Niemine sails through to last four as seeds fall at China Open
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Unseeded Jarkko Nieminen sailed into the semi-finals of China Open tennis tournament on Friday as the Finnish cruised past third seed David Nalbandian 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 here.
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Beijing, China (Sports Network) - Big Russian Marat Safin and Thai star Paradorn Srichaphan moved into the semifinals, but third-seeded Argentine David Nalbandian went by way of the upset Friday at the inaugural China Open.
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The top-seeded Belgian was upset in the fourth round of the year&#39;s last Grand Slam tournament by 14th-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-2.
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US Open tennis champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia has advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing with a hard-fought win over China&#39;s Li Na.
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Juan Carlos Ferrero became the second major casualty of the China Open on Thursday, the number two seed losing 6-4 6-4 to American Kevin Kim in the second round.
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Serena Williams overcame problems with her serve to defeat Russia's Vera Zvonareva , 6-2, 6-3, yesterday in Beijing, advancing to the China Open final against US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova . Kuznetsova beat Wimbledon champion and Russian countrywoman Maria Sharapova , 6-2, 6-2, in the other semifinal. Williams, seeded first, is working her way back up the rankings after missing ...
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Former world number one Martina Hingis made up for lost time when she finally got on court at the China Open on Tuesday, sweeping past local hope Sun Tiantian 6-2 6-3 in less than an hour.
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Ivan Ljubicic, seeded first and ranked No. 3, lost in the China Open quarterfinals Friday, beaten by South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik 6-3, 7-6 (3).
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The top women's seeds advanced to the Australian Open fourth round in contrasting styles Friday but former champion Amelie Mauresmo was dumped from the tournament she won just two years ago.
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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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Germany&#39;s Rainer Schuettler defeated Australian Paul Baccanello and Finland&#39;s Jarkko Nieminen downed Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the first round of the $500,000 US China Open on Monday.
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Finn Jarkko Nieminen reignited his rise through the rankings on Friday, this time at the expense of third seed David Nalbandian 6-2 2-6 6-2 at the China Open.
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US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame a strong effort by Chinese qualifier Li Na and an opposing crowd to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open with a 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-3) victory on Thursday.
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Fourth seed Vera Zvonareva outfought  Frenchwoman Nathalie Dechy 7-6, 6-4 to move into the  quarterfinals of the Linz Open Thursday.
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Fourth seed Rainer Schuettler reached the second round of China Open here on Monday with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over unseeded Australian Paul Baccanello.
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The fourth-seeded Amelie Mauresmo, who won her first Grand Slam title last year, lost to Nicole Vaidisova. Also, 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova reached the quarterfinals.
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Lindsay Davenport lost a tennis match for the first time since giving birth, falling by 6-3, 7-5 to Jelena Jankovic in the semifinals of the China Open Saturday in Beijing.