Maria Kirilenko

Sharapova Defeats Arvidsson For Championship

Maria Sharapova had a disappointing start to the year, losing in the first round of the Australian Open to No. 58th ranked Maria Kirilenko in a battle of Russians. However, Sharapova showed better form in her 2nd tournament of the year, defeating Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden, 6-2, 6-1 Saturday night for the championship of the

Safina Pulls Out Of Dubai With Back Injury

World No. 2, Dinara Safina of Russia, has been forced to pull out of next week's Dubai Tennis Championships because of ongoing back problems. She said on her website, "Unfortunately, I will not be able to play the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships this year because of the back injury that's been bothering me since the

Na Li Upsets Venus Williams

Na Li posted a huge upset by defeating Venus Williams in a thrilling 3-set Quarterfinal match at the Australian Open. Li, seeded 16, was able to hold serve one more time in the 3rd set than 6th seeded Williams to take the match 2-6, 7-6, 7-5. It was not a day to be serving. Both

Kirilenko’s Run Halted By Zheng

History is in the making as unseeded, 35th ranked Jie Zheng has become the first Chinese woman to reach the Semifinals of the Australian Open. She won an impressive straight-sets victory over Russia's 58th ranked giant-killer Maria Kirilenko in the Quarterfinals of the 2010 Australian Open, 6-1, 6-3. The 26-year-old Zheng's service returns were fierce

Kirilenko advances to the Final

Sexy cutie pie, Maria Kirilenko of Russia reached the Final of the WTA Barcelona Ladies Open held April 13-19, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. Kirilenko's first two matches went just two sets, with wins over Camille Pin (6-2, 6-0), and Severine Bremond (7-5, 6-2). The next two matches proved to be a little tougher, but Kirilenko

Kirilenko withdraws with knee injury

Maria Kirilenko, cutie pie from Russia, retired during the 2nd round of the WTA Monterrey Open March 5, 2009, in Monterrey, Mexico. She had an inflamed left knee and was not able to continue play. Kirilenko had lost the first set 4-6, and was down 1-4 when she withdrew. Kirilenko also withdrew from the doubles

Kirilenko into round 2

Russian cutie pie, Maria Kirilenko, is through to the 2nd round of the 2009 WTA Monterrey Open being played in Monterrey, Mexico Mar 2-8. The No. 8 seed, currently ranked 38th in the world, defeated No. 70 Marina Erakovic of Croatia. It was a straight sets victory, 6-4, 6-3. Kirilenko has lost in the 1st

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