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Petrova on board for ASB Classic (NZPA)

Petrova is set to become the second seed for the tournament behind compatriot and world No 4 Elena Dementieva, while the tournament also boasts Danish world No 12 Caroline Wozniacki. Petrova vowed she would return to New...

Men's and women's world rankings

MEN (previous week's rankings in brackets): 1. (1) Rafael Nadal, Spain, 6675 points 2. (2) Roger Federer, Switzerland, 5205 3. (3) Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 4645 4. (4) Andy Murray, Britain, 3420 5. (6) Nikolay Davydenko, Russia,...

Ivanovic leads 4 seeds into semis

LINZ, Austria (AP) - Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic beat Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-4, 6-4 Friday, joining three other seeded players in the Generali Ladies semifinals. Second-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia defeated eighth-seeded...

Ivanovic, Zvonareva reach final

Monday, October 27, 2008 LINZ, Austria: Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic reached her first final on Saturday since winning the French Open in June, beating No 3 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 in the semifinals of the...

Ana Ivanovic wins Linz Open

LINZ: Ana Ivanovic claimed her first title since she lifted the French Open trophy in June, beating second-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Linz Open. It was the top-seeded Serbian’s third title...

Ivanovic cruises past Zvonareva in Linz final

By Sports Network - The Sports Network Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic had no problem defeating Russian Vera Zvonareva in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, to capture the $600,000 Generali Ladies Linz tennis event. The former world No. 1...

Briefs | Speedskating: Disqualification for Apolo Ohno in 1,000 final

Speedskating Canadian brothers go 1-3: Charles and Francois Hamelin put Canada on the medal board at the ISU World Cup event Saturday in... Speedskating Canadian brothers go 1-3: Charles and Francois Hamelin put Canada on the...

Tennis: Jankovic ends season with top ranking

LINZ, Austria— Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic reached her first final since winning the French Open in June, beating No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 on Saturday in the Generali Ladies. The Serb will play today...

Ivanovic into Linz decider

Top seed Ana Ivanovic advanced to the final of the Generali Ladies Linz with a 6-2 3-6 7-5 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. The Serb will be contesting her first final since winning the French Open in June when she...

Tennis-Ivanovic to face Zvonareva in Linz final

By Barry Wood LINZ, Austria, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Ana Ivanovic and Vera Zvonareva won contrasting victories on Saturday to reach the final of the Linz Open. Top seeded Serbian Ivanovic battled for over two hours to overcome third...