WTA Oct 18-24 Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia PREMIER $1,000,000 30m/32q/16d indoor: supreme Free Live Video: 1 - 2 Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP tourney: M draw - video pics: DL - Y!: sports - news Moscow: weather - map Gazeta.ru: Tennis (RUS) ENG #7 J Jankovic, #10 V Azarenka #11 wc Na Li, #21 A Pavlyuchenkova BNP Paribas Open, Luxembourg INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d indoor: hard Live Scores - in popup window Free Live Video: 1 - 2 draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP tourn.: M draw | pics: Ynews Europe radar - Lux. Weather #9 E Dementieva, #15 A Rezai #18 Y Wickmayer, #29 A Ivanovic

Moscow & LUX: 2009   Moscow: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 Luxembourg: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 previous other tourney pages next Moscow: #10 Victoria Azarenka 5'10" 132lb RH 2H-BH Luxembourg: #46 Roberta Vinci 5' 4" 132lb RH 2H-BH

On Sunday in Moscow, Russia, in the final of the Kremlin Cup, this year's champion at Stanford, 20-year-old 2nd-seeded #10 (career-high: #6) Victoria Azarenka of Belarus (residence: Scottsdale, Arizona) defeated a local resident (and her current doubles partner) the 2008 champion at Estoril, Barcelona, and Seoul, 23-year-old 6th-seeded #24 (career-high: #20) Maria Kirilenko of Russia, 6-3, 6-4 (Vika is shown holding the Kremlin Cup after the match).     Victoria's prize is $157,427; Maria's prize is $85,026.     Victoria said: "We showed some excellent tennis. I hope the crowd enjoyed it. Maria played really well and had a lot of motivation for her hometown final. The crowd was obviously behind her, but that just motivated me more...     "It was really tough to win the second set as Maria started pretty good, dominating the play completely. I tried hard to stay in the match fighting for every point and it paid off. ... I'm really happy to win here on my third attempt." WTA story - AP story     Maria said: "I really wanted to win this tournament but Vika was better than me today. It's nice to finish the year with a great final. It gives me a desire to work harder and get better. I felt so much support from the crowd and it helped me all week to play well. I'm happy that from tomorrow I can put my racquets and tennis clothes away for a couple of weeks!"     Vika and Masha are now tied at 2-2 in career matches. Victoria also won the last time they met, in August on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the 2nd round at Montreal, 6-4, 6-1.     Victoria is now 5-6 in WTA singles finals. She won her first three titles last year; this year she defeated Maria Sharapova in the Stanford final, and also reached the finals at Duabai, where she lost to Venus Williams, and at Eastbourne, where she lost to Ekaterina Makarova. Vika has a 41-18 singles match record in 2010.

    Maria is now 5-4 in WTA singles finals; she won in Estoril, Barcelona, and Seoul in 2008, but this is the first final she has reached since Barcelona last year. Maria has a 37-23 singles match record for the season.

    On Sunday in Luxembourg, in the final of the BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open, last year's Barcelona champion, 26-year-old #46 (career-high: #37) Roberta Vinci from Taranto, Italy, defeated this year's champ at Bad Gastein, Austria, 21-year-old 8th-seeded #43 (career-high: #41) Julia Goerges from Bad Oldesloe, Germany, 6-3, 6-4 (Roberta is shown with the, uh, "art object" trophy after the match).

    Roberta's prize is $37,000; Julia's prize is $19,000.

    Roberta said: "Julia is a very good player, but I don't think today was her best day. The turning point for me this week was my second round match, when I won 7-6 in the third set. After that I knew I could go far, maybe the semis.
    "Today I tried to stay focused on every point, especially on my service games... Now I'm going home for a week and then to the Fed Cup final." WTA story

    Julia said: "I was pretty tired today. Roberta played some really good tennis, and I just wasn't able to make it."

    Roberta and Julia had never before met on the field of combat.

    Roberta is now 3-1 in WTA singles finals; she won her first title in Bogota in 2007. Roberta has a 38-23 singles match record this year.
    Julia is now 1-1 in WTA singles finals; she won the Bad Gastein title earlier this year. Julia has a 34-25 singles match record in 2010.

Moscow player's blog by Alisa Kleybanova

WTA SCOREBOARD: Moscow & Luxembourg s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Kremlin Cup,  Moscow, Russia   tourney time:        = GMT +4 hours        = US EDT +8 hours        = US PDT +11 hours Moscow News - Russia News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Moscow: The main draw for Moscow has 8 seeds, with 2 1st-round byes. There are 4 qualifiers in the main draw. Qualifying (3 rounds) starts on Saturday, qualifying finals are on Monday.   click for broader view   Olympiisky Stadium, Moscow, Russia Latitude: 55.782027 Longitude: 37.626286 goto link for World Wind     Kremlin Cup venue address: Olympiisky Sports Complex, 16 Olympiisky Pr., Metro: Prospekt Mira, Tel. 288-5322 2010: 2004 French Open champion and Muskovite Anastasia Myskina, out of action the past few years due to a foot injury, met the press in Moscow on October 12, as did 2nd seed Victoria Azarenka at the press All Access Hour on Monday, October 18... Those attending the players party in Moscow on Sunday, October 17, included sisters Kateryna and Alona Bondarenko, and top seed Jelena Jankovic... doubles partners Flavia Pennetta and Gisela Dulko showed up in Moscow with hair dyed to commemorate their qualifying for the WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar, but by party time they were looking sane again...

Moscow, 1st Rd, Mon-Tue 11am loser's prize: $7,182 US; points: 1 *#66 Anna Chakvetadze RUS d #11 s3 wc Na Li CHN 6-4, 6-2 Tue Na's service toss, and Anna driving a backhand *#32 Dominika Cibulkova SVK d #21 s4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-0 Mon Dominika about to slice a backhand, and Anastasia driving one *#54 Elena Vesnina RUS d #23 s5 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 Tue Flavia and Elena driving forehand and backhand #24 s6 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #28 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 6-2, 6-2 Tue Maria following a forehand #26 s7 Alisa Kleybanova RUS d #35 Lucie Safarova CZE 6-2, 6(4)-7, 7-6(1) Tue #27 s8 Maria José Martinez Sanchez ESP d #59 wc Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 Mon Alla driving a forehand, and Maria José about to slice a backhand *#124 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR d #31 Petra Kvitova CZE 6-3, 6(7)-7, 6-1 Mon #33 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL d #101 q Ksenia Pervak RUS 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 Tue #34 Alona Bondarenko UKR d #511 wc Daria Gavrilova RUS 7-5, 6-1 Mon #36 Andrea Petkovic GER d #49 Olga Govortsova BLR 0-6, 7-5, 6-0 Tue *#151 q Mariya Koryttseva UKR d #38 Klara Zakopalova CZE 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 Tue #40 Sara Errani ITA d #168 q Olga Savchuk UKR 6-3, 6-4 Tue *#256 q Zarina Diyas KAZ d #48 Gisela Dulko ARG 6-3, 6(1)-7, 7-6(5) Tue *#53 Vera Dushevina RUS d #50 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 7-5, 6-0 Tue

Moscow, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu 11am losers' prize: $13,265 US; points: 60 *#256 q Zarina Diyas KAZ d #7 s1 Jelena Jankovic SRB 6-1, 6-2 Thu Zarina lining up a forehand, and Jelena driving a backhand     Zarina defeated #48 Gisela Dulko in the 1st round on Tuesday, 6-3, 6(1)-7, 7-6(5). Her best win prior to this week was over then #63 Petra Kvitova in the 2nd round in Prague last year, 6-4, 6-2.     Zarina said: "I had nothing to lose. I just relaxed and played my best tennis." AP story     Jelena has been ill all week (which is clearly visible in photos of her at the press hour on Monday) and has been taking antibiotics.     Jelena said: "I was suffering on the court but I really wanted to be out there and didn't want to retire. I finished as well as I could, but obviously it was tough for me to focus on my tennis."     About next week's WTA Championships, which begin in Qatar on Tuesday, Jelena said: "Doha is a different type of tournament. You can lose a match and still win the whole tournament. So anything can happen, but for me the biggest concern is being healthy. I will see the doctors, take some blood tests and take some more medicine. We will see what happens and hopefully I can be ready in time." #10 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d #36 Andrea Petkovic GER 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 Wed Victoria driving a forehand     The win gave Victoria the points she needed to clinch the last opening in the WTA Championships next week in Doha, Qatar (Serena Williams has withdrawn due to the reinjury of her right foot nine days ago).     Victoria said: "Won my match. It was long and really tough. Andrea is improved a lot and playing really good tennis. I'm happy I could turn it around though and finish strong. I also got into Doha. Feel sorry for Serena to pull out! I hope she can finally recover for next year." Victoria Azarenka at Twitter #24 s6 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #124 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR 6-0, 6-0 Thu Kateryna and Maria driving backhands #26 s7 Alisa Kleybanova RUS d #40 Sara Errani ITA 7-6(0), 6-4 Wed #27 s8 Maria José Martinez Sanchez ESP d #34 Alona Bondarenko UKR 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 Wed #32 Dominika Cibulkova SVK d #33 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 6-4, 6-1 Wed #53 Vera Dushevina RUS d #54 Elena Vesnina RUS 6-4, 6-2 Thu #66 Anna Chakvetadze RUS d #151 q Mariya Koryttseva UKR 6-1, 6-2 Thu Anna's forehand drive

Moscow, QFs, Fri 11am losers' prize: $24,773 US; points: 120 #10 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d #26 s7 Alisa Kleybanova RUS 6-1, 6-3 Victoria driving a backhand     Victoria said: "I stuck to my game plan today. I played aggressively and didn't let her take control.     "I like the momentum I have right now. My next match will be a huge motivator as I have never beaten María José [Martinez Sanchez] before." WTA story     Alisa said: "Every game was tight. Vika was playing great. She qualified for Doha this week and the pressure wasn't there anymore. She enjoyed the match and played freely. I did as much as I could but it wasn't easy to stay at my best the whole match. I made some mistakes on important points." #24 s6 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #256 q Zarina Diyas KAZ 6-1,6-2 Zarina and Maria driving forehand and backhand, and Maria after match point #27 s8 Maria José Martinez Sanchez ESP d #32 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 6-2, 6-3 Dominika and Maria José driving forehands #53 Vera Dushevina RUS d #66 Anna Chakvetadze RUS 6-3, 7-6(7) Vera driving a forehand, and Anna and Vera driving backhands

Moscow, SFs, Sat 1pm losers' prize: $45,787 US; points: 200 #10 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d #27 s8 MJ Martinez Sanchez ESP 6-3, 6-3 Victoria driving a forehand, Maria José driving backhands, and Vika after match point     Victoria had lost to Maria José in both their previous meetings. Victoria said: "[Maria José] is such a player that you never know what to expect from her. I've chosen the right tactics against her today and didn't allow her to change the rhythm or advance to the net to attack as she likes doing. I've fought for every ball and that was the key to my victory." AP story #24 s6 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #53 Vera Dushevina RUS 6-1, 6-1 Maria and Vera driving forehands, Maria driving a backhand, and after match point     Maria said: "I'm very focused at this tournament and have a big desire to win here. A lot of people came and supported me today, which gave me so much energy. When I go on court I want to show my best tennis. It's a lot of fun." WTA story

Moscow, Final, Sun 1pm loser's prize: $85,026 US; points: 320 winner's prize: $157,427 US; points: 470 #10 s2 Victoria Azarenka BLR d #24 s6 Maria Kirilenko RUS 6-3, 6-4 Victoria and Maria driving forehands, and Vika's backhand drive

Moscow, Doubles Final, Sat 3pm+ losers' prize: $26,371 US winners' prize: $49,546 US cdr5 s1 Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta d cdr48 s3 Maria José Martinez Sanchez & Sara Errani 6-3, 2-6, (10-8) Flavia (12th WTA doubles title) and Gisela (15th WTA doubles title) after the victory, their 8th title as a team Moscow, Qual Finals, Mon Oct 18 11am losers' prizes: q1 $1,055 1pt; q2 $1,966 8pts; q3 $3,676 12pts; qualifier 20 points *#168 Olga Savchuk UKR d #70 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 6-4, 6-3 *#101 Ksenia Pervak RUS d #78 Monica Niculescu ROU 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 #151 Mariya Koryttseva UKR d #216 Aleksandra Krunic SRB 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 *#256 Zarina Diyas KAZ d #237 Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR 6-3, 6-0 Moscow, Withdrawals #3 Vera Zvonareva RUS rest & recovery, back injury #6 Francesca Schiavone ITA left knee injury #14 Agnieszka Radwanska POL left foot injury #17 Nadia Petrova RUS right fot injury #19 wc Maria Sharapova RUS had a "preliminary agreement" to accept wild card, now done for the year #20 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS right middle ear inflammation #22 Kaia Kanepi EST right hamstring injury #60 Dinara Safina RUS back injury

Fortis Championships,  Luxembourg, Luxembourg   tourney time:        = GMT +2 hours        = US EDT +6 hours        = US PDT +9 hours Luxembourg News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Luxembourg: The main draw for Luxembourg has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. There are 4 qualifiers in the main draw. Qualifying (3 rounds) starts on Saturday, qualifying finals are on Monday.   click for broader view   CK Sport Center, Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Latitude: 49.573499 Longitude: 6.109799 goto link for World Wind Fortis Championships venue address: CK Sport Center, 20 route de Bettembourg, L-1899 Kockelscheuer, LUX 2010: Top seed Elena Dementieva took a tour of the old city upon arriving in Luxembourg... on Monday, October 18, 2nd seed Aravane Rezai, Sunday's finalist in Linz Patty Schnyder, and 4th seed (and Sunday's champ in Linz) Ana Ivanovic played Meet the Press... row 2: On Sunday night the tourney held a 20th anniversary dinner, and former champs Timea Bacsinszky, Elena Dementieva, Daniela Hantuchova, Anke Huber, Sabine Applemans, and Martina Navratilova were honored... darned good looking healthy young ladies at the player party on Tuesday included Luxembourgers Mandy Minella, Anne Kremer, & Claudine Schaul, Johanna Larsson & Sofia Arvidsson, and Daniela Hantuchova...

Luxembourg, 1st Rd, Mon-Wed 11am & noon loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 #9 s1 wc Elena Dementieva RUS d #95 Shuai Peng CHN 7-5, 7-6(3) Tue Elena driving a forehand #15 s2 Aravane Rezai FRA d #239 q Mona Barthel GER 6-4, 6-4 Tue Aravane driving a backhand *#47 Patty Schnyder SUI d #18 s3 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 6-4, 6-4 Wed Patty about to slice a backhand #29 s4 Ana Ivanovic SRB d #64 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-3, 6-0 Wed Ana about to connect with a forehand #30 s5 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #106 LL Jill Craybas USA 7-5, 6-1 Tue Daniela's forehand drive *#58 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d #41 s6 Timea Bacsinsky SUI 7-5, 6-1 Wed #42 s7 Jarmila Groth AUS d #79 Tathiana Garbin ITA 6-2, 6-2 Tue #43 s8 Juila Goerges GER d #133 wc Mandy Minella LUX 6-4, 6-3 Tue Julia and Mandy driving forehands #45 Polona Hercog SLO d #312 q Ivana Lisjak CRO 6-2, 1-1 retired Wed #46 Roberta Vinci ITA d #51 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 6-4, 7-6(7) Tue Sofia and Roberta driving forehands #52 Angelique Kerber GER d #804 Yulia Putintseva RUS 6-3, 6-1 Mon #57 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d #77 Kristina Barrois GER 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 Mon *#65 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP d #62 Romina Oprandi ITA 7-5, 6-3 Tue #67 Iveta Benesova CZE d #170 q Kathrin Woerle GER 6-1, 6-2 Tue Iveta's backhand drive #75 Kirsten Flipkens BEL d #120 q Lucie Hradecka CZE 6-2, 6-3 Tue *#146 sr55 Anne Keothavong GBR d #113 wc Virginie Razzano FRA 6-1, 6-4 Mon Anne driving a forehand     Anne said: "Played one of my better matches of the year this evening. Tucking in to my favourite meal now- steak and frites. Yummy!." Anne Keothavong at Twitter

Luxembourg, 2nd Rd, Wed 11am & noon, Thu loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 *#45 Polona Hercog SLO d #9 s1 wc Elena Dementieva RUS     walkover—right foot inflammation Thu *#75 Kirsten Flipkens BEL d #15 s2 Aravane Rezai FRA 6-0, 6-1 Wed #29 s4 Ana Ivanovic SRB d #65 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP 6-4, 6-1 Thu Ana's forehand drive *#52 Angelique Kerber GER d #30 s5 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 Thu Daniela and Angelique driving forehands *#67 Iveta Benesova CZE d #42 s7 Jarmila Groth AUS 6-4, 7-5 Wed #43 s8 Juila Goerges GER d #57 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 6-2, 6-1 Wed #46 Roberta Vinci ITA d #58 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(2) Thu *#146 sr55 Anne Keothavong GBR d #47 Patty Schnyder SUI 7-5, 6-2 Thu Anne studying a forehand

Luxembourg, QFs, Fri 2pm loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70 *#43 s8 Juila Goerges GER d #29 s4 Ana Ivanovic SRB 6-3, 6-1 Ana and Julia driving forehand and backhand *#52 Angelique Kerber GER d #45 Polona Hercog SLO 6-4, 6-2 Angelique's forehand drive #46 Roberta Vinci ITA d #75 Kirsten Flipkens BEL 7-6(5), 6-1 Roberta spinning a forehand *#146 sr55 Anne Keothavong GBR d #67 Iveta Benesova CZE 6(3)-7, 6-2, 6-4 Anne's service toss, and Iveta driving a forehand     Anne said: "So, so pleased with the win today. It was a great match and I had to do some serious running. Feet are still burning but it's worth it :-)." Anne Keothavong at Twitter

Luxembourg, SFs, Sat 2pm loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 #43 s8 Juila Goerges GER d #52 Angelique Kerber GER 6-4, 3-6, 6-1     Julia said: "I lost some focus in the second set and Angie played tough tennis—she didn't give me any free points. But my serve was pretty helpful today and I served it out well in the third. I'm really happy to be into my second final of the year and of my career." WTA story #46 Roberta Vinci ITA d #146 sr55 Anne Keothavong GBR 6-4, 6-2     Anne said: "Yesterday was a really long day with singles and doubles, and I was a bit flat on court today. Unfortunately, to play Roberta you have to be energized and keep pounding away, and I just didn't do that. Obviously that's disappointing, but overall it's been a good week."     About playing Julia Goerges in the final, Roberta said: "Julia's a strong player. She fights for every point. I'll have to play aggressively. If possible, I'll have to go to the net, but it won't be easy if she'splaying well. We'll see tomorrow."

Luxembourg, Final, Sun 3pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 *#46 Roberta Vinci ITA d #43 s8 Juila Goerges GER 6-3, 6-4 Roberta showing slice on a backhand, Julia about to connect with a forehand, Roberta launching one on the run, and after match point

Luxembourg, Doubles Final, Sun noon loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US *cdr76 s2 Timea Bacsinszky & Tathiana Garbin d cdr41 s1 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova & Iveta Benesova 6-4, 6-4 Luxembourg, Qual Finals, Mon Oct 18 11am losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points *#239 Mona Barthel GER d #97 Sorana Cirstea ROU 6-0, 3-1 retired *#170 Kathrin Woerle GER d #106 Jill Craybas USA 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 #120 Lucie Hradecka CZE d #175 Anne Kremer LUX 6-3, 6-2 *#312 Ivana Lisjak CRO d #204 Eleni Daniilidou GRE 6-1, 6-4 Luxembourg, Withdrawals #37 Agnes Szavay HUN left thigh injury #44 Anastasija Sevastova LAT right thigh strain #63 Anastasia Rodionova AUS left adductor strain #68 Melanie Oudin FRA back injury #69 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP right knee injury

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