Aces and Faults: Pam Shriver Suggests Lifelong Suspensions for Match-fixing

Aces

Former WTA Tour player Pam Shriver has suggested that players found guilty of match-fixing should be banned for life. (Shriver: Tennis players that fix matches should be ’suspended for life’)

Wildcard Urszula Radwanska downed Virginie Razzano 7-6, 7-5 yesterday to reach the quarterfinals of the Bangkok Open. (Radwanska spoils Razzano’s bid for title hat-trick)

Eurosport’s Jeremy Stahl has saluted French tennis (with the exception of Amelie Mauresmo) in his weekly “Winners and Losers” article. (Winners and losers)

Vania King is blogging for the WTA Tour this week from the PTT Bangkok Open. (Vania King Blogs From Bangkok)

Faults

Defending champion Anna Chakvetadze bowed out of the Kremlin Cup yesterday after losing to her countrywoman Dinara Safina 7-6(6), 6-2. (Williams’ Winning Return; Safina Ousts Chakvetadze)

Top Results on Thursday

Kremlin Cup Second Round
Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (3) Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 7-6(6) 6-2
(4) Serena Williams (USA) d. (Q) Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) 7-5 6-4
(8) Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) d. (WC) Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6-3 6-4

PTT Bangkok Open First Round
(2) Venus Williams (USA) d. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6-2 6-2

PTT Bangkok Open Second Round
(2) Venus Williams (USA) d. Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 6-4 6-1
(3) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Anastasia Rodionova (RUS) 6-1 6-1
(WC) Urszula Radwanska (POL) d. (4) Virginie Razzano (FRA) 7-6(3) 7-5

Stars On Court Today

Kremlin Cup: Dementieva vs. Azarenka, Kuznetsova vs. Dushevina, S.Williams vs. Vaidisova

PTT Bangkok Open: Pennetta vs. Peer, Pin vs. V.Williams