More Glory for Russia&#39;s Tennis Queens
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Maria Sharapova and Yelena Dementyeva both lifted titles Sunday to underline Russia&#39;s domination of the women&#39;s game. In Seoul, South Korea, Wimbledon champion Sharapova trounced Marta Domachowska 6-1, 6-1 to win the Korea Open.
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Venus Williams of the US returns a shot during a match against Elena Bovina of Russia at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow&#39;s Olympic Indoor stadium on Friday, Oct. 15, 2004.
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MELBOURNE -- No one has to say the Russians are coming. They're already here. Seven of the final 16 women at the Australian Open are from Russia, including Wimbledon champ Maria Sharapova, French Open winner Anastasia Myskina, and US Open victor Svetlana Kuznetsova. It could have been nine, but two others lost yesterday.
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French Open winner Anastasia Myskina and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova are just two talented players that are carving a Russian foothold in the top tier of women's tennis.
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PERFECTION is not as easy as it looks. Maria Sharapova achieved it, briefly, for two glorious sets against Serena Williams to win the Wimbledon title but that was weeks ago and since then she seems to have
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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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If one had any doubts about the invasion of teenage Russian tennis players impacting the WTA Tour, doubt no more. Anna Kournikova might be on an extended tennis hiatus but there&#39;s
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New York -- &quot;Perseverance&quot; is a wonderful word in any language. Just now, it sounds best in Russian. The best word for American women&#39;s tennis is &quot;pain,&quot; delivered in any form you would like.
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Wimbledon champion Venus Williams beat Russian Nadia Petrova 7-6 0-6 6-4 in the second singles on Saturday to level the Fed Cup semi-final between the United States and Russia at 1-1 in Stowe, Vermont.
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The recently deposed world No.1 beating Poland&#39;s Marta Domachowska 6-4 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Generali Ladies Linz WTA tournament.
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Venus Williams carved out a testy 6-4,  6-4 win over qualifier Alina Jidkova, while French and U.S.  Open runner-up Elena Dementieva led seven Russians into the  second round of the Kremlin Cup Tuesday.
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Nadia Petrova and Elena Vesnina beat Wimbledon champion Venus Williams and Lisa Raymond in the decisive doubles contest to give Russia a 3-2 win over the United States in their Fed Cup semi-final on Sunday in Stowe, Vermont.
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GOLD COAST, Australia Martina Navratilova said Friday that she&#39;s still on the tennis circuit because she&#39;s good and continues to work hard to improve her game.
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Venus Williams dispatched her second Russian opponent in as many days to book a spot in the semifinals and Rafael Nadal won a five-set victory to advance.
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Russia easily recaptured the Fed Cup title from last year's surprise winners Italy by thrashing them 4-0 in the Moscow final over the weekend.
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In what many expected to be a 5-0 whitewash for the Russians, the Fed Cup finale came down to the final doubles match Sunday in Moscow, with Anastasia Myskina and Vera &quot;The Crying Game&quot; Zvonareva edging Marion &quot;Roly Poly&quot; Bartoli and Emilie Loit 7-6(5), 7
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With five of the top eight players in this week&#39;s $3 million WTA Championships hailing from the land of Lenin and Kournikova, Tour organizers should consider renaming this season-ending tournament the Russian Open.