Aces
World number one Justine Henin began her 2007 clay court season with a solid 6-1 6-2 victory over Anna-Lena Groenefeld yesterday at the J&S Cup.
Lindsay Davenport provided television commentary Sunday at the Pacific-10 Conference singles championships. (Venture County Star)
Gisela Dulko’s winning streak continued yesterday at the Estoril Open with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over Flavia Pennetta. (Dulko wins again at Estoril)
Venus Williams reached the quarterfinals in Warsaw yesterday after defeating Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6(4). (Henin, Venus advance; Clijsters bows out in Warsaw)
Joel Drucker has written an excellent article about the challenges facing the WTA Tour’s new calendar. (Calendar changes won’t please everyone)
Three seeded players exited the Estoril Open yesterday, including No.2 seed Francesca Schiavone. (Azarenka Shocks Schiavone In Estoril)
Be sure to check the Ticker throughout the day for the latest news!
Faults
None Today!
Top Results on Thursday
J&S Cup Third Round
(1) Justine Henin (BEL) d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 6-1, 6-2
(Q) Julia Vakulenko (UKR) d. (2) Kim Clijsters (BEL) 7-6(3), 6-3
(4) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6-2, 7-5
Venus Williams (USA) d. (7) Elena Dementieva (RUS) 6-1, 7-6(4)
Estoril Open Second Round
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (2) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-2, 6-2
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d. (5) Olga Poutchkova 6-0, 1-0 ret. (viral illness)
Gisela Dulko (ARG) d. (9) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Stars On Court Today
Be sure to check out the rest of today’s schedule at the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s Order of Play page.
J&S CUP: Jelena Jankovic vs. Anna Chakvetadze, Justine Henin vs. Mara Santangelo, Alona Bondarenko vs. Julia Vakulenko, Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Venus Williams
ESTORIL OPEN: Lucie Safarova vs. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Gisela Dulko vs. Victoria Azarenka, Marion Bartoli vs. Nuria Llagostera Vives
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