Anastasia fights back to final

The fifth seed Indo-American pair lost 5-7 1-6 to the unseeded Russian-Czech pair of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Safarova.

OEIRAS (Portugal), May 4: Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Portugal Open and claim her first trophy on clay. The third-seeded champion, coached by former Swiss great Martina Hingis, ...

Madrid: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open, outlasting Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-6 (8), 7-6 (3).Azarenka, who finished runner-up in Madrid the last two years, is returning from an ankle injury and ...

Source: ANASTASIA Pavlyuchenkova says she stops and takes notice when new coach and tennis legend Martina Hingis offers advice. "I have so much respect for her, I definitely listen to her," said the world number 19, who advanced to the semi-finals ...

Russia`s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova held firm against tough resistance from Angelique Kerber to win the Monterrey Open for the third time.

Dominika Cibulkova rallied to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 in the opening singles.

Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova returns a shot to Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in Moscow on April 20, 2013 during their Federation Cup semifinal match. (AFP Photo) MOSCOW: Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova battled back from a set down to beat ...

Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will face Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in the opening singles of their Fed Cup semi-final on Saturday.

Pavlyuchenkova rose to 20th in the world on the back of her third title in Monterrey last week.