Pierce, Hantuchova win; Zvonareva driven out of Porsche event
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Filderstadt, Germany (Sports Network) - Former champion Mary Pierce of France and 2002 runner-up Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia were opening-round winners on Tuesday, but sixth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva was an upset victim at the $650,000 Porsche
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Third-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia overcame cramps and unforced errors to beat Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 and reach the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday.
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Amelie Mauresmo was handed a place in the Advanta Championships final after Maria Sharapova withdrew from their semi-final because of injury.
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Nikolay Davydenko and Tommy Robredo, the top two seeds in the menâs draw at the Pilot Pen in New Haven, were eliminated in straight sets yesterday in the third round.And in the womenâs draw, a qualifier advanced to the semifinals when Agnes Szavay defeated eighth-seeded Alona Bondarenko, 6-1, 6-4.Davydenko, the defending champion, lost to Gilles Simon, 6-4, 6-4. Robredo fell to Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-3, 6-3. Igor Andreev beat fourth-seeded David Ferrer, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.James Blake, seeded third, won, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1, after being down three match points to Agustin Calleri.
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ATHENS, Aug 17  - Any hint of rust after a 12-week lay-off was long gone by the time Justine Henin-Hardenne took to the Olympic tennis court on Tuesday, a fact drummed mercilessly home to Venezuela&#39;s Maria Vento-Kabchi.
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Maria Sharapova of Russia screams after missing a shot in her match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia at the WTA Championships in Los Angeles, Friday, Nov. 12, 2004.
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Nadia Petrova, chasing her fifth title of the season, defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 Saturday to reach the Porsche Grand Prix final.
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Amelie Mauresmo from France touches her taped leg in the final against Lindsay Davenport of the US at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at Filderstadt near Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.
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Roger Federer, of Switzerland, returns to Fabrice Santoro, of France, at the US Open tennis tournament in New York on Saturday. NEW YORK - Maria Sharapovaâs drive to win another Grand Slam title got dashed
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NEW YORK - She came into the tournament as Olympic champion, US Open champion and the world No 1. Justine Henin-Hardenne will leave with just her Olympic title after she was bumped from the fourth round 3-6, 2-6 by Russia&#39;s Nadia Petrova.
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Elena Likhovtseva upset sixth-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 7-5 at the Porsche Grand Prix Tuesday, helped by 13 double faults from her fellow Russian.
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Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo shook off a slow start and beat Vera Zvonareva 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to successfully defend her Advanta Championships title for her fifth tournament victory of 2004. Mauresmo seems poised to make a splash in next week's season-ending WTA Tour Championships in Los Angeles. The Frenchwoman has won two straight tournaments, including in Austria last week.
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Filderstadt, Germany (Sports Network) - Newly-crowned No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo and Russian Grand Slam champions Anastasia Myskina and Svetlana Kuznetsova were among Thursday&#39;s second-round winners at the $650,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
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Defending champion Maria Sharapova is knocked out of the Pacific Life Open, a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 loss to Vera Zvonareva that will cost her the No. 1 ranking.
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Maria Hjorth closed in on her first LPGA Tour victory in seven years, Cristie Kerr had one bad hole and Annika Sorenstam remained on the fringe of contention Saturday at the State Farm Classic.
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Greece's Eleni Daniilidou won the Hobart WTA International on a walkover when Russian second seed Vera Zvonareva pulled out with an ankle injury.
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Villanova, PA (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo of France and sixth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva each advanced to Sunday&#39;s final at the $585,000 Advanta Championships.