News on Vera Zvonareva

Top-seeded Zvonareva advances in Pattaya Open

2010-02-22T10:06:41Z

<div id="subtitle">Top-seeded Zvonareva advances to quarterfinal of Pattaya Women's Open</div><div><p>Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia advanced to the Pattaya Open quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-2 victory Thursday over Alberta Brianti of It...

Federer, Serena move up a gear in Melbourne

2010-02-22T16:05:28Z

<div><p>Top seeds Roger Federer and Serena Williams moved up a gear Saturday with straight sets wins as they closed in on more silverware at the Australian Open.</p><p>The world's premier players have 26 Grand Slam titles between them and both ...

Serena, Venus on track for all-Williams Open semi

2010-02-22T16:06:28Z

<div><p>Serena and Venus kept on track for an all-Williams semi-final while a pair of in-form Eastern Europeans set up a fourth round showdown at the Australian Open Saturday.</p><p>Serena thrashed Carla Suarez Navarro 6-0, 6-3 and ...

Clijsters and Kuznetsova march on in Melbourne

2010-02-22T17:55:20Z

<div><p>Kim Clijsters showed nerves of steel on Wednesday to come through a tough test and make the Australian Open third round alongside Svetlana Kuznetsova.</p><p>Other top names also showed their mettle, including Venus Williams reached the semi-finals of the WTA Championships without hitting a ball on Friday as organisers avoided potential embarrassment over the event's scoring system.</p><p>Williams reached the last four - along with Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams reached the semi-finals of the 4.55 million dollar WTA Championships on Friday without hitting a ball</p><p>The American, who lost two of her three group matches, joined sister Serena in the last four after Svetlan...

Jankovic beats weary Wozniacki to reach semi-final

2010-02-24T12:03:59Z

<div><p>Serbia's Jelena Jankovic reached the semi-finals of the 4.55 million dollar WTA Championships on Friday beating Caroline Wozniacki whose injury-hit campaign returned to haunt her.</p><p>Jankovic, who made the semi-finals in 2008 just before her elevation to the ...

Weeping Wozniacki puts Serena, Venus in Doha tennis shade

2010-02-24T12:28:06Z

<div><p>Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki wept and hobbled into WTA Championships folklore on Thursday, relegating Serena and Venus Williams to supporting roles.</p><p>World number four Wozniacki burst into tears after overcoming Russia's Caroline Wozniacki burst into tears after overcoming crippling cramp to edge closer to the WTA Championships semi-finals Thursday as new world number one Serena Williams cruised into the last four.</p><p>Wozniacki, 19, defeated Russia's late call-up DOHA (Reuters) - World number one Serena Williams marched into the semi-finals of the WTA Championships on Thursday with a comfortable win over Elena Dementieva while sister Venus kept her title hopes alive long after midnight.&...

Hobbling Wozniacki beats bloodied Zvonareva in Doha tennis

2010-02-24T12:32:44Z

<div><p>Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki overcame a crippling cramp to edge closer to the WTA Championships semi-finals on Thursday defeating Russia's late call-up Vera Zvonareva 6-0, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4.</p><p>Wozniacki ended the 2hr 48min match in floods of tears after col...

Hobbling Wozniacki beats bloodied Zvonareva to reach semi-finals

2010-02-24T12:34:45Z

<div><p>Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki overcame crippling cramp to reach the WTA Championships semi-finals on Thursday, defeating Russia's late call-up Vera Zvonareva 6-0, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4.</p><p>Wozniacki ended the 2hr 48min match in tears after collapsing to the court...

QATAR WTA TENNIS

2009-10-29T12:31:06Z

Vera Zvonareva of Russia reacts during her singles match to Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the WTA Tennis Championships, in Doha, Qatar Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Bulgarian qualifier ends Zvonareva bid for Doha berth

2010-02-24T15:31:16Z

<div><p>Top seed Vera Zvonareva's bid for the last remaining berth in the season-ending WTA championship in Doha was scuppered on Thursday as she fell to Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova at the Kremlin Cup.</p><p&...

Jankovic qualifies for season-ending championships

2010-02-24T15:50:22Z

<div id="subtitle">Jelena Jankovic of Serbia qualifies for season-ending WTA Championships in Doha</div><div><p>Jelena Jankovic has qualified for next week's season-ending WTA Championships after top-seeded Vera Zvonareva lost to qualifie...

Jankovic avenges U.S. Open defeat by Shvedova

2010-02-24T16:39:37Z

<div><p>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Champion Jelena Jankovic avenged one of her most painful loses this year when she beat Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova 6-4 5-7 6-1 in the first round of ...

Tennis U.S. Open

2009-09-06T19:46:05Z

Flavia Pennetta of Italy celebrates her win over Vera Zvonareva of Russia during the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Cent...

Flavia Pennetta of Italy reacts to winning her match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York

2009-09-06T19:41:15Z

Flavia Pennetta of Italy reacts to winning her match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 6, 2009. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine...

Vera Zvonareva of Russia sits on the court in the third set during her match against Flavia Pennetta of Italy at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York

2009-09-06T19:41:18Z

Vera Zvonareva of Russia sits on the court in the third set during her match against Flavia Pennetta of Italy at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 6, 2009....

Pennetta of Italy reacts to winning a point against Zvonareva of Russia during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York

2009-09-06T19:41:20Z

Flavia Pennetta of Italy reacts to winning a point against Vera Zvonareva of Russia during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 6, 2009. RE...