Topic: Stuttgart

Henin stunned in Madrid, Sharapova bows out

MADRID (Reuters) - Four-times French Open champion Justine Henin's preparations for the Roland Garros grand slam event suffered a shuddering jolt with a defeat by France's Aravane Rezai in the Madrid Open first round Sunday. Henin won the Stuttgart title on clay ...

Nadal stunned by Federer loss on clay

Roger Federer's semi-final exit in Estoril came as a major surprise to Rafael Nadal, though the Spaniard tried to play down the effects of the defeat with both men headlining at the Madrid Masters. Top seed Federer was heading to Spain to ...

Henin sees off frustrated Jankovic in Stuttgart

STUTTGART (Reuters) - Justine Henin continued her impressive return to tennis when she fought back to beat former world number one Jelena Jankovic 3-6 7-6 6-3 in Stuttgart on Friday, leaving her opponent exasperated. Jankovic was kicking herself when, having won the ...

Ankle injury returns to haunt Wozniacki again

STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki's ankle injury came back to haunt her Thursday as the top seed was knocked out of the Stuttgart Open in straight sets by Lucie Safarova. Seven-times grand slam winner Justine Henin, who returned to the circuit ...

Henin overcomes broken finger and fiery German in opener

STUTTGART (Reuters) - Four-times French Open champion Justine Henin overcame a broken finger and fired-up German opponent to win her opening match at Stuttgart on Wednesday, her first clay court tournament since her comeback. The 27-year-old was taken to a tiebreak in ...
Fourth-seed Jelena Jankovic needed just over an hour on Wednesday to breeze into the second-round of Stuttgart's WTA tournament with a straight sets win over Gisela Dulko. Former world number one Jankovic is on course to meet last year's beaten finalist Dinara ...

Broken finger won't hold back tennis star Henin

Former world number one Justine Henin has insisted the broken finger she suffered last week will not hold her back when she begins her campaign at Stuttgart's WTA tournament on Wednesday. The 27-year-old right-hander broke the little finger on her left hand ...
Former world number one Dinara Safina admitted Monday a repeat of the back injury which has kept her out of tennis since January could potentially end her career. Safina, who turns 24 on Tuesday, is the second seed at Stuttgart's WTA tournament ...

Kuznetsova to miss semi-final with United States

Svetlana Kuznetsova has pulled out of Russia's Fed Cup semi-final with the United States, local media reported Wednesday. The world number five, who has recovered from a shoulder injury, plans to skip the April 24-25 tie and target instead the WTA tournament ...

Qualifier Cuevas stuns Almagro to move into Hamburg semis

BERLIN (Reuters) - Uruguayan qualifier Pablo Cuevas reached his second tour semi-final of what looks to be his breakthrough season Friday when he swept past Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 6-2 6-4 at the German Open in Hamburg. Cuevas will meet Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu ...
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