http://www.mail.com/int/people/298156-varvara-lepchenko.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/people/298156-varvara-lepchenko.html http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2113720-rain-delays-start-play-tuesday-french-open.html PARIS (AP) — Rain delayed the start of play Tuesday at the French Open for more than two hours, creating a backlog of matches with the tournament still in the first round. Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli was to face Olga Govortsova in the opening match on center court, but rain began falling shortly before the players were scheduled to take the court. The star... Tue, 28 May 2013 11:09:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2113720-rain-delays-start-play-tuesday-french-open.html 2013-05-28T11:09:28Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2113164-sharapova-wins-easily-paris-nadal-starts-slow.html PARIS (AP) — Knowing her first match as the French Open's defending champion was scheduled for late in the day, Maria Sharapova decided to treat herself to some down time at a local park. Nothing like a little introspection before competition. "I remember myself sitting in the same position last year. ... You think back to those moments, and you go throug... Tue, 28 May 2013 01:23:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2113164-sharapova-wins-easily-paris-nadal-starts-slow.html 2013-05-28T01:23:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2113078-oudin-mattek-sands-us-women-6-1-paris-day-2.html PARIS (AP) — Success on the Grand Slam stage, and everything that went with it, probably came too quickly for Melanie Oudin, a surprise quarterfinalist at the 2009 U.S. Open at age 17. She realizes that now. She accepts it. She's ready to add to her resume — and excited to be part of a group of American women that appears to be on the rise together. Oudin... Mon, 27 May 2013 22:32:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2113078-oudin-mattek-sands-us-women-6-1-paris-day-2.html 2013-05-27T22:32:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2112506-slow-french-open-start-nadal-sharapova-wins.html PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal knows this story well. All too well. Saw it up close the previous time he played in a major tournament, actually. Early round, main stadium, unknown opponent taking risky swings and putting everything in. At Wimbledon nearly a year ago, it was 100th-ranked Lukas Rosol who took it to Nadal and beat him in the second round. At the ... Mon, 27 May 2013 21:40:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2112506-slow-french-open-start-nadal-sharapova-wins.html 2013-05-27T21:40:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2112222-li-beats-nemesis-1st-round-french-open.html PARIS (AP) — Former French Open champion Li Na started fast at Roland Garros to beat a nemesis. The 2011 titlist raced to a 4-love lead after 20 minutes and defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-4 in the first round Monday. Seeded No. 6, Li came into the match 0-3 on clay against Medina Garrigues but broke serve six times and came forward aggressively, ... Mon, 27 May 2013 14:25:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2112222-li-beats-nemesis-1st-round-french-open.html 2013-05-27T14:25:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2108658-hampton-kanepi-reach-semis-brussels-open.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Jamie Hampton of the United States came from behind for the third day in a row to reach the semifinals of the Brussels Open, beating second-seeded Roberta Vinci 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 on Friday. After beating Belgians Yanina Wickmayer and Kirsten Flipkens in tense three-setters early in the week, the 68th-ranked Hampton again refused to crumble in ... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:26:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2108658-hampton-kanepi-reach-semis-brussels-open.html 2013-05-24T20:26:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2087086-murray-retires-with-pain-nadal-wins-rome.html ROME (AP) — Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, too. Elsewhere at the Foro Italico, Rafael Nadal began his bid for a seventh Rome title by cruising past local hope Fognini of Italy 6-1, 6-3 in just 61 minutes. Similarly, two-time defending ch... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2087086-murray-retires-with-pain-nadal-wins-rome.html 2013-05-15T19:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2073664-federer-loses-to-nishikori-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — The slippery blue clay may be gone, but the Madrid Open continues to produce surprises. Second-ranked Roger Federer was ousted by Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in Thursday's third round, leaving Rafael Nadal as the either the clear front-runner for the title or the next big name who should be wary of an upset. Nada... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:15:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2073664-federer-loses-to-nishikori-madrid-open.html 2013-05-10T00:15:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2064008-serena-williams-advances-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open on Sunday as players applauded the tournament's return to red clay after its trial with blue "smurf" clay flopped last year. After dispatching Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-6 (5), 6-1, the defending champion echoed the sentiment, saying she liked the new courts at ... Sun, 05 May 2013 22:22:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2064008-serena-williams-advances-madrid-open.html 2013-05-05T22:22:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2051404-6th-seeded-paire-advances-portugal-open.html OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — Sixth-seeded Benoit Paire of France beat Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands 7-6 (5), 6-3 Monday in the opening round of the Portugal Open. The top three men's seeded players, led by David Ferrer, have first-round byes in the clay-court tournament. In the women's event, fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain overcame New Zealand'... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:12:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2051404-6th-seeded-paire-advances-portugal-open.html 2013-04-29T17:12:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/1881808-italy-beats-us-to-progress-to-fed-cup-semifinals.html RIMINI, Italy (AP) — Italy beat the United States 3-2 to progress to the Fed Cup semifinals Sunday after Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci cruised to victory over Varvara Lepchenko and Liezel Huber in the decisive doubles match. Errani and Vinci lived up to their billing as the top-ranked doubles pairing by winning 6-2, 6-2 in 1 hour, 11 minutes to eliminate ... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/1881808-italy-beats-us-to-progress-to-fed-cup-semifinals.html 2013-02-10T21:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/1880456-lepchenko-beats-vinci-to-level-fed-cup-tie.html RIMINI, Italy (AP) — Varvara Lepchenko won on her Fed Cup debut to put the United States level at 1-1 against Italy on Saturday, after Sara Errani beat Jamie Hampton. Lepchenko beat Vinci 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 with the Italian appearing to struggle with cramp in a dramatic final set which had seven breaks of serve. Vinci twice had treatment on court as she fought... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/1880456-lepchenko-beats-vinci-to-level-fed-cup-tie.html 2013-02-09T20:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/1877870-errani-vs-hampton-to-open-italy-us-fed-cup-tie.html RIMINI, Italy (AP) — Seventh-ranked Sara Errani will play Jamie Hampton in the opening match of Italy's first-round Fed Cup series against the United States on Saturday. In the second singles match on the indoor red clay court, Roberta Vinci faces 21st-ranked Varvara Lepchenko. With both Williams sisters missing and Sloane Stephens also out, Hampton and L... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/1877870-errani-vs-hampton-to-open-italy-us-fed-cup-tie.html 2013-02-08T15:43:00Z