Simona Halep

SOFIA - World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was chosen as Balkan Athlete of the Year 2014 for the fourth time in a row, in the 42nd edition of the poll conducted by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA).

The Wimbledon champion received a total of 91 points, 40 more than second-placed US Open winner, Croat Marin Cilic.

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has made it to the third tour at Australian Open, the first Great Slam tournament of the year, on Wednesday, in Melbourne, after defeating 6-2, 6-2 Australian Jarmila Gajdosova.

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Romanian tennis player Irina Begu qualified, as a first, in the third round of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Wednesday, in Melbourne, after defeating Katerina Siniakova (the Czech Republic), by 7-5, 6-4.

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Big guns Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova successfully blasted their way into the Australian Open second round yesterday but the Grand Slam dream of Ana Ivanovic was shattered.

Big guns Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray successfully blasted their way into the Australian Open second round Jan. 19 but the Grand Slam dream of Ana Ivanovic was shattered.
      
Third seed Nadal and sixth seed Murray both enjoyed straight sets wins, with rising stars Simona Halep and Grigor Dimitrov also progressing comfortably on a cool and windy Melbourne day.
      

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has qualified for the second round of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slem tournament of the year, on Monday, in Melbourne, after defeating Karin Knapp (Italy), 6-3, 6-2.

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LONDON - Serbia's best female tennis player Ana Ivanovic kept hold of the fifth place while Jelena Jankovic is 15th in the new WTA rankings published Sunday, ahead of the start of the Australian Open.

Ivanovic has 4,845 and Jankovic 2590 points, while Bojana Jovanovski is back to 56th position with 910 points.

The Executive Committee of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR) has decided to designate Simona Halep 'Athlete of the Year' for the special results she obtained in 2014.

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Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, the main favourite of the WTA tournament in Sydney, withdrew in the last moment from the competition due to a gastroenteritis.

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On Tuesday, Simona Halep, WTA No. 3, was to play against Karolina Pliskova (the Czech Republic). AGERPRES

Romania's Simona Halep is keeping at No. 3 in the world rankings of the best women tennis players (WTA) made public on Monday, after having won Shenzhen, China tournament on Saturday.

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