Azarenka into first French Open semi-final

Belarus' Victoria Azarenka celebrates after winning against Russia's Maria Kirilenko during the quarterfinal match of the French Open at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (AFP Photo) PARIS: World number three Victoria Azarenka reached her first ...

World No 1 Novak Djokovic and Russian Maria Sharapova shook off windy conditions to move into the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Sunday. Serb Djokovic posted a 6-2, 6-4 victory over India’s Somdev Devvarman and Sharapova turned back fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-4, 6-2. Djkovic’s win set up a clash with German Tommy Haas, who beat Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 6-2. “It was very difficult to kind of get into a rhythm because you couldn’t really serve at ...

At the French Open in the men's draw, Russia's Mikhail Youzhny, seeded 29th, beat 8-seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-4 6-4 6-3. He will now be facing veteran German player Tommy Haas, seeded 12th in round four. In the women's draw, Russians Maria ...

Victoria Azarenka expects another "intense" battle against Maria Sharapova Thursday when the pair open a new chapter in their uneasy relationship with a place in the French Open final at stake. Victoria Azarenka serves to Maria Kirilenko during ...

=== === Paris, France (Sports Network) - Serena Williams once again encountered little resistance in a third-round rout Friday at the French Open. The top-seeded American blasted Romania's Sorana Cirstea with a 6-0, 6-2 romp in 61 minutes. She won ...

(CNN) -- Serena Williams avenged her 2009 French Open defeat against Svetlana Kuznetsova when beating the unseeded Russian 6-1 3-6 6-3 in a gripping quarterfinal. Kuznetsova lifted the trophy at Roland Garros in 2009 but was unable to repeat her ...

Paris - The last time Maria Sharapova dropped the opening set of a match 6-0, an Olympic dream was trampled. On Wednesday a similar drubbing provoked a champion's response as the Russian kept alive her hopes of a second successive French Open title.

The reigning champions and top-seeded tandem of Italians Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci secured a berth in Sunday's women's doubles final at the French Open. Errani-Vinci held off a third-seeded pairing of Russian Nadia Petrova and Slovenian ...

Former world No. 1s Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka will do battle in Thursday's semifinals after both women posted victories Wednesday at the 2013 French Open. The second-seeded reigning Roland Garros champion Sharapova lost the first set at ...