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	<title>WTA Tennis Tour News &#187; Maria Kirilenko</title>
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		<title>Kvitova downs Suarez Navarro at Melbourne to advance to round 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australian Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aleksandra Wozniak]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Petra Kvitova, world No. 2 of the Czech Republic, narrowly escaped in a close match over No. 58 ranked Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 on Thursday to advance to the 3rd round of the 2012 Australian Open. The reigning Wimbledon champion, Kvitova, won the first set easily but became visibly frustrated as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rus pulls upset over Clijsters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 15:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arantxa Rus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Clijsters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Kirilenko]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A 20-year-old wild card, Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, took out No. 2 seed, Kim Clijsters of Belgium Thursday in the 2nd round of the French Open, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. In the biggest win of her career, Rus scored on 7 of 13 break points, while Clijsters converted only 5 of 17 break point chances. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Azarenka triumphs over Sharapova</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Kirilenko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Sharapova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Azarenka]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No. 8 seed, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus easily triumphed over No. 16 seed, Maria Sharapova of Russia in a straight-sets victory, 6-1, 6-4, in the Final of the 2011 WTA Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Saturday. Azarenka came out with guns blazing, while Sharapova hardly got her guns out of the holster, with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Azarenka and Sharapova reach final</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrea Petkovic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jelena Jankovic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Kirilenko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Sharapova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vera Zvonareva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Azarenka]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No. 8 seed, Victoria Azarenka and No. 16 seed, Maria Sharapova, will face off on Saturday in the Final of the 2011 WTA Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. They are tied at 2-2 in career matches, with Azarenka winning their last match in last year&#8217;s Stanford final, 6-4, 6-1. Azarenka defeated No. 3 seed, Vera [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clijsters and Henin headed for 4th round Belgian showdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wimbledon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justine Henin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Clijsters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Kirilenko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nadia Petrova]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Belgian countrywomen Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters are headed for a potential 4th round showdown. Both have advanced into the 3rd round, and one more win each will pit them against each other. It would make a very interesting match, putting 8th seeded Kim against 17th seeded Justine. Both are playing in their 1st Wimbledon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kuznetsova squeaks by Petkovic at French Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 18:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[French Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrea Petkovic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Kirilenko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/?p=1627</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No. 6 seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia had a scare today, and barely squeaked by unseeded No. 41 ranked Andrea Petkovic of Germany in round 2 of the French Open in Paris. Final score: 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. In a match interrupted by a 1 1/2 hour rain delay, Andrea won the first set, and was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kuznetsova, Safina, Azarenka, Dementieva, Wozniacki, Radwanska among top 10 seed upsets in Rome</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/05/kuznetsova-safina-azarenka-dementieva-wozniacki-radwanska-among-top-10-seed-upsets-in-rome.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 14:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agnieszka Radwanska]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexandra Dulgheru]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ana Ivanovic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dinara Safina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dominika Cibulkova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elena Dementieva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jelena Jankovic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucie Safarova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Kirilenko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nadia Petrova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serena Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venus Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Azarenka]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/?p=1495</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Maria Kirilenko of Russia is making her way through the draw at the 2010 WTA Internazionali BNL d&#8217;Italia currently being played May 2-9 in Rome, Italy. In reaching the Quarterfinals, she knocked off No. 5 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in round 2. In round 3, she defeated Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, 4-6, 6-1, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safina Will Not Return to Tennis Any Time Soon</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/04/dinara-safina-will-not-return-to-tennis-any-time-soon.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off court news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dinara Safina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Kirilenko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serena Williams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Russia&#8217;s Dinara Safina, the former No. 1 ranked tennis player, has no set time frame for returning to competitive tennis. However, she has not given up hopes of making a return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Safina has been off the competitive circuit since the 2010 Australian Open. She had severely injured her back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharapova Defeats Arvidsson For Championship</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/02/sharapova-defeats-arvidsson-for-tennis-championship.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/02/sharapova-defeats-arvidsson-for-tennis-championship.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Kirilenko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Sharapova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sofia Arvidsson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safina Pulls Out Of Dubai With Back Injury</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dinara Safina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Kirilenko]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[World No. 2, Dinara Safina of Russia, has been forced to pull out of next week&#8217;s Dubai Tennis Championships because of ongoing back problems. She said on her website, &#8220;Unfortunately, I will not be able to play the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships this year because of the back injury that&#8217;s been bothering me since the [...]]]></description>
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