Lucie Safarova

TAIPEI - Serbia's Aleksandra Krunic has ended her campaign at the WTA tournament in Chinese Taipei after losing 6-3, 6-4 to Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in the opening round on Tuesday.

Wild card Safarova will next face Latvian Anastasia Sevastova.

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Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova defeated on Tuesday Australian Samantha Stosur at the Eastbourne International.

Pironkova secured a swift victory over Stosur 7:5, 7:6 (7:0).

This is her first-ever success against Stosur which adds 55 points for her in the ATP ranking.

Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova was defeated in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday.

Pironkova was defeated with 3;6, 1:6 by Lucie Safarova in a match, which lasted 73 minutes, daily Dnevnik reports.

The Bulgarian suffered a heavy defeat and could not offer a considerable resistance to Safarova throughout the match.

Turkish tennis player Marsel ?lhan has climbed to the top spot of his career in the new world rankings announced March 2, jumping 27 places to sit in the 77th spot.

The spot is also the top ranking a Turkish player has ever held.

DUBAI - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic has failed to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai WTA tournament after losing 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the third round on Wednesday.

In a bid to secure a semi-final spot, Pliskova will take on compatriot Lucie Safarova, who beat Venus Williams of the United States 6-4, 6-2.

TOKYO - Serbian No. 1 Ana Ivanovic advanced to the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Tokyo, after defeating Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in straight sets (6-3, 6-2) on Friday.

Safarova could not keep up with the third-seeded Ivanovic, who played at a consistent level throughout the match.

TOKYO - Serbia's top-ranked female tennis player Ana Ivanovic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday.

Ivanovic took a 3-0 lead in both sets, and broke her opponent's serve twice before winning the second set.

Former champion Petra Kvitova swept into her second Wimbledon final with a 7-6 (8/6), 6-1 victory over fellow Czech and close friend Lucie Safarova on Thursday.
      

LONDON - Serbian female tennis player Bojana Jovanovski failed to qualify for the Wimbledon WTA fourth round as she was defeated by Tereza Smitkova of the Czech Republic in the third round match on Friday, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-8.

PARIS - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic on Saturday failed to reach the fourth round of the Roland Garros tennis tournament by losing to Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3.

Ivanovic was no match for in-form Safarova, who dominated both sets with power and accuracy.

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