Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Zheng Jie

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Is her name Zheng Jie or Jie Zheng? In Western countries we put our surnames last; in some Eastern and Asian countries, the family name goes first. Zheng appears to prefer the "Zheng Jie" format, rather than "Jie Zheng." So there you go.

Anyway, Zheng is into the semifinals at the Australian Open after beating Maria Kirilenko.


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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Nadia Petrova

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19th-seeded Nadia Petrova continued her good run in the 2010 Australian Open, beating the third seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova, in the fourth round.


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Friday, January 22, 2010

Alona Bondarenko

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Alona Bondarenko definitely wasn't napping on the court during the third round of the Australian Open. The No. 31 seed defeated 8th-seeded Jelena Jankovic, 6-2, 6-3.

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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Ana Ivanovic

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An early exit from the 2010 Australian Open for former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic. She lost in the second round to Argentina's Gisela Dulko, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4.

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Sesil Karatantcheva

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I originally had this image labeled as Alberta Brianti, but that ain't Alberta Brianti. It's Sesil Karatantcheva, and thanks to the eagle-eyed reader who set me right.


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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Elena Baltacha

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Elena Baltacha is currently the top-ranked Briton in the women's pro ranks. In the second round of the Aussie Open, she def. Elena Baltacha def. Kateryna Bondarenko, 6-2, 7-5.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Maria Kirilenko

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Maria Kirilenko ousted former No. 1 Maria Sharapova in the first round of the 2010 Australian Open. You go girl.

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Monday, January 11, 2010

Kim Clijsters

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Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin met in a final. What is this, 2005? Both are Belgian, both retired from tournament tennis only to return after significant time off. And here they are meeting in finals again. This time, at the Brisbane International, Clijsters came out on top, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6.