Carla Suárez Navarro

Tennis: Simona Halep nominated for March player of the month

Romanian Simona Halep, WTA No. 3, was nominated alongside American Serena Williams and Spanish Carla Suarez Navarro for March player of the month in the Women's Tennis Association. The voting is open until 4.59am UTC on Friday. The winner will be announced on Friday.

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Sharapova cruises, Ivanovic struggles in Brisbane

Top seeds Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic booked their places in the semi-finals of the Brisbane International in vastly contrasting fashion on Jan. 8.
      
While world number two Sharapova cruised past Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1, 6-3, Ivanovic was forced to recover from a horror start before edging Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
      

Jankovic, Ivanovic through to Cincinnati quarter-finals

CINCINNATI - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic are both through to the quarter-finals of the USD 2.56 million WTA Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati.

Jankovic beat Sloane Stephens of the United States 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 late Thursday, while Ivanovic defeated Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova (6-2, 2-6, 6-3) early Friday.