Schiavone Starts Off Open With Victory
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Sixteenth-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy recorded the first victory at the U.S. Open on Monday, beating Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-3 as the final Grand Slam began under gray, cloudy skies.
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Corey Pavin started strong and finished with a flourish for one of the best rounds of his career and a three-stroke lead at the inaugural Buick Championship on Thursday.
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The tough Russian women&#39;s field suffered its first loss early Wednesday when Italy&#39;s Francesca Schiavone came back from a set down to upset eighth-seeded Nadia Petrova 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the $2.
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Serie A title hopefuls Juventus and AS Roma made winning starts on Sunday, gaining an early advantage on rivals AC Milan and Inter who were held to draws on Saturday.
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Annika Sorenstam got off to a good start in the opening round of the State Farm Classic. Another Swede had an even better finish.
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Daniele Bennati of Italy won the opening leg of the Tour of Spain, cyclingâs most important race after the Tour de France and the Tour of Italy.Bennati captured two stages of this yearâs Tour de France, including the final dash along the Champs-ÃlysÃ©es. Yesterday, Bennati, a Lampre-Fondital rider, sprinted ahead of the pack to finish the 95-mile course in 3 hours 43 minutes 9 seconds in and around the port city of Vigo.Alessandro Petacchi, a sprint specialist, finished third in the same time, just behind Oscar Freire of Rabobank. The favorites Allan Davis of Discovery Channel and Tom Boonen of Quick Step-Innergetic were fourth and fifth.Alexandre Vinokourov, the winner of last yearâs race, was not among the 189 starters after he tested positive for blood doping at this yearâs Tour de France.
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It wasn&#39;t the start Al Montoya was looking for, but the end result was all that really mattered. Playing on home ice in the first game since winning their first
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Spaniard Sete Gibernau won a controversial inaugural Qatar MotoGP on Saturday after multiple world champions Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi were forced to start from the back of the grid.
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Francesca Schiavone si &egrave; qualificata per il secondo turno del torneo Wta di Sydney (600 mila ...
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Kimi Raikkonen rode an intoxicating wave of confidence through the first practice session for the Italian grand prix to set the second fastest time close behind Michael Schumacher&#39;s Ferrari, only a fortnight after relegating the world champion to runner
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Sport: Sergio Garcia leads by one from Paul McGinley after a thrilling opening round at Carnoustie.
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Europe got off to the perfect start in the Ryder Cup when the opening duo of Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington went one up over Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson after the first hole.
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Brent Geiberger took advantage of ideal morning conditions to earn a share of the clubhouse lead with a 6-under-par 66 during the first
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Francesca Schiavone &egrave; tra le teste di serie del tabellone principale femminile dei prossimi O...
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Francesca Schiavone si &egrave; qualificata per il secondo turno del torneo Wta di Gold Coast, in Au...
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Francesca Schiavone si &egrave; aggiudicata il derby italiano del primo turno nel torneo Wta di Barc...
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Hasselt, Belgium (Sports Network) - Seeded Italians Francesca Schiavone and Silvia Farina Elia led Tuesday&#39;s parade of first-round winners at the inaugural Gaz de France Stars tennis event.