Aces and Faults: Shahar Peer Wins First Round at Doha
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Aces
Shahar Peer won her Qatar Total Open first round match against Andreja Klepac 6-3, 6-4 on Monday. (Khaleej Times Online)
Jelena Jankovic plans to limit her schedule over the next several months. (The Peninsula On-line)
Operation Doubles has written a response to OTB’s recent article about tennis’ popularity. (Operation Doubles Tennis)
Women’s Tennis Blog has posted images of a young Martina Hingis. (Women’s Tennis Blog)
Net Cords
A bout of gastritis forced Nadia Petrova to retire from the Qatar Total Open on Monday. (Sportal)
Faults
Second seed Alize Cornet tumbled out of the Copa Colsanitas Santander in straight sets Monday to Maria Emilia Salerni. (Sony Ericsson WTA Tour)
Top Results on Monday
Qatar Total Open Singles First Round
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. (10) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 6-2 1-2 ret. (gastritis)
(12) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (LL) Andreja Klepac (SLO) 6-3 6-4
(14) Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) d. (WC) Sabine Lisicki (GER) 7-6(2) 6-3
(15) Sybille Bammer (AUT) d. Aiko Nakamura (JPN) 6-1 6-3
(16) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Akiko Morigami (JPN) 7-5 6-0
Copa Colsanitas Santander Singles First Round
Maria Emilia Salerni (ARG) d. (2) Alize Cornet (FRA) 6-4 6-2
(6) Sara Errani (ITA) d. Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) 6-1 6-1
(WC) Mariana Duque Marino (COL) d. Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO) 6-4 3-1 ret. (hip injury)
Stars On Court Today
Qatar Total Open: Srebotnik vs. Safina, Schnyder vs. Paszek, Wozniacki vs. Bartoli, V.Williams/Wozniacki vs. Dushevina/Likhovtseva
Copa Colsanitas Santander: Kanepi vs. Castano, Nunez Fuentes vs. Muller
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