Fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic cruised to a 6-4 6-2 victory over seed No.23 Daniela Hantuchova and advanced to the French Open quarterfinals where she will play the winner of the match between world No.107 Jarmila Groth and world No.36 Yaroslava Shvedova.
Slovakia’s Hantuchova had only one break point during the match, which she didn’t convert, [...]
When people were discussing possible favorites for the 2010 French Open, many players where mentioned, but Francesca Schiavone wasn’t really on top of anyone’s list. The world No.17 Schiavone won the battle of the first time Grand Slam finalists against Australia’s Samantha Stosur 6-4 7-6(2) and became the first Italian women’s tennis player to [...]
The 2010 French Open title has insured Francesca Schiavone’s rise of 11 spots in the Sony Ericsson WTA rankings, and the first-time Grand Slam champion is now at a career-high of No.6, which makes her the highest-ranked Italian ever. And that’s not all. The new rankings are the first occasion that two Italian players [...]
Injury-troubled Tatiana Golovin is coming closer to the tennis courts, as a commentator for French television during the French Open.
Last year in February Golovin was ranked 12th in the world, while now she’s as low as No.1128. Yes, that’s 1-1-2-8! Due to a back injury she missed most of the 2008 season, [...]
The 2010 French Open title has insured Francesca Schiavone’s rise of 11 spots in the Sony Ericsson WTA rankings, and the first-time Grand Slam champion is now at a career-high of No.6, which makes her the highest-ranked Italian ever. And that’s not all. The new rankings are the first occasion that two Italian players [...]
Fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic cruised to a 6-4 6-2 victory over seed No.23 Daniela Hantuchova and advanced to the French Open quarterfinals where she will play the winner of the match between world No.107 Jarmila Groth and world No.36 Yaroslava Shvedova.
Slovakia’s Hantuchova had only one break point during the match, which she didn’t convert, [...]
