http://www.mail.com/people/298156-varvara-lepchenko.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/298156-varvara-lepchenko.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2088414-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. 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, and two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova eased past Span... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:58:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2088414-murray-retires-with-pain-nadal-wins-rome.html 2013-05-15T20:58:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084968-djokovic-beats-qualifier-rome-wozniacki-loses.html ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the Italian Open, beating Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday and appearing to have no problems with his injured ankle. Djokovic has reached the final in four of the five past years at the Foro Italico, winning the title in 2008 and 2011. He dropped serve to trail 2-1 in the opening set ... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:58:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084968-djokovic-beats-qualifier-rome-wozniacki-loses.html 2013-05-14T16:58:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074488-no-2-ranked-federer-ousted-nishikori-madrid.html MADRID (AP) — Roger Federer was ousted by Kei Nishikori of Japan with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 loss Thursday in the third round of the Madrid Open. Following the loss by the second-ranked Swiss, Rafael Nadal is now the clear favorite for the title — or the next big name who should be wary of an upset. Nadal didn't let his sore knee get in the way in a 6-2, 6-3 win... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:42:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074488-no-2-ranked-federer-ousted-nishikori-madrid.html 2013-05-10T00:42:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2011090-williams-sisters-to-lead-fed-cup-team-vs-sweden.html DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams will lead the U.S. Fed Cup team against Sweden on hardcourts at the Delray Beach Tennis Center on April 20-21. The team announced Wednesday will also include No. 16-ranked Sloane Stephens and No. 27 Varvara Lepchenko. The winner will advance to the 2014 world group and have a chance to compete for the Fe... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:00:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2011090-williams-sisters-to-lead-fed-cup-team-vs-sweden.html 2013-04-10T18:00:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2001008-williams-sisters-win-their-way-semis.html CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams ended a long and successful day for the Williams family as she and sister Venus both won twice Friday to reach the Family Circle Cup semifinals and set up their first sibling showdown since 2009. Serena won her 13th straight match by defeating sixth-seeded Lucie Safarova, 6-4, 6-1. Earlier, she topped two... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:37:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2001008-williams-sisters-win-their-way-semis.html 2013-04-06T01:37:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1998290-williams-sisters-matches-postponed.html CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Matches for top-ranked Serena Williams and her sister, Venus, at the Family Circle Cup were postponed Thursday after a rain delay of nearly 7 1/2 hours. The long wait wiped out most matches in the busy round of 16, including those of the tournament's headling Williams' sisters. Serena, riding an 11-match winning streak here, was sc... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:53:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1998290-williams-sisters-matches-postponed.html 2013-04-05T01:53:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1887058-williams-sharapova-stephens-advance-doha.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova eased into the third round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday, dominating their opponents with straight-set victories. Williams, who will regain the No. 1 ranking if she reached the semifinals, showed no signs of the back or ankle injuries that troubled her at the Australian Open during her 6-2, 6-1 win ove... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1887058-williams-sharapova-stephens-advance-doha.html 2013-02-12T20:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881862-us-loses-to-italy-1st-round-fed-cup.html RIMINI, Italy (AP) — The United States was eliminated in the first round of the Fed Cup, losing to Italy 3-2 Sunday when Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defeated Varvara Lepchenko and Liezel Huber in the decisive doubles match. Errani and Vinci, the top-ranked doubles team, won 6-2, 6-2 against an understrength American team. The U.S. was without Serena and... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881862-us-loses-to-italy-1st-round-fed-cup.html 2013-02-10T21:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1880484-american-lepchenko-beats-vinci-to-tie-fed-cup.html RIMINI, Italy (AP) — American Varvara Lepchenko won in her Fed Cup singles debut to lift the U.S. team to a 1-1 tie against Italy on Saturday, after Sara Errani beat Jamie Hampton 6-2, 6-1. Lepchenko rallied past Roberta Vinci 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 after the Italian struggled with a leg cramp in the final set, which featured seven breaks of serve. She had treatme... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1880484-american-lepchenko-beats-vinci-to-tie-fed-cup.html 2013-02-09T21:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827184-federer-swilliams-advance-hot-australian-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With the sun setting at the end of a hot day at the Australian Open, Roger Federer ensured he made the most of a favorable evening draw. Wearing bright pink shoelaces, Federer advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Russian Nikolay Davydenko on Thursday. The 17-time Grand Slam champion was a winner of sorts be... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827184-federer-swilliams-advance-hot-australian-open.html 2013-01-17T13:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1826530-federer-advances-to-3rd-round-australian-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With the sun setting at the end of a torridly hot day at the Australian Open, Roger Federer ensured he made the most of a favorable evening draw. Wearing bright pink shoelaces, Federer advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Russian Nikolay Davydenko on Thursday. The 17-time Grand Slam champion was a winner of... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1826530-federer-advances-to-3rd-round-australian-open.html 2013-01-17T09:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1826176-williams-azarenka-3rd-round-australia.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Apart from a swollen lip that helped take her mind off her injured right ankle, Serena Williams emerged unscathed from her second-round win at the Australian Open on Thursday. Summoning all her experience from 15 major titles, including the final two of the last season, Williams lifted her tempo on the biggest points — winning ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1826176-williams-azarenka-3rd-round-australia.html 2013-01-17T05:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1791964-serena-williams-opens-season-with-comfortable-win.html BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams joked that since the calendar still read 2012, she needed to maintain this year's dominant form. The 15-time Grand Slam champion opened her 2013 season Sunday, and Williams needed less than an hour to beat fellow American Varvara Lepchenko 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the Brisbane International. ... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1791964-serena-williams-opens-season-with-comfortable-win.html 2012-12-30T14:05:00Z