100 percent and ready to go.”

The reasons for […]

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June 16th, 2006

Serena Williams Back on the Court

After months of being sidelined by injuries (her last match was back at the Australian Open), seven-time grand slam winner, Serena Williams will be joining the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open in July.

“Lately, I have been working very hard on making my knee stronger, and that work is progressing well. Barring any setbacks, […]

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June 14th, 2006

Women’s Tennis Rankings June 2006

Current rankings in the world of professional women’s tennis are as follows:

1. Amelie Mauresmo
2. Kim Clijsters
3. Justine Henin-Hardenne (moved up from #5 after Roland Garros)
4. Maria Sharapova
5. Nadia Petrova
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova
7. Lindsey Davenport
8. Elena Dementieva
9. Mary Pierce
10. Patty Schnyder

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June 14th, 2006

Mirza Takes on Grass at DFS Classic

Marking her grass court debut, Sania Mirza went on to win 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 against Alona Bondarenko at the DFS Classic in Birmingham, Great Britain.

“I like playing on grass much more than on clay,” Mirza said, “so I hope to have more success in the next few weeks. Grass really suits my game as it’s […]

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June 13th, 2006

Golovin Goes to Euro Disney

Well, despite her loss in the first round of the French Open, Tatiana Golovin stuck around the French capital for a while.

The 18-year-old Frenchwoman, who was born in Moscow but moved to Lyon when she was eight months old, enjoyed a day at Euro Disney in the French capital as part of a promotion for […]

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June 11th, 2006

Justine Henin-Hardenne Wins Third French Open Title

Justine Henin-Hardenne went on to win the finals at Roland-Garros against Svetlana Kuznetsova with a score of 6-4, 6-4. This marks her second consecutive win at the French Open, and her third in four years.

“The difference today was a couple of points, important points. I managed those moments better, even though we might say she […]

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June 6th, 2006

Clijsters and Henin-Hardenne Advancing to Semi Finals at Roland Garros 2006

Kim Clijsters defeated Martina Hingis with a score of 7-6(5), 6-1, while Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Anna-Lena Groenefeld 7-5, 6-2.
Clijsters and Henin-Hardenne will be facing each other in the semi-finals.
The French Open 2006 finals are right around the corner. Can’t wait.
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June 6th, 2006

Vaidisova Defeats Williams at Roland-Garros 2006

Wow, that was tense match. The two were pretty evenly matched in the first set, but then Williams started faulting a little too much, which gave Vaidisova the advantage.
In the end, Vaidisova beat Venus Williams 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, which means she’s off to the semi finals to face Kuznetsova.
Currently, the Hingis/Clijsters match is going on […]

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June 6th, 2006

Kuznetsova Defeats Safina at Roland-Garros 2006

Svetlana Kuznetsova went up against fellow Russian Dinara Safina at the French Open today, and won with a final score of 7-6, 6-0.
That means she’s moving on to the semi-finals to face either Venus Williams or Nicole Vaidisova, who are currently battling it out on the court. Williams won the first set 7-6(5), but the […]

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June 5th, 2006

Upcoming Matches at Roland-Garros 2006

So who’s still left in the running at the French Open?
Well, we’ve got the following players facing each other in upcoming matches this week:

Vaidisova vs. Williams
Safina vs. Kuznetsova
Henin-Hardenne vs. Groenefeld
Hingis vs. Clijsters

I must confess I’m disappointed that Mauresmo was knocked out already. I guess the pressure of the French Open is still getting to her. […]

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