Fedossova Upsets Shaughnessy at Japan Open
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Fifth-seeded Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States was upset 7-5, 7-6 (5) by Youlia Fedossova, a French teen ranked 448th, in the first round of the Japan Open on Tuesday.
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HOT favourites Russia, seeking their first Fed Cup title, will take on champions France in the final after beating Austria today. French Open champion Anastasia Myskina recovered from a horrendous first set
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Werner Eschauer of Austria and the qualifier Steve Darcis of Belgium advanced to the final of the Dutch Open yesterday in Amersfoort, Netherlands. Neither one has played for an ATP title before. Darcis, ranked 297th, upset the second-seeded Mikhail Youzhny, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, and Eschauer defeated Robin Haase, 6-4, 6-4, in the semifinals.At the clay-court Palermo Open in Italy, the 18-year-old Agnes Szavay reached her first career final by beating Sara Errani, 7-6 (0), 6-1, in the semifinals. Szavay, seeded eighth, will face the second-seeded Martina MÃ¼ller in the final today. MÃ¼ller defeated Karin Knapp, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.At the Western & Southern Financial Group Womenâs Open in Mason, Ohio, Akiko Morigami earned her second berth in a final in three years by outlasting the qualifier Akgul Amanmuradova, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3. She will play the top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze in the final today. Chakvetadze advanced with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win over the third-seeded Sania Mirza.
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Top-seeded Marion Bartoli of France was beaten in the first round of the Tashkent Open, while second-seeded Meghann Shaughnessy easily advanced Tuesday.
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In a fitting end to a season dominated by Russian women, the country won its first Fed Cup title Sunday by edging defending champion France 3-2 when Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva beat Marion Bartoli and Emilie Loit 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the deciding doubles match.
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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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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova overpowered American Mashona Washington on Saturday to claim back-to-back Japan Open titles. Top seeded Sharapova cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Washington
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Top seed Amelie Mauresmo fought off   Meghann Shaughnessy 6-4 6-3 to reach the third round of the   U.S. Open on Thursday.
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Mark Philippoussis lost 6-3 6-4 to Czech player Tomas Zib as the rain-hit Japan Open finally got under way. Zib humbled the big-hitting Australian at Tokyo&#39;s Ariake Colleseum on a day when many matches were postponed.
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FORMER world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova eased into the final stages of the Japan Open while David Nalbandian became the highest-seeded men&#39;s casualty.
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Fifteen-year-old Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic upset second-seeded Meghann Shaughnessy 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (1) Saturday to advance to the Tashkent Open final.
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Russia's Maria Sharapova beat   Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-4 6-4 in the U.S. Open   women's final on Saturday.
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Sport: Maria Sharapova won her all-Russian battle with Elena Dementieva while Justine Henin, Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic also reached the quarter-finals
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova won the Korea Open on Sunday with an easy 6-1, 6-1 victory over Poland&#39;s Marta Domachowska.
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Top seed Lleyton Hewitt was pushed to three sets by a Japanese player for the second day in a row at the $860,000 Japan Open on Thursday.
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Maria Sharapova brushes aside Russian compatriot Elena Likhovtseva in Tokyo.
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Maria Sharapova is pushed to three sets by Samantha Stosur in her first match at the Japan Open.