Aces and Faults: Ana Ivanovic Enters Los Angeles Tournament
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Jul 31, 2007 | Print |
Aces
Ana Ivanovic has entered the singles field at next week’s East West Bank Classic. (Players)
Venus Williams won her first round match at the Acura Classic yesterday 6-3, 6-0 over Anastasia Rodionova. (Williams advances in Acura)
Bank of the West will continue as the title sponsor of last week’s Tier II event at Stanford through 2012. (Bank of the West extends tennis sponsorship till 2012)
Martina Hingis says that she has recovered from her back and hip injury. (Hingis regains health, desire to compete)
World number one Justine Henin has been challenged to a special table tennis match. (Victor Takes On Justine)
The Fresno Bee has published a Q&A interview with American Raquel Kops-Jones. (Q & A with Raquel Kops-Jones, professional tennis player)
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s recent auctions on behalf of Sandra and Daniela Klemenschits raised approximately $70,000 dollars. ($70K Raised To Aid Klemenschits Cancer Fight)
Net Cords
Jerry Magee thinks that it is finally time for Alexandra Stevenson to call it quits and get on with her life. (Time for Stevenson to find another line)
Faults
None today!
Top Results on Monday
Acura Classic First Round
(9) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (WC) Catalina Castano (COL) 6-4 3-6 6-1
(10) Venus Williams (USA) d. Anastasia Rodionova (RUS) 6-3 6-0
(11) Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. Jamea Jackson (USA) 6-2 6-1
(14) Alona Bondarenko (UKR) d. Peng Shuai (CHN) 3-6 6-3 6-4
Nordea Nordic Light Open First Round
(2) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Tatjana Malek (GER) 6-2 6-1
(3) Emilie Loit (FRA) d. Andra Petkovic (GER) 6-4 6-2
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. (5) Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 7-6(3) 6-3
Stars On Court Today
Acura Classic: Peer vs. Mirza, Bovina vs. Petrova, Bartoli vs. Nakamura, Hingis vs. Krajicek, King vs. Jankovic
Nordea Nordic Light Open: Fedossova vs. Kanepi, Medina Garrigues vs. Kloesel, Vesnina vs. Arvidsson
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Will.I.Am | Jul 31, 2007 | Reply
That was a harsh article about Alexandra Stevenson. I hope his words don’t discourage her. It’s up to her to keep fighting for what she believes in and hopefully, one day, she’ll have him eating his words.
icikaa | Aug 10, 2007 | Reply
ana and jelena is the best