The last match of today’s play at the $700,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart was an upset of defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. The third-seeded Russian lost to China’s Li Na 6-3 7-5 in the second round.
The only other second-round match that took place on Wednesday happened to be an upset as well, [...]
Russia’s Alisa Kleybanova overcame both a rain delay and top-seeded compatriot Elena Dementieva to win her first WTA title at the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.
The fourth-seeded Kleybanova survived some tough matches prior to the final, but in the title match she dominated one of the best players at the moment and cruised [...]
Russian Anastasia Pavlychenkova claimed her maiden Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title by beating Slovakian second seed Daniela Hantuchova in the final of the Monterrey Open in Mexico.
The 18-year-old Pavlychenkova was forced to play both her semifinal and her title match in the same day, because of a rain delay. However, that didn’t [...]
