Aces
Qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko scored the biggest win of her career yesterday when she ousted fifth seed Ana Ivanovic in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. (Bondarenko stuns Ana)
World No. 1 Justine Henin overcame a cold – and Dinara Safina – to win her first match since the US Open in Stuttgart yesterday. (Under-the-weather Henin breezes into quarter-finals)
Venus Williams has reached the semifinals at Tokyo. (Venus Williams advances to semifinals at Japan Open)
Women Who Serve has an excellent article about why Gabriela Sabatini rightly deserves her place in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. (James Martin revives the Sabatini controversy)
Faults
None today!
Top Results on Thursday
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Second Round
(1) Justine Henin (BEL) d. Dinara Safina (RUS) 6-4 6-1
(3) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Shahar Peer (ISR) 4-6 6-1 6-3
(Q) Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d. (5) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 6-2 1-6 6-3
(7) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (Q) Michaella Krajicek (NED) 6-1 6-3
Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (8) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 6-4 6-4
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Quarterfinals
(1) Venus Williams (USA) d. Alicia Molik (AUS) 7-6(4) 6-3
(5) Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. Camille Pin (FRA) 6-2 6-2
(8) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (2) Sania Mirza (IND) 6-4 6-4
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 6-3 2-6 7-6(3)
Tashkent Open Second Round
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (Q) Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 6-4 6-3
(3) Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. Anne Kremer (LUX) 2-6 6-3 6-2
Stars on Court Today
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix: K.Bondarenko vs. Golovin, Jankovic vs. Petrova, Henin vs. Dementieva, S.Williams vs. Kuznetsova
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships: V.Williams vs. Wozniacki, Razzano vs. Pennetta
Tashkent Open: Vesnina vs. Olaru, Amanmuradova vs. Parmentier, O’Brien vs. Govortsova, Azarenka vs. Palkina,
