Sara Errani

Successful Start for Bulgarian Tennis Players at Wimbledon

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov scored a 7:6 (4), 6:2, 6:2 victory versus Diego Schwartzman, Argentine, in the first round of Wimbledon, reported BNR.

In  the second Dimitrov will face Cyprian vet Macros Baghdatis.

On the other side, Bulgarian tennis girl Tsvetana Pironkova won 6:1, 6:4 in the first round of Wimbledon, playing versus Italian Sara Errani.

Tsvetana Pironkova Remains Sole Bulgarian Representative at Roland Garros

The highest ranking Bulgarian female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova remained the country's sole representative at this year's edition of Roland Garros.

In a match from the first round played on Monday, Pironkova defeated Italian Sara Errani with 6:3, 6:2.

In the second round, the Bulgarian will face for the first time in her career Johanna Larsson from Sweden.

Ivanovic drops out of Miami Masters

BELGRADE - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic finished her Miami Masters campaign following a 7-6 (4), 7-5 defeat by Sabine Lisicki of Germany on Monday morning.

The German will face Italy's Sara Errani, who bested Spanish Garbine Muguruza 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

The prize money of the Miami tournament stands at USD 6,157.60, and Serena Williams of the U.S. is this year's defending champion.

Tennis: Simona Halep qualifies for round of 16 at Australian Open

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, ranked third in the world, has qualified for the round of 16 of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Friday, in Melbourne, after defeating by 6-4, 7-5 American player Bettanie Mattek-Sands in the third round.

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Wozniacki set to meet Peng for US Open final

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki and first-time Grand Slam semifinalist Peng Shuai will meet for a place in the US Open title match after dominant victories on Sept. 2.

Wozniacki, the runner-up at Flushing Meadows in 2009, dismissed 13th-seeded Italian Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 and is back in the semi-finals of a major for the first time since the 2011 US Open.

Jankovic ousted at Eastbourne

LONDON - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic suffered a surprise first-round loss at the WTA tournament in Eastbourne to American Madison Keys 6-3, 6-3.

Third seed Jankovic had the role of favorite in the match against the 19-year-old World No. 47, but Keys staged an upset in just over one hour, avenging her own first-round loss to Jankovic at last year's US Open.

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