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Seeded players sail through opening round in Rome

Vera Zvonareva, Agnes Szavay, Francesca Schiavone and Agnieszka Radwanska faced few problems on the first day of the WTA Rome International here on Monday with all four seeds coasting into the second round.

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Swiss world No. 1 overcomes Karlovic in Rome

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic remained on track for a dream semi-final match-up with hard-fought victories at the Rome Masters yesterday.

Sharapova sets up showdown against Serena

Maria Sharapova, enjoying a sparkling season so far, will test herself against an old foe in Serena Williams in the quarter-finals of the Family Circle Cup.

Sharapova hands Mattek a double bagel in Charleston

Maria Sharapova blanked American Bethanie Mattek 6-0, 6-0 in less than an hour in the second round of the Family Circle Cup on Wednesday.

Sharapova survives scare in Florida

Florida): Maria Sharapova survived a scare on Thursday as she outlasted Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 7-6 (7-1) to reach the quarter-finals of the Amelia Island claycourt event.

Mauresmo gets off to a good start as Sharapova returns

Former champion Amelie Mauresmo got off to a successful start at the 600,000 Bausch and Lomb Championship, defeating Olga Savchuk 6-0, 7-5 in opening round play on Monday.

Sharapova and Kuznetsova ease into semis

Former champion Maria Sharapova maintained her perfect start to the season to join fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Pacific Life Open semi-finals on Wednesday.