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Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez beat Gisela Dulko 7-5, 6-4 Friday to reach the Swedish Open final.

Top seeds Carolina Wozniacki and Dominika Cibulkova each had straight-set victories Wednesday in the second round of the $220,000 Swedish Open.

Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark advanced to the second round of the Swedish Open on Tuesday after defeating Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden 6-1, 6-3. The ninth-ranked Wozniacki broke Arvidsson twice in the first set and once in the second.

When 17-year-old American Melanie Oudin concluded the biggest match of her life Saturday at Wimbledon, she had trouble finding the exit on cozy Court 3. Still learning her way around the All England Club, Oudin has made her way into the fourth round.

Once a champion always a champion. Amelie Mauresmo, Wimbledon Champion in 2006, and Lleyton Hewitt, Wimbledon champion in 2002, are both heading into the second week of the fortnight with a lot of confidence... by Chris Oddo aka The Fan Child 27 reads Game Recap Once a champion always a champion.

Wimbledon on Twitter: "Whispers of drizzle near court 7. Is it really going to happen? Is the roof about to make its grand entrance?" 1740: A texter in east London has reported hail and rain with thunder and lightning.

Jelena Jankovic's challenge melted in soaring temperatures at Wimbledon on Saturday while Andy Murray fans tried to stay cool as they waited for their hero's prime time appearance on Centre Court.

Jamie Delgado and Jonathan Marray produced a superb performance to reach the third round of the men's doubles.

Top-seeded Russian Dinara Safina will face Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova in the quarter-final of the Ordina Open.

Giuseppe Rossi scored twice in the second half, Daniele De Rossi had a goal, and Italy rallied to overcome a Landon Donovan penalty kick and beat the United States 3-1 Monday night in its opener at the FIFA Confederations Cup in Pretoria, South Africa.

Reporting from Paris -- If the tennis tempest ever quickens her blood pressure, the tranquil Oracene Price, mother of Venus and Serena Williams, never lets on.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 PARIS: American rookie Alexa Glatch is prepared to face the full force of the mighty Williams sisters to ensure she is not jettisoned from the US team to face Italy in the Fed Cup final.

World No. 1 Russian Dinara Safina made a statement in response to her detractors on Monday at the French Open, starting her two-week campaign with a 6-0, 6-0 dismantling of Britain's Anne Keothavong.

She was bloodied and in shock, with a broken left elbow and a broken right wrist, but being an athlete, all Alexa Glatch could think about was getting up and getting on with life.

There were other ways Sharapova made her presence felt - the big groundstrokes off both wings; the tough-as-nails turnaround after a slow start; the prematch accessories of buttoned-up blue jacket and oversized white purse; the postmatch victory waves and blown kisses.

American Andy Roddick is not setting his sights low at the French Open. So what if he entered Monday without a victory at Roland Garros since 2005? So what if the red clay slows his speedy serve and powerful forehands? "I'd like to make a second week here," the sixth-seeded American declared after beating 305th-ranked Romain Jouan of France 6-2, ...

Roger Federer believes avoiding Rafael Nadal at the Madrid Masters this week could prove crucial in his campaign to finally topple the king of clay and capture an elusive French Open title.

Serbia's Jelena Jankovic was among Sunday's first-round winners at the inaugural Madrid Open tennis tournament.

Tomas Berdych rallied from four points down in the decisive tiebreaker to beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 in the final of the BMW Open Sunday for his first title of the year.

Jelena Jankovic beat Nuria Llagostera of Spain 6-2, 6-1 Sunday to reach the second round of the Madrid Open, a joint ATP and WTA Tour tournament.