Quote For The Day

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"María José [Martínez Sánchez] is very different from most girls. She makes a lot of drop shots and volleys, and she's also left-handed, which makes it a little bit tricky to play her. I tried my best. I came back in both sets and at those times I prayed to hold my serve. I didn't manage it today. She won and credit to her." --Jelena Jankovic

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Venus Williams leaves the Foro Italico after loosing her match against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic during Rome Masters on May 6, 2010.

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Singles - Quarterfinals
(1/WC) Serena Williams (USA) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 61 64
(7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (4) Venus Williams (USA) 60 61
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (14) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 62 75
María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 76(6) 64

Doubles - Quarterfinals
(2) Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez (ESP/ESP) d. Dushevina/Jans (RUS/POL) 62 62
(6) Dulko/Pennetta (ARG/ITA) d. Kirilenko/Pavlyuchenkova (RUS/RUS) 63 62

Doubles - Second Round
Dushevina/Jans (RUS/POL) d. (7) Peschke/Srebotnik (CZE/SLO) 64 62

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Estoril Open

Men's Singles - Second Round
[5] G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d [WC] L Tavares (POR) 62 62
[Q] A Martin (ESP) d [LL]* D Marrero (ESP) 61 62
F Gil (POR) d S Giraldo (COL) 64 64
[WC] R Machado (POR) d [LL]** M Przysiezny (POL) 64 64

L* Marrero replaced Monfils (stomach)
LL** Przysiezny replaced Ljubicic (left side strain)

Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals
[1] P Cuevas (URU) / M Granollers (ESP) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / A Montanes (ESP) 64 64
M Lopez (ESP) / D Marrero (ESP) d [3] A Clement (FRA) / R Lindstedt (SWE) 64 64
[WC] P Sousa (POR) / L Tavares (POR) d R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) 64 76(2)

Women's Singles - Quarterfinals
(2) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. (Q) Arantxa Rus (NED) 64 61
(7) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (4) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 46 64 63
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 76(6) 62
Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) d. (LL) Jarmila Groth (AUS) 67(6) 75 75

Women's Doubles - Semifinals
Diatchenko/Védy (RUS/FRA) d. Jugic-Salkic/Jurak (BIH/CRO) 63 46 10-5

Women's Doubles - Quarterfinals
(1) Cirstea/Medina Garrigues (ROU/ESP) d. Peng/Zhang (CHN/CHN) 62 76(2)
Manasieva/Olaru (RUS/ROU) d. (WC) Larcher de Brito/Rus (POR/NED) 61 60

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BMW Open

Singles - Second Round
[1] M Cilic (CRO) d S Greul (GER) 67(6) 62 75
[4] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d S Ventura (ESP) 62 61
[5] M Baghdatis (CYP) d M Chiudinelli (SUI) 63 64
[6] N Almagro (ESP) d K Anderson (RSA) 62 57 76(5)

Doubles - Quarterfinals
C Kas (GER) / P Petzschner (GER) d [2] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 61 46 12-10
M Ancic (CRO) / J Knowle (AUT) d L Friedl (CZE) / D Skoch (CZE) 64 64

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Serbia Open

Singles - Second Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d F Fognini (ITA) 64 64
[2] J Isner (USA) d J Ouanna (FRA) 62 64
R Gasquet (FRA) d [8] A Seppi (ITA) 46 62 75
[WC] F Krajinovic (SRB) d H Zeballos (ARG) 63 16 76(5)

Doubles - Quarterfinals
[1] J Brunstrom (SWE) / J Rojer (AHO) d O Rochus (BEL) / M Russell (USA) 63 60
T Bednarek (POL) / M Kowalczyk (POL) d [4] L Mayer (ARG) / H Zeballos (ARG) w/o (Mayer - elbow)
S Gonzalez (MEX) / T Rettenmaier (USA) d I Bozoljac (SRB) / D Vemic (SRB) 75 62

Face Of The Day

Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium reacts after losing her match against Jelena Jankovic of Serbia at the Rome Masters tennis tournament in Rome May 5, 2010.

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INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA

Singles - Third Round
(1/WC) Serena Williams (USA) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 62 36 60
María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) d. (2) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 64 62
(4) Venus Williams (USA) d. (16) Shahar Peer (ISR) 63 64
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (6) Elena Dementieva (RUS) 61 76(5)
(7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (11) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 62 60
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (8) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 16 63 76(1)
(14) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 60 36 62
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 46 61 61

Doubles - Quarterfinals
(4) Raymond/Stubbs (USA/AUS) d. Rosolska/Shvedova (POL/KAZ) 26 61 10-5

Doubles - Second Round
(1) Huber/Petrova (USA/RUS) d. Hercog/Peer (SLO/ISR) 36 62 10-4
Kirilenko/Pavlyuchenkova (RUS/RUS) d. (3) Black/Vesnina (ZIM/RUS) 62 ret. (Vesnina: low back injury)
(5) Mattek-Sands/Yan (USA/CHN) d. Hlavackova/Savchuk (CZE/UKR) 75 60
(6) Dulko/Pennetta (ARG/ITA) d. Keothavong/Petkovic (GBR/GER) 62 62

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Estoril Open

Singles - Second Round
(2) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. (WC) Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) 75 75
(4) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 62 63
(7) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Tatjana Malek (GER) 62 61
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) d. Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN) 61 42 ret. (right calf strain)
Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) d. Julia Goerges (GER) 36 75 62
Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) d. Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 64 26 63
(Q) Arantxa Rus (NED) d. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 76(4) 61
(LL) Jarmila Groth (AUS) d. Kristina Barrois (GER) 26 61 75

Doubles - Quarterfinals
Diatchenko/Védy (RUS/FRA) d. (2) Czink/Parra Santonja (HUN/ESP) 75 26 10-6
Jugic-Salkic/Jurak (BIH/CRO) d. (3) Barrois/Woehr (GER/GER) 64 76(4)

Doubles - First Round
(1) Cirstea/Medina Garrigues (ROU/ESP) d. Fichman/Washington (CAN/USA) w/o (Fichman: right hamstring muscle strain)
Manasieva/Olaru (RUS/ROU) d. Rodionova/Wozniak (AUS/CAN) 63 64

Men's Singles - Second Round
[1] R Federer (SUI) d B Phau (GER) 63 64
[4] A Montanes (ESP) d D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 61 62
[8] P Cuevas (URU) d M Granollers (ESP) 76(8) 76(2)
A Clement (FRA) d A Falla (COL) 64 63

Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals
S Huss (AUS) / A Sa (BRA) d X Malisse (BEL) / D Norman (BEL) 64 64

Men's Doubles - First Round
[1] P Cuevas (URU) / M Granollers (ESP) d J Chela (ARG) / N Massu (CHI) 63 63
[3] A Clement (FRA) / R Lindstedt (SWE) d [WC] F Gil (POR) / R Machado (POR) 76(6) 76(4)
R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) d [4] C Fleming (GBR) / K Skupski (GBR) 26 63 10-5
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / A Montanes (ESP) d A Falla (COL) / S Giraldo (COL) 62 26 10-7

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BMW Open

Singles - First Round
[1] M Cilic (CRO) d M Berrer (GER) 64 62
[4] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d D Brands (GER) 64 64
[6] N Almagro (ESP) d K Vliegen (BEL) 63 61
K Anderson (RSA) d M Zverev (GER) 65 ret. (rib)
S Ventura (ESP) d O Dolgopolov Jr. (UKR) 67(5) 63 63

Singles - Second Round
[2] M Youzhny (RUS) d A Beck (GER) 63 63
[3] T Berdych (CZE) d [Q] P Riba (ESP) 75 61
J Hajek (CZE) d [8] [WC] B Becker (GER) 64 60
P Petzschner (GER) d D Koellerer (AUT) 61 64

Doubles - First Round
[2] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d O Dolgopolov Jr. (UKR) / S Greul (GER) 61 62
[3] E Butorac (USA) / M Kohlmann (GER) d J Coetzee (RSA) / K Vliegen (BEL) 63 36 13-11
[4] O Marach (AUT) / S Ventura (ESP) d P Marx (GER) / I Zelenay (SVK) 57 63 10-6
M Ancic (CRO) / J Knowle (AUT) d [WC] P Kohlschreiber (GER) / K Krawietz (GER) 62 57 10-8
C Kas (GER) / P Petzschner (GER) d S Lipsky (USA) / D Martin (USA) 76(3) 76(7)

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Serbia Open

Singles - Second Round
[3] S Querrey (USA) d E Korolev (KAZ) 63 64
[4] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [Q] A di Mauro (ITA) 61 64
I Andreev (RUS) d [5] I Karlovic (CRO) 64 75
[6] V Troicki (SRB) d F Serra (FRA) 60 61

Doubles - First Round
[2] R Hutchins (GBR) / J Kerr (AUS) d J Marray (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) 63 62
S Gonzalez (MEX) / T Rettenmaier (USA) d F Fognini (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) 36 63 10-5
O Rochus (BEL) / M Russell (USA) d Y Allegro (SUI) / L Zovko (CRO) 63 64

Face Of The Day

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Serena Williams speaks to the press during the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour at the Foro Italico Tennis Centre on May 2, 2010 in Rome, Italy.

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Hope the Australian Open champion is at least fit and can win more than one match. Her draw is tricky.

The defending Roland Garros champ is already out.

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Monday, May 3, 2010

Singles - Second Round
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. (5) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 62 36 64

Singles - First Round
(11) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. (Q) Karolina Sprem (CRO) 63 16 64
(12) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (Q) Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 62 63
(13) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 36 62 62
(16) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (WC) Corinna Dentoni (ITA) 62 61
Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. (Q) Ayumi Morita (JPN) 64 62
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. (LL) Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 61 36 75
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d. (Q) Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 62 62
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 62 67(9) 63
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 26 61 64
Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 67(5) 62 76(5)
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Sandra Zahlavova (CZE) 60 64
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 61 63
Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 76(6) 76(5)
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) d. (Q) Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 67(2) 75 63
(Q) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) d. Melanie Oudin (USA) 61 63

Doubles - Second Round
(2) Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez (ESP/ESP) d. Poutchek/Senoglu (BLR/TUR) 62 60

Doubles - First Round
(8) Chuang/Govortsova (TPE/BLR) d. (WC) Brianti/Camerin (ITA/ITA) 62 76(4)
Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA) d. Kudryavtseva/Zalameda (RUS/USA) 62 61
Kirilenko/Pavlyuchenkova (RUS/RUS) d. Azarenka/Zvonareva (BLR/RUS) 62 75
Rosolska/Shvedova (POL/KAZ) d. Borwell/Kops-Jones (GBR/USA) 75 62
Dushevina/Jans (RUS/POL) d. (WC) Dentoni/Oprandi (ITA/ITA) 64 57 10-3

Face Of The Day

AP

Russia's Dinara Safina holds the winner's trophy after defeating Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova at the final match of the Rome Masters tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 9, 2009. Safina won the final 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles - Final
(7) Hsieh/Peng (TPE/CHN) d. (5) Hantuchova/Sugiyama (SVK/JPN) 75 76(5)

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Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open

Singles - First Round
(3) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 64 61
(8) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 60 21 ret. (viral illness)
Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) d. (11) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 76(2) 62
(15) Zheng Jie (CHN) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 64 64
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. (WC) Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 64 63
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d. (WC) Sylvia Soler Espinosa (ESP) 63 64
Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 60 46 63

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Estoril Open

Singles - Final
Y Wickmayer (BEL) d [6] E Makarova (RUS) 75 62

Doubles - Final
[3] R Kops-Jones (USA) / A Spears (USA) d S Fichman (CAN) / K Marosi (HUN) 26 63 10-5

Singles - Semifinals
[2] N Davydenko (RUS) leads [4] J Blake (USA) 76(3) 24 - suspended due to bad light
[7] A Montanes (ESP) d P Capdeville (CHI) 63 64

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BMW Open

Singles - Semifinals
[4] T Berdych (CZE) d J Chardy (FRA) 61 57 62
M Youzhny (RUS) d [WC] D Brands (GER) 36 63 64

Doubles - Semifinals
J Hernych (CZE) / I Minar (CZE) d [WC] D Gremelmayr (GER) / D Meffert (GER) 63 61

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Serpia Open

Singles - Semifinals
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [4] A Seppi (ITA) 46 61 62
[LL] L Kubot (POL) d [2] I Karlovic (CRO) 76(0) 62

Doubles - Semifinals
[2] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) d R Wassen (NED) / I Zelenay (SVK) 75 62
J Brunstrom (SWE) / J Rojer (AHO) d M Granollers (ESP) / S Ventura (ESP) 62 46 11-9

Rome Final

Late again. It's a rematch of the Stuttgart final.

Rome Semifinals

I didn't know the semifinals were on Tennis Channel today (or the quarterfinals yesterday). Svetlanta Kuztnetsova backhanded Victoria Azarenka in straights. Right now the world No. 1 is playing Venus Williams, who was up a break and now isn't. Did she serve for the set or get broken back at 4-2? Is anyone watching?

There's virtually no one in the stands. It's rather pathetic, actually.

Face Of The Day

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Venus Williams of the U.S. reacts during her match against Anna Chakvetadze of Russia at the Rome Masters tennis tournament in Rome May 6, 2009.

Singles - Third Round
(1) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (14) Zheng Jie (CHN) 57 61 76(3)
(3) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 61 10 ret. (viral illness)
(4) Venus Williams (USA) d. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 60 67(8) 64
(10) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (5) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 61 36 64
(6) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (9) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 62 62
(7) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. (12) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 63 36 60
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) d. (8) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 64 67(5) 64
(16) Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Patty Schnyder (SUI) 63 60

Doubles - Second Round
(1) Black/Huber (ZIM/USA) d. Bondarenko/Bondarenko (UKR/UKR) w/o (K.Bondarenko: viral illness)
Dushevina/Voskoboeva (RUS/KAZ) d. (3) Stosur/Stubbs (AUS/AUS) 63 61
(4) Llagostera Vives/Martinez Sanchez (ESP/ESP) d. Craybas/Ditty (USA/USA)
61 61
(5) Hantuchova/Sugiyama (SVK/JPN) d. Brianti/Dentoni (ITA/ITA) 61 62
(7) Hsieh/Peng (TPE/CHN) d. Dechy/Santangelo (FRA/ITA) 62 61
Petrova/Safina (RUS/RUS) d. (8) Azarenka/Vesnina (BLR/RUS) 76(5) 57 14-12
Senoglu/Shvedova (TUR/KAZ) d. A.Radwanska/Szavay (POL/HUN) w/o (A.Radwanska: low back sprain)

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Estoril Open

Singles - Second Round
Jarmila Groth (SVK) d. (1) Iveta Benesova (CZE) 75 64
(2) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Maria Emilia Salerni (ARG) 63 60
(3) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. Maret Ani (EST) 75 62
(4) Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. (Q) Elena Bovina (RUS) 64 75
(6) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d. Melinda Czink (HUN) 57 75 75
(7) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 64 61
(8) Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) d. Kristina Barrois (GER) 64 64
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 06 62 62

Doubles - Quarterfinals
Diatchenko/Dzehalevich (RUS/BLR) d. Date Krumm/Wickmayer (JPN/BEL) 60 61

Doubles - First Round
(3) Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) d. Cetkovska/Salerni (CZE/ARG) 36 63 10-5

Singles - Second Round
[2] N Davydenko (RUS) d JC Ferrero (ESP) 75 62
O Hernandez (ESP) d [3] D Ferrer (ESP) 62 64
[6] M Fish (USA) d I Navarro (ESP) 26 61 64
P Capdeville (CHI) d M Gonzalez (ARG) 26 62 63

Singles - First Round
[4] J Blake (USA) d F Gil (POR) 57 64 62
F Fognini (ITA) d [WC] G Gaudio (ARG) 63 64

Doubles - First Round
E Butorac (USA) / S Lipsky (USA) d [1] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM) 75 63
[2] P Cuevas (URU) / D Vemic (SRB) d M Gonzalez (ARG) / J Monaco (ARG) 63 64
W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) d M Gicquel (FRA) / F Serra (FRA) 62 62
L Friedl (CZE) / D Skoch (CZE) d [WC] P Sousa (POR) / J Sousa (POR) 60 60

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BMW Open

Singles - Second Round
[2] M Cilic (CRO) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) 60 64
M Youzhny (RUS) d [3] N Almagro (ESP) 76(2) 64
J Chardy (FRA) d [6] N Kiefer (GER) 64 76(8)
[7] P Mathieu (FRA) d D Gremelmayr (GER) 61 64

Doubles - Quarter-finals
[2] A Fisher (AUS) / J Kerr (AUS) d E Gulbis (LAT) / I Kunitsyn (RUS) 75 76(3)

Doubles - First Round
J Hernych (CZE) / I Minar (CZE) d [1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) 16 62 11-9
J Murray (GBR) / P Vizner (CZE) d [3] P Petzschner (GER) / A Peya (AUT) 64 36 17-15 - saved 4 M.P.
[WC] M Kohlmann (GER) / A Waske (GER) d S Bolelli (ITA) / C Kas (GER) 64 46 10-8

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Serbia Open

Singles - Second Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d J Tipsarevic (SRB) 62 46 60
[LL] L Kubot (POL) d [3] I Andreev (RUS) 32 ret. (rib)
[5] V Troicki (SRB) d M Granollers (ESP) 63 64
K Vliegen (BEL) d [8] C Rochus (BEL) 36 64 63

Singles - First Round
[Q] F Cipolla (ITA) d [WC] M Baghdatis (CYP) 16 63 61
B Dabul (ARG) d N Massu (CHI) 62 61
L Mayer (ARG) d W Odesnik (USA) 63 62

Doubles - First Round
[3] S Huss (AUS) / R Hutchins (GBR) d J Levinsky (CZE) / J Scherrer (SUI) 76(6) 64
J Brunstrom (SWE) / J Rojer (AHO) d C Rochus (BEL) / L Zovko (CRO) 62 63
R Wassen (NED) / I Zelenay (SVK) d R Karanusic (CRO) / I Karlovic (CRO) 76(4) 46 10-7

Serena, Next Time...

... keep your tongue tied.

That's all.

Quote For The Day

"We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I'm the best in the world."--Serena Williams

Face Of The Day

Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic eyes the ball as she returns a shot to Venus Williams of the U.S. at the Rome Masters tennis tournament May 4, 2009.

Singles - Second Round
(4) Venus Williams (USA) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 62 46 62
(6) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (Q) Ayumi Morita (JPN) 60 ret. (left thigh strain)

Singles - First Round
(9) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Agnes Szavay (HUN) 63 62
(10) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 60 61
(12) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 67(2) 64 61
(13) Alize Cornet (FRA) d. Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 63 75
(14) Zheng Jie (CHN) d. Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 61 76(4)
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. (15) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 62 63
Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 61 36 64
Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 60 67(8) 64
Gisela Dulko (ARG) d. (WC) Karin Knapp (ITA) 62 63
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) d. (WC) Tathiana Garbin (ITA) 36 63 61
Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. (Q) Jill Craybas (USA) 16 63 62
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d. (WC) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 63 76(4)
(Q) Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 63 63

Doubles - First Round
(5) Hantuchova/Sugiyama (SVK/JPN) d. Husarova/Wozniacki (SVK/DEN)
36 64 108
(7) Hsieh/Peng (TPE/CHN) d. Koryttseva/Poutchek (UKR/BLR) 76(5) 75
Dushevina/Voskoboeva (RUS/KAZ) d. Kondratieva/Lefavre (RUS/FRA) 62 60

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Estoril Open

Singles - First Round
(1) Iveta Benesova (CZE) d. (WC) Neuza Silva (POR) 64 57 64
(8) Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) d. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 16 63 76(1)
Jarmila Groth (SVK) d. Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 16 61 61
Kristina Barrois (GER) d. (WC) Maria Joao Koehler (POR) 76(4) 60

Doubles - First Round
(1) Cirstea/Kirilenko (ROU/RUS) d. Ivanova/Yakimova (RUS/BLR) 63 64
(2) Peer/Yan (ISR/CHN) d. Govortsova/Ar.Rodionova (BLR/RUS) 62 64
Date Krumm/Wickmayer (JPN/BEL) d. (4) Sun/Vedy (CHN/FRA) 60 26 104

Singles - First Round
[1] [WC] G Simon (FRA) d R Kendrick (USA) 63 76(7)
P Capdeville (CHI) d [5] D Nalbandian (ARG) 62 62
[6] M Fish (USA) d T Gabashvili (RUS) 63 64
M Gicquel (FRA) d P Andujar (ESP) 76(6) 64
O Hernandez (ESP) d [WC] R Machado (POR) 75 16 75

Doubles - First Round
[3] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d [Alt] P Capdeville (CHI) / I Navarro (ESP) 63 62

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BMW Open

Singles - First Round
[6] N Kiefer (GER) d E Gulbis (LAT) 26 63 62
P Kohlschreiber (GER) d B Phau (GER) 62 21 ret. - right hand
M Youzhny (RUS) d I Minar (CZE) 63 76(5)
J Chardy (FRA) d E Korolev (RUS) 63 63

Doubles - First Round
[4] R Bopanna (IND) / T Parrott (USA) d N Almagro (ESP) / S Prieto (ARG) 64 57 10-8
[WC] D Gremelmayr (GER) / D Meffert (GER) d P Marx (GER) / F Moser (GER) 36 63 10-1

Face Of The Day

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Amélie Mauresmo of France looks dejected during her first round match against Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain during the WTA Internazionali BNL D'Italia at Foro Italico on May 3, 2009 in Rome, Italy.

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Singles - First Round
(11) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Peng Shuai (CHN) 60 76(3)
(16) Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. (Q) Vania King (USA) 64 63
Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. (Q) Mariana Duque Marino (COL) 76(1) 63
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d. Anne Keothavong (GBR) 76(5) 64
Sybille Bammer (AUT) d. Li Na (CHN) 76(3) 46 63
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 64 61
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (Q) Alberta Brianti (ITA) 63 64
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) d. Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) 46 76(4) 62
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (Q) Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) 76(5) 62
(Q) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 64 62
(Q) Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 61 63

Doubles - First Round
(8) Azarenka/Vesnina (BLR/RUS) d. Garbin/Vinci (ITA/ITA) 62 62
Bondarenko/Bondarenko (UKR/UKR) d. Errani/Knapp (ITA/ITA) 46 76(4) 103
Dechy/Santangelo (FRA/ITA) d. (WC) Burnett/Moroni (ITA/ITA) 63 62
Craybas/Ditty (USA/USA) d. Bachmann/Henke (GER/GER) 64 60
A.Radwanska/Szavay (POL/HUN) d. (WC) Chieppa/Vierin (ITA/ITA) 62 61

The Final Verdict

SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR LEVIES LARGEST EVER FINANCIAL PENALTIES AND SETS CONDITIONS FOR FUTURE OF DUBAI TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, USA – Following a special meeting of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Board conducted earlier today in connection with the decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this past week to deny the visa application of Israeli Tour player Shahar Peer, the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced that effective immediately it is taking the actions described below.

Commenting on today’s actions, Larry Scott, Chairman & CEO of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour stated: “The actions taken today are intended to redress the wrongs suffered by Shahar Peer, who was victimized by an unjust policy of discrimination by the UAE. These actions are also intended to send a clear message that our Tour will not tolerate discrimination of any kind and that we will never allow this situation to happen again, in UAE or elsewhere. Thanks to the courage of Shahar, and all those individuals and organizations – including her fellow players – that supported her, the UAE has changed their policy and another barrier of discrimination has fallen.”

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Actions in re Shahar Peer, Anna Lena Groenefeld and Dubai Tournament:

· Shahar Peer Ranking Points - The awarding of 130 ranking points to Shahar Peer – an amount equal to the points that she earned during the same week in 2008 (week of Memphis) that she was unable to defend this past week in Dubai as a result of the denial of her entry visa by UAE. Such points will remain on Ms. Peer’s ranking until such time as she has had an opportunity to earn equivalent points at the next tournament offering ranking points equal to the Dubai tournament.

· Shahar Peer Prize Money – The awarding of US$44,250 to Shahar Peer – an amount equal to the average prize money that she earned per tournament (singles and doubles) in 2008, grossed up to take account for the increased prize money on offer at 2009 tournaments.

· Anna Lena Groenefeld Prize Money – The awarding of US$7,950 to Anna Lena Groenefeld, who was to be Shahar Peer’s doubles partner in Dubai and who was unable to compete in doubles with Ms. Peer as a result of the denial of Ms. Peer’s entry visa by UAE. This amount is equal to the average prize money that she earned per tournament in doubles in 2008, grossed up to take account for the increased prize money on offer at 2009 tournaments.

· Dubai Tennis Championships Financial Penalty – The fining of the Dubai tournament US$300,000 for breach of Tour Rules, By-Laws and conditions of membership related to the denial of entry to Shahar Peer. This fine amount represents the highest fine ever levied against a Tour member. Proceeds from the fine shall be used to compensate each of Ms. Peer and Ms. Groenefeld, with the balance to be donated to a charity or charities, to be determined by the Tour in consultation with Ms. Peer.

· Dubai Tennis Championships Financial Performance Guarantee – The posting by the Dubai tournament of a US$2 million financial performance guarantee by July 1, 2009 that the conditions described below will be satisfied.

· Dubai Tennis Championships Conditions for Continued Membership – The establishment of a series of conditions to be met by the Dubai tournament in order to maintain its membership and be included on the Tour’s 2010 calendar, including: (i) confirmation of the written assurances already received that all players who qualify for the tournament shall, regardless of nationality, or any other reason, be allowed to play in the Dubai event and shall be issued entry visas or permits, (ii) proof of approved UAE entry permit to enter the UAE for any Israeli player a minimum of eight (8) weeks prior to the start of the 2010 Dubai tournament, and (iii) guarantee that Ms. Peer shall be offered a wildcard to play the Dubai tournament in 2010 in the event that she does not qualify by ranking.

As We Speak

Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic are involved in a break-fest over in Rome. The match isn't on television, but in 10 games played, there have been 8 breaks of serve. Venus just served for the first set, but alas, the score is now 5-5.

Earlier, Serena Williams gave Alize Cornet a walkover into the semifinals citing a back injury.

Talk amongst yourselves.