http://www.newstin.com/us/KATARINA_SREBOTNIK Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58683654 Chan Yung-jan of Taiwan upset seventh-seeded Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Strasbourg International. Chan, who has never won a singles tournament, broke Sugiyama's serve five times and saved nine break points on her own service game. She will faces No. 5... Thu, 22 May 2008 15:52:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58683654 2008-05-22T15:52:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58712152 DEMENTIEVA BEATS CRAYBAS TO ADVANCE TO ISTANBUL CUP SEMIFINALS ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Top-seeded Elena Dementieva defeated Jill Craybas 6-1, 6-4 Thursday to advance to the semifinals at the Istanbul Cup. The seventh-ranked Russian will next play sixth-seeded Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan, who... Thu, 22 May 2008 18:45:45 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58712152 2008-05-22T18:45:45Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58714081 Nikolay Davydenko, Juan Monaco and Ivan Ljubicic reach semifinals in Austria Top-seeded Davydenko overcame thigh problem to beat Andreas Seppi of Italy Also on Thursday Elena Dementieva advances to semifinals of the Istanbul Cup POERTSCHACH, Austria (AP) -- Nikolay Davydenko, Juan Monaco and Ivan... Thu, 22 May 2008 18:59:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58714081 2008-05-22T18:59:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58508459 Strasbourg, France - WTA results from the $175 000 event here on Wednesday (x denotes seeding): 2nd rd Katarina Srebotnik (SLO x5) bt Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 Yung-Jan Chan (CHN) bt Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) bt Zi Yan (CHN x8) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 Alona... Wed, 21 May 2008 20:15:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58508459 2008-05-21T20:15:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58514968 Peng Shuai reached the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg International on Wednesday after top-seeded Marion Bartoli retired with a right wrist injury. Bartoli trailed 6-1, 1-0 when she retired. Peng broke her three times, including the opening game of the second set. Second-seeded Alona Bondarenko... Wed, 21 May 2008 18:57:08 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58514968 2008-05-21T18:57:08Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58272249 POERTSCHACH: Third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic rallied to beat Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 on Tuesday in the first round of the Hypo Group International. The 29th-ranked Croatian, a two-time champion of the event, dropped his opening service game and lost the set without creating a... Tue, 20 May 2008 21:17:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58272249 2008-05-20T21:17:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58271542 Top seed Maria Sharapova edged through to the quarter-finals of the Bausch & Lomb Championships but second seed Anna Chakvetadze was knocked out. Sharapova required two tie-breaks to defeat 15th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 7-6 (7/3) 5-7 7-6 (7/1) to set-up a last-eight meeting with... Tue, 20 May 2008 21:12:06 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58271542 2008-05-20T21:12:06Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56838195 Tennis ATP $3.5 MILLION MASTERS At Rome Championship Singles Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Championship Doubles Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 tiebreak. WTA $1.34 MILLIION GERMAN OPEN At... Mon, 12 May 2008 10:17:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56838195 2008-05-12T10:17:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/55931376 THE Rome Masters began with an upset yesterday when ninth-seeded Richard Gasquet was beaten by Peruvian qualifier Luis Horna 6-4, 6-1 in the first match on centre court. ... The match was even until the 111th-ranked Horna broke Gasquet late in the first set. "After... Mon, 05 May 2008 23:30:06 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/55931376 2008-05-05T23:30:06Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/55908938 BERLIN, May 5 (UPI) -- Qualifier Yung-Jan Chan claimed a first-round victory Monday and a shot at the world's No. 1 player in the $1.34 million German Open. ... She draws top-ranked Justine Henin, who is looking for her fourth German Open title since 2002. All of the... Mon, 05 May 2008 19:29:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/55908938 2008-05-05T19:29:57Z