Sharapova, Molik Advance to Swisscom Final
626499
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the final of the Swisscom Challenge, defeating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in one of Saturday's semifinals. The fourth-seeded Sharapova, who eliminated Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, extended her winning streak to 12 matches.
539364
Maria Sharapova reaches the Zurich semi-finals with victory over Venus Williams.
124908
Australia&#39;s Alicia Molik upset match favorite Maria Sharapova, winning Sunday&#39;s final of the Swisscom Challenge 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
464221
Venus Williams will face Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova in the Zurich quarter-finals after surviving a testing encounter with Ana Ivanovic.
65978
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova ousted Venus Williams in the quarterfinals of the Swisscom Challenge Friday, 6-3, 6-4. The high-profile match featured plenty of unforced errors
105381
Australia's Alicia Molik beat Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Sunday, snapping the Russian's 12-match winning streak and capturing the Swisscom Challenge title.
363968
Russia's Maria Sharapova beat   Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-4 6-4 in the U.S. Open   women's final on Saturday.
53903
Justine Henin advanced to the Zurich Open semifinals by defeating Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4, 6-2. Henin will play Nicole Vaidisova, who defeated Alona Bondarenko, 6-1, 6-4. Francesca Schiavone and Tatiana Golovin will meet in the other semifinal.
410432
LUXEMBOURG (Ticker) - Second-seeded Alicia Molik of Australia remains on target for her second straight title. Molik, who ousted Russian Maria Sharapova to win in Zurich last week, defeated No.
445662
Justine Henin rallied to defeat Nicole Vaidisova yesterday, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, and advanced to the final of the Zurich Open today. The top-ranked Henin will play Tatiana Golovin, who defeated Francesca Schiavone, 6-0, 6-4, in the other semifinal.The 15th-ranked Vaidisova did not succumb easily.Henin dropped a set for only the second time since losing in the semifinals at Wimbledon. She also lost a set against Golovin before defeating her in a final in Germany earlier this month.Henin, a winner of 19 consecutive matches, has captured eight titles in 12 tournaments this season.In the final set, Henin broke to lead, 3-2. She converted the first of two break points by drilling a forehand to the baseline that Vaidisova could not return. Trailing by 5-3, Vaidisova saved two match points to hold serve. She then broke the next game.Henin had saved two break points, but she smashed a lazy lob into the net. The following point, Henin angrily threw her racket to the ground after hitting a backhand shot well wide.Henin finally broke for good the next game, putting Vaidisova on the defensive and ending the match with a forehand winner.
515973
DANIELA HANTUCHOVA, of Slovakia, defeated Vera Douchevina, the Russian wild card, 6-1, 6-4 yesterday in the opening round of the Swisscom Challenge in Zurich.
541002
Maria Sharapova loses her French Open semifinal to Ana Ivanovic, a Serbian teenager who soared to a 6-2, 6-1 victory Thursday to reach her first Grand Slam final. Justine Henin also advances.
117202
Resurgent Australian Alicia Molik went through to the semi-finals of the Zurich Challenge in Switzerland overnight after a straight sets win against Russia&#39;s Nadia Petrova.
694094
ZURICH, Oct. 23. - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova set up an all-Russian semi-final clash with third seed Elena Dementieva after defeating Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 at the 1.3 million-dollar WTA event in Zurich.
630946
London - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova defeated Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the $1.3m WTA event in Zurich.
127420
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova eased  past Luxembourg's Anne Kremer, 6-0, 6-2, to reach the final of  the Hansol Korea Open Saturday.
129343
Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reached the final of a grand slam tournament for the first time with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of world number two Maria Sharapova at the French Open on Thursday.