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August 26, 2011
- Li moves into quarterfinals, Roddick back in sharp form
- Li Na of China had to battle from behind in each set on Wednesday to beat Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the second round of the New Haven Open, the final WTA tournament before the US Open.
August 24, 2011
- Serena seeded 28th for US Open
- Serena Williams was seeded a lowly 28th for the Aug. 29-Sept. 11 US Open as tournament organisers opted to rigidly follow the current rankings rather than reward her for outstanding past performances.
August 23, 2011
- Djokovic unruffled by injury
- World No. 1 was confident he would be fit enough to play in the US Open.
August 22, 2011
- Sharapova sinks Jankovic in Cincinnati final
- Russia's Maria Sharapova beat Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 4-6 7-6 6-3 to win the Cincinnati Open on Sunday and install herself as one of the favourites for the US Open.
August 22, 2011
- Clijsters pulls out of US Open with injury
- Champion Kim Clijsters has pulled out of the US Open due to a stomach muscle injury, the Belgian said in a statement on Friday.
August 19, 2011
- Nadal scrapes into Cincinnati quarters
- World number two Rafa Nadal scraped into the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open after beating fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 7-6 6-7 7-6 in a fierce battle yesterday but his rivals all had comfortable paths into the last eight.
August 19, 2011
- Li Na, Hewitt to play in Hopman Cup
- Reigning French Open champion Li Na and dual Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt will play in the Hopman Cup in Perth in December, organizers said on Thursday.
August 12, 2011
- Clijsters doubtful for U.S. Open title defense
- Two-time U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters is likely to skip the season's final Grand Slam event after the world No. 2 confirmed her pullout of next week's Cincinnati tournament on Thursday.
August 4, 2011
- Peng hopes to match Li Na's heroics in US
- China's Peng Shuai entered the US hard court season with a career-high ranking and now holds hopes of some day matching the heroics of her trailblazing countrywoman, Li Na.
June 5, 2011
- China's 1st Slam title: Li Na makes history!
- When Fran-cesca Schiavone of Italy kissed the women's singles trophy at Roland Garros last year, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam title, Li Na, who was beaten by Schiavone in the fourth-round, said: "If she can do that, maybe I can do that too."
