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Aces and Faults: Petrova, Peer Fall in Luxembourg Second Round

Aces

Australian Open director Craig Tiley has stated that all wildcards for the 2008 tournament will be earned, not merely given away to players. (No handouts at Australian Open 2008)

Premium tickets for the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open are now on sale. (Premium Tickets)

The International Tennis Hall of Fame will be honoring Bud Collins on October 4 at the Marriott Boston Copley Place. (Bud Collins to be Honored)

Faults

Seeds Nadia Petrova and Shahar Peer tumbled out of the FORTIS Championships in Luxembourg on Wednesday. (Ivanovic Battles Past Kremer; Azarenka Surprises Petrova)

Top Results on Wednesday

FORTIS Championships Second Round
(2) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (WC) Anne Kremer (LUX) 7-5 6-4
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (3) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 6-2 6-1
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. (7) Shahar Peer (ISR) 4-6 6-1 6-4

Jinjiannan Guangzhou International Women’s Open First Round
(4) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) 6-0 6-3
(Q) Julie Ditty (USA) d. (5) Olga Poutchkova (RUS) 6-4 2-6 6-4

Hansol Korea Open First Round
(4) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. (WC) Kim So-Jung (KOR) 7-5 6-3
Hansol Korea Open Second Round
Catalina Castano (COL) d. (6) Martina Muller (GER) 6-4 6-2

Stars On Court Today

FORTIS Championships Luxembourg: Bammer vs. Bartoli,
Zakopalova vs. Schnyder, Hantuchova vs. Ondraskova, Chakvetadze vs. Tu, Golovin vs. Schiavone

Jinjiannan Guangzhou International Women’s Open: Peng vs. Obziler, Yan vs. Olaru, Ditty vs. Molik, T.Sun vs. Razzano

Hansol Korea Open: V.Williams vs. Tanasugarn, Voskoboeva vs. Szavay, Yuan vs. Kirilenko

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