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Serena Williams Moves to Semis, Could Face Sister Venus

ROME (AP) -- Top-ranked Serena Williams dispatched Maria Kirilenko 6-1, 6-4 Thursday, then waited to see if she will meet sister Venus in the Italian Open semifinals. Venus Williams was up against Jelena Jankovic in a night match of former Rome champions at the Foro Italico. "I have a really tough opponent next match...

Kuznetsova Continues Slump, Falls in Rome Opener

ROME (AP) -- Svetlana Kuznetsova extended her run of poor results with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 loss to fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko in the second round of the Italian Open on Monday. The fifth-ranked Kuznetsova, a two-time runner-up at the Foro Italico, has not put together three consecutive wins since reaching the fourth round...

Back Pain Sidelines Safina

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Dinara Safina said her back is in such pain that she won't be able to pack her own bags to travel to see her doctor in Germany.The 23-year-old Russian limped off the court in the first set of her fourth-round match at the Australian Open on Sunday when she was trailing fellow Russian Maria...

Despite Huge Endorsement, Sharapova Earns Early Trip Home

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Seventy million dollars doesn't buy what it used to. Maria Sharapova, in an embarrassing-looking green dress/thing, played embarrassing tennis by making 72 embarrassing unforced errors.Seventy-two.And just five days after signing the richest endorsement contract ever for a female athlete, Sharapova...

Tennis Star Maria Kirilenko Clarifies Relationship with Andre

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. 22-year-old tennis hottie Maria Kirilenko has been ranked as high as No. 18 in the world, but she's getting a lot of attention for her looks instead of her tennis ability. In fact Kirilenko has...

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05/22/12 Schiavone survives Strasbourg carnage Source: Sportal News Italian Francesca Schiavone breezed through to the second round of the Internationaux de Strasbourg on Tuesday (local time), while four seeds exited.
05/15/12 Pennetta Shocks Kirilenko at Rome Masters Source: RIA Novosti - Russia Sixteenth seed Maria Kirilenko fell at the first hurdle of the $2 million Rome Masters on Tuesday, losing 6-1, 7-6 to Italy's Flavia Pennetta.
05/15/12 Kirilenko & Petrova Safely Through In Rome Source: WTA Tour Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova advanced safely into the second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Monday with a comfortable win over Olga Govortsova and Galina Voskoboeva.
05/02/12 Former champions shine in Estoril Source: Taipei Times A trio of former women's champions opened with contrasting May Day victories at the ATP-WTA Estoril Open on Tuesday.

Background on maria kirilenko

Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko () (born 25 January 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player. Kirilenko won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the China Open.

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