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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Women&#39;s US Open tennis champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia is one step closer to another title. Her match-winning streak reached eight Friday with a quarterfinal win at the Wismilak International tournament in Bali, Indonesia.
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While other more glamorous blond players live on the show courts, sixth-seeded Anna Chakvetadze of Russia was toiling on Court 13 against Nicole Pratt, the 68th-ranked Australian. Chakvetadze grinded out a 6-3, 6-4 victory in a match in which she controlled the run of play, hitting 38 winners to Pratt&#8217;s 9. She also committed 30 unforced [...].
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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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Svetlana Kuznetsova became the third Russian woman to win a major this year, overpowering countrywoman Elena Dementieva in straight sets in the first all-Russian final at the US Open.
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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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Russians were winners in four of five matches played Wednesday at the ATP stop in Moscow, with the only upset caused by Italian Francesca Schiavone knocking out No.
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Amelie Mauresmo became just the second player to reach No. 1 in the WTA rankings without winning a Grand Slam title, while U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova rose to a career-high No. 6 on Monday.
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Martina Navratilova, the woman who has  won everything in tennis, notched another record at the Athens  Olympics at 47.
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One can make a strong argument that Russia, with its combined strength in the menÂs and womenÂs game, is the leading tennis nation in the world.
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WTA rankings, which is released on Monday, will see Lindsay Davenport taking over the top spot from France&#39;s Amelie Mauresmo after the American reaching the Kremlin Cup quarter
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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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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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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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Russia won its first Fed Cup title yesterday 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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Villanova, PA (Sports Network) - Russian women Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova moved into the semifinals at the $585,000 Advanta Championships with victories on Friday.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena   Dementieva moved a step closer to a quarter-final showdown as   they claimed convincing third round wins over fellow Russians   at Flushing Meadows on Friday.