Russian cutie pie, Maria Kirilenko, is the 13th seed at the 2008 WTA Rogers Cup being played July 28-Aug 3 in Stockholm, Sweden. In the first round, Maria defeated 80th ranked Anne Keothavong of London, England 6-1, 7-5. Maria's 2nd round opponent will be 122nd ranked Stephanie Dubois from Canada. Maria should do well in
Maria Kirilenko, a cutie pie from Russia, lost her Quarterfinal match in the 2008 WTA Banka Koper Slovenia Open held in Portoroz, Slovenia July 21-27. She lost to 8th seed Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 5-7. Maria was the 1st seed in this tournament. I'm sure it is a disappointing loss for her. A player
Number 1 seed, Russian cutie pie, Maria Kirilenko, was a winner in the 2nd round of the 2008 WTA Banka Koper Slovenia Open. The tournament is being played in Portoroz, Slovenia July 21-27. Maria easily defeated 167th ranked Roberta Vinci of Italy, 6-1, 6-2. Maria's next opponent is also from Italy, 56th ranked Sara Errani.
Russian cutie pie, Maria Kirilenko is the first seed in the 2008 WTA Banka Koper Slovenia Open being played in Portoroz, Slovenia July 21-27. And she won her first round match against Croation, Nika Ozegovic, ranked 213 in the world. The match was an easy straight sets win for Maria, 6-1, 6-1. Maria's next opponent
Russian cutie pie, Maria Kirilenko, was defeated in the first round at Wimbledon. She lost to fellow Russian, Vera Dushevina, 3-6, 3-6. This is a disappointing showing for Maria, especially following her recent championship at Barcelona just last week. In Maria's defense, Dushevina is ranked # 63 in the world, so she is not a
Russian cutie pie, Maria Kirilenko, is the 19th seed at the 2008 All England Lawn Tennis Championships. She is currently ranked 19th in the world. Maria will make her 5th try to show her stuff at Wimbledon. She has not made it past the 2nd round in her previous four tries. The past two years
Russian cutie pie, Maria Kirilenko, entered the WTA Tour Ordina Open being held in the Netherlands June 16-22. Her first round opponent was 18 year-old Romanian, Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea. Maria lost the match in a 2-setter, 5-7, 4-6. That was not a good tournament for Maria. Perhaps this will give her time to mentally prepare for
Maria Kirilenko, a cutie pie from Russia, is the champion of the 2008 WTA Barcelona KIA women's tennis tournament held in Barcelona, Spain June 9-15. Maria was the 2nd seed in the tournament. She faced Lilia Osterloh in the 1st round. Osterloh retired trailing 6-0, 6-2. Maria won a hard fought 3-setter in the 2nd
Cutie pie Maria Kirilenko has bowed out of the French Open. It was an early exit for the 21st seed. Maria won an easy first match against 94th ranked Maria Elena Camerin of Italy 6-1, 6-0. She then lost a tough 3-set match to 200th ranked Jie Zheng of China, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6. I'm sure
Eight seeded Russian cutie pie Maria Kirilenko was knocked out of the Bangalore Open in the first round. Unseeded Chinese player, Zi Yan, came from a set behind to register the first major upset of the tournament. It was a tough 3-setter. Kirilenko won the first set 3-6. She then squandered three match points in
