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| 08 Mag 2010 - 21:24 |
PENNETTA AND DULKO TAKE DOUBLES CROWN
Martinez cannot raise her game after singles victory |
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| No.6 seeds Flavia Pennetta and Gisela Dulko secured the doubles crown with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Nuria Llagostera Vives late on Saturday evening
Pennetta’s win gave the ... |
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| 08 Mag 2010 - 21:04 |
TIRED JANKOVIC UPBEAT DESPITE DEFEAT
Unable to raise her game after defeating both Williamses |
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| Playing first Venus then Serena Williams is a tall order for any person. Doing it within the space of less than 24 hours is an even bigger ask
Surely anyone who manages that feat should be given the ... |
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| 08 Mag 2010 - 20:26 |
DROP SHOTS KEY TO EXCITED CHAMPION
"I worked so hard to get here," says former doubles expert |
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| She had a legitimate shot at the doubles crown here at the Foro Italico, but no-one expected Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez to reach the singles final as well, let alone win it
In the end, Maria Jose Martinez ... |
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| 08 Mag 2010 - 19:18 |
MARTINEZ SANCHEZ FOLLOWS IN NADAL'S FOOTSTEPS
Spanish double as lefty downs Jankovic 7-6(5), 7-5 to win title |
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| Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez made it a Spanish double in Rome, winning the women’s singles title with a straight sets victory over Jelena Jankovic
Unlike her more heralded male equivalent Rafael Nadal, ... |
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| 08 Mag 2010 - 11:42 |
SATURDAY 8 MAY - AS IT HAPPENED
Martinez Sanchez defeats Jankovic in straight sets |
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| Dulko and Pennetta defeat Martinez Sanchez and Nuria Llagostera Vives to take the doubles title
9.37 pm: Phew, what a day. And what a two weeks. Two Spanish champions, how about that? I know ... |
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| 07 Mag 2010 - 22:17 |
“SOMETIMES YOU NEED LUCK AS WELL AS SKILL”
Good fortune helps Jankovic past Serena |
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| Not many people beat both Williams sisters in a tournament. Even fewer do it in the space of 24 hours
And Jelena Jankovic must be unique – inflicting the worst defeat of Venus’ career before surviving ... |
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| 07 Mag 2010 - 22:15 |
SERENA RUES MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
“There was no excuse for not having won” |
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| Despite coming within a point of making the final of her first tournament in three months, Serena Williams was her own harshest critic after her three-set loss to Jelena Jankovic
She missed a match ... |
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| 07 Mag 2010 - 22:13 |
CAN SPANISH SOUTHPAW STOP JANKOVIC ROME HAT-TRICK?
Martinez scuppers Serb final, looks for first Premier title |
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| To the casual observer, Jelena Jankovic will be the red-hot favourite in Saturday’s women’s final at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia
And that is no doubt a state of affairs which suits her opponent, ... |
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| 07 Mag 2010 - 14:00 |
FRIDAY 7 MAY - AS IT HAPPENED
Jankovic defeats Serena, Martinez Sanchez ousts Ivanovic |
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| Jankovic defeats Serena in a third-set tie-break, Martinez Sanchez sails past Ivanovic 6-4, 6-2
10.13 pm: Right, that’s it from me. An absolute cracker between Jelena and Serena, and then yet ... |
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| 06 Mag 2010 - 22:14 |
SERENA AND MARIA LOOK TO AVERT ALL-SERBIAN FINAL
Semi-finals on centre court from 4 pm on Friday |
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| Serena Williams out to avenge her sister, while Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez tries to derail the Ivanovic express
At the beginning of the week, no-one could possibly have predicted that the semi-final ... |
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| 06 Mag 2010 - 19:45 |
SERVE THE KEY TO IVANOVIC REVIVAL
Former No.1 approaching best form after two-year drought |
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| 6-2, 7-5 win over No.14 seed Nadia Petrova makes it four wins in a row for first time since Indian Wells 2009
When she lost to Agnieszka Radwanska (admittedly a nemesis of hers) at Stuttgart last week, ... |
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| 06 Mag 2010 - 12:38 |
THURSDAY 6 MAY - AS IT HAPPENED
Martinez Sanchez, Serena, Ivanovic and Jankovic through |
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| Venus collapes to 6-0, 6-1 defeat to Jelena Jankovic in barely an hour
10.125 pm: Yup, worst defeat ever, erasing a few past 6-1, 6-1s. Ewww.
So, what a day! I know I say that every night ... |
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| 05 Mag 2010 - 21:42 |
FOUR SEEDS, FOUR OUTSIDERS, FOUR SPOTS UP FOR GRABS
Intriguing quarter-final ties in prospect |
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| The quarter-finals at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia have just the right mix of big stars, clay-court specialists and intriguing sub-plots
At least one unseeded player will make it through to the final ... |
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| 05 Mag 2010 - 20:00 |
JANKOVIC LAYS DOWN A MARKER
Double champ drops only two games to thrash No.11 seed |
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| The song “I’m only happy when it rains” could have been written for Jelena Jankovic
She never seems to be able to get through a tournament without having at least two parts of her body strapped up, ... |
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