http://ballhype.com/tennis/svetlana_kuznetsova/ The Web's top Svetlana Kuznetsova news from BallHype - find more at http://ballhype.com/tennis/svetlana_kuznetsova/ en BallHype http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.ballhype.com/media/img/ballhype/logo_120x60.png http://ballhype.com/tennis/svetlana_kuznetsova/ 120 60 http://ballhype.com/article/ivanovic_withdraws_from_wta_championships/ <p>Ana Ivanovic withdrew from her last round-robin match at the WTA Tour's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships on Friday because of a virus. The French Open champion had no chance of advancing to the semifinals after losing her first two matches in the group stage. Svetlana Kuznetsova, her scheduled opponent, had also lost two matches and had no chance of advancing to the elimination rounds. "It's obviously very hard for me," said Ivanovic, who turned 21 on Thursday.</p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/tennis/">Tennis</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/tennis/ana_ivanovic/">Ana Ivanovic</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/tennis/svetlana_kuznetsova/">Svetlana Kuznetsova</a></p> http://ballhype.com/article/ivanovic_withdraws_from_wta_championships/ Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:03:42 +1900 Tennis Ana Ivanovic Svetlana Kuznetsova http://ballhype.com/article/jankovic_into_semis_at_wta_championships/ <p>Top-ranked Jelena Jankovic defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (6), 6-4 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the WTA Tour's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships. The seventh-ranked Kuznetsova saved two set points in the tiebreaker before hitting a forehand into the net to drop the first set. Jankovic called for a trainer early in the second set before recovering to win her second round-robin match. Kuznetsova has one more round-robin match to play but can't advance because she's lost twice.</p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/tennis/">Tennis</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/tennis/jelena_jankovic/">Jelena Jankovic</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/tennis/svetlana_kuznetsova/">Svetlana Kuznetsova</a></p> http://ballhype.com/article/jankovic_into_semis_at_wta_championships/ Thu, 6 Nov 2008 17:40:07 +1900 Tennis Jelena Jankovic Svetlana Kuznetsova