Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, cherishes her victory over Maria Sharapova in the 2009 WTA Rogers Cup held Aug. 17-23, 2009 in Toronto Canada. Dementieva and Sharapova are both from Russia. It was the first time in the 117-year tournament history that the Rogers Cup had an all-Russian Final. Dementieva was the 4th seed in
Russian tennis cutie pie, Maria Sharapova, reached the Semifinals of the 2009 WTA LA Women's Tennis Championships held Aug. 3-9, 2009 at Los Angeles, California, USA. She was defeated by Flavia Pennetta 2-6, 6-4, 3-6. It was not a pretty match for Maria Sharapova. She piled up 61 unforced errors and had 16 double faults.
Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, reached the Semifinals of the 2009 WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic played in Stanford, California, USA July 27-Aug 2, 2009. Dementieva, ranked No. 4, had smooth sailing through her first three rounds without dropping a set. She defeated No. 55 ranked Anne Keothavong of London, England, 6-1, 6-4
Serena Williams of the USA holds the Wimbledon trophy for the 3rd time in her tennis career after defeating her sister, Venus Williams, in the final July 4, 2009. Serena didn't show much mercy as she downed her overpowered sister in straight sets, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2. It was probably sweet revenge for Serena after being
Danish tennis cutie pie, Caroline Wozniacki, poses with her trophy after the championship match of the WTA Aegon International played in Eastbourne, England June 15-20. This was the 2nd title for Wozniacki, who also won the WTA MPS Group Championships in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA back in April. In route to the title, Wozniacki,
Russian cutie pie, Maria Sharapova, continues her post-injury comeback, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open played May 24-June 7, 2009. She played four tough matches in the first four rounds, each going three sets, warding off many set and match points against her. On her road to the quarterfinals, she defeated No. 82
Tennis cutie pie, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, made it into round three of the 2009 French Open. The 17-year-old from Russia ws doing well until she ran ino the world's No. 1, Dinara Safina. In round one, Pavlyuchenkova defeated No. 88 ranked, Raluca Olaru of Romaina, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. Round two went to a 2nd
Serbian cutie pie, Ana Ivanovic, is through to the 3rd round of the 2009 French Open after a decisive 6-1, 6-2 win over Tamarine Tanasugarn. Ivanovic started off with a somewhat close match against No. 44 ranked Sara Errani of Italy. Errani took the 1st set to a tie-break, which Ivanovic won 7-3. Ivanovic then
It appears that Russian tennis cutie pie, Maria Sharapova, is back. After her first round 3-set victory over No. 64 ranked Anastasia Yakimova of Belarus, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, it was questionable how well she would do against her 2nd round opponent, fellow Russian No. 11 ranked Nadia Petrova. However, Sharapova proved to be up to
Serena Williams of the USA jumps for joy after the final shot from her opponent goes out in the opening round of the French Open on Tuesday. It was a tough struggle to get that win, with Williams seeing eight match points go down the drain and being broken several times while serving for the
