Tennis
Ana Ivanovic through to Stanford second round
STANFORD - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reached the second round of the Stanford WTA tournament early Wednesday by beating Sabine Lisicki of Germany 7-6 (6-2), 6-1.
The Serbian will next face Carol Zhao of Canada, who reached the second round after her opponent, Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer, withdrew from the match in the second set due to injury.
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Jovanovski makes winning start in Washington
WASHINGTON - Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski made a successful start at the WTA tournament in Washington, edging Australian Olivia Rogowska 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 7-5 in the first round early on Wednesday.
Jovanovski next faces Sorana Cirstea of Romania, who defeated Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
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Grigor Dimitrov to Skip Tournament in Washington Over Illness
Bulgarian top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov will skip the ongoing tournament in Washington D.C. because of a flu and a sinus infection.
The tournament director Jeff Newman said that Grigor will be missed this year, however his health comes first. He wished Dimitrov good luck until the end of the season, Bulgarian Dnevnik reports.
Jovanovski beated in WTA Baku Cup final
BAKU - Serbian female tennis player Bojana Jovanovski failed to win the WTA Baku Cup in Azerbaijan as she lost the final match to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina early on Sunday, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2).
Still, Jovanovski claimed 180 points which will improve her ranking on the WTA list due to be issued on Monday.
Photo Tanjug, D.Stankovic
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Jovanovski through to Baku WTA final
BAKU - Serbian tennis player Bojana Jovanovski qualified for the final of the WTA Baku Cup in Azerbaijan as she defeated Stefanie Voegele from Switzerland, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.
In the final, Jovanovski will cross rackets with Ukraine's Elina Svitolina who beat Italian player Francesca Schiavone, on Saturday, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Photo Tanjug, D.Stankovic
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Troicki beaten by Verdasco in Gstaad quarterfinal
GASTAAD - Serbian tennis player Viktor Troicki failed to qualify for the Gstaad ATP semifinal as he was beaten in the quarterfinal match by Spain's Fernando Verdasco, 6-4, 6-7 (7-9), 6-1.
Troicki fiercely opposed the Spanish player as the match's expected winner, currently ranked 38th on the ATP list, and nearly managed to beat him.
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Tennis-Bojana Jovanovski reaches semifinals in Baku
BAKU – Serbia’s Bojana Jovanovski qualified for the semi-finals of the WTA tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, after defeating Misa Eguchi of Japan 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 Friday morning.
Jovanovski will next play either Shahar Peer of Israel or Stephanie Voegele of Switzerland.
Troicki reaches Gstaad quarterfinals
GSTAAD - Serbia's Viktor Troicki is through to the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Gstaad after defeating Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-4 in their second-round match on Thursday.
Next up for Troicki is a first-time clash with either Spaniard Fernando Verdasco or German Jan-Lennard Struff for a spot in the semifinals.
The Swiss Open prize fund totals EUR 485,760.
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Jovanovski in Baku quarterfinals
Jovanovski in Baku quarterfinals
BAKU - Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski advanced to the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, after defeating Katarzyna Piter of Poland by 6-3, 6-1 in the second round on Wednesday.
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Public-Private Partnership Commission of Serbia,France meets
BELGRADE - Representatives of the Public-Private Partnership Commission of Serbia and France staged a meeting in Belgrade on Monday, as a continuation of meetings between Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and his French counterpart Manuel Valls which were held several weeks ago concerning the development and promotion of public-private partnerships and concessions.