Daniela Hantuchova booked her place in the quarter-finals of the Pacific Life Open after the defending champion beat Sania Mirza 6-1 7-6.
Hantuchova, seeded fifth, broke in the second and fourth games to race through the opening set in 39 minutes.
After trading service breaks early in the second set, the elegant Slovakian broke again in the [...]
Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova was given a scare by Alona Bondarenko before maintaining her perfect start to the year at the Pacific Life Championship.
The Russian, who won in Indian Wells in 2006, has yet to lose in 2008 and clinched her 17th successive victory after seeing off Bondarenko 6-2 5-7 6-4.
Having eased through the [...]
Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova came through 7-5 6-3 against Eleni Daniilidou at Indian Wells on Sunday night.
The Russian fourth seed is now 16-0 in 2008, although she made hard work of her 25th ranked opponent.
Next up for Sharapova is Amelie Mauresmo’s conqueror Alona Bondarenko, but defending champion Daniela Hantuchova could still lay in wait [...]
Is there anything she cant do.She already has everyone`s hearts melting over her,plus the fan following plus the awesome looks,what more she is back to her winning ways also.
Australian Open was just a beginning of a new and much improved(hotter) Maria,now she stretches her lead to 14 consecutive wins in Qatar.Wow!!!what a player for [...]
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