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Vardan Posted May 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Seeds Sugiyama & Sprem Exit Early in Berlin The first round of matches at this year's Qatar Total German Open 2005 has already produced two upsets on Day 1. No.14 seed Ai Sugiyama crashed out in straight sets against China's Shuai Peng, while No.16 seed Karolina Sprem dropped in three sets against France's Virginie Razzano, 46 61 62. Top seed Maria Sharapova headlines an exciting field at the $1.3 million Tier I event. Joining Sharapova in Berlin will be defending champ Amelie Mauresmo, along with Anastasia Myskina and Svetlana Kuznetsova. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Roddick Downs Costa Top seed Andy Roddick served eight aces in a convincing 6-4, 7-5 victory over 2002 Roland Garros champion Albert Costa and advanced to the third round of the Telecom Italia Masters Roma on Wednesday. The 22-year-old American will now face Fernando Verdasco, who defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6(, 6-2. Ninth seeded Guillermo Coria also advanced with a punishing 6-1, 6-1 win over Nicolas Kiefer. Sixth seeded Andre Agassi, the 2002 champion, stopped surging French teen Richard Gasquet 6-2, 6-3. The 35-year-old Agassi was playing his youngest opponent ever at 17 years his junior and next faces Ivan Ljubicic a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 winner over Sebastien Grosjean. Fourth seeded Tim Henman also advanced, defeating Nicolas Massu 6-3, 6-2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Charitable Masterpiece Whirlpool and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour have brought together some of the top tennis players on the Tour in Berlin to add their creative flair to the Whirlpool Player's Painting, a unique work of art that will be auctioned off to benefit Habitat for Humanity. At the Qatar Total German Open, No.3 seed Anastasia Myskina became the event's biggest casualty so far, falling on Wednesday to local wildcard Julia Schruff. Earlier, Grand Slam champs Svetlana Kuznetsova, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Conchita Martinez and Mary Pierce all advanced. Berlin: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 May 3, 2005 © Getty Images Li Looking Strong as Top Seed in Rabat RABAT, Casablanca - One week after reaching the final at the Estoril Open, Na Li is showing everyone she's ready to capture her first clay court title. The top seed this week at the Grand Prix S.A.R. La Princesse Lalla Meryem rolled through her first round match on Tuesday, planting a double bagel against Aussie veteran Nicole Pratt, 60 60. Li will have another veteran on the opposite side of the net in the second round as she will face qualifier and former Top 5 player Jelena Dokic, who moved into the round of 16 with a 62 62 win versus Lubomira Kurhajcova. No.2 seed Nuria Llagostera Vives also made her way into the next round, topping Moroccan wild card Bahia Moutassine, 63 64. The Spanish player will take on Luxembourg's Anne Kremer in the second round. Other seeds advancing on Day 2 in Rabat included No.4 Tathiana Garbin, No.6 Jie Zheng and No.8 Claudine Schaul. The only seeds to not move through on the second day of action were No.3 Maria Elena Camerin, who fell to Czech Michaela Pastikova, 62 64, and No.5 Tamarine Tanasugarn, a 60 63 loser to Ukrainian qualifier Olga Savchuk. Defending champion Emilie Loit, who captured the title last year when the event was held in Casablanca, took the first step in her championship defense with a 76(5) 63 win against Austrian qualifier Sybille Bammer. Also advancing on Day 2 were Chinese qualifier Zi Yan and Canadian lucky loser Maureen Drake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 BERLIN, Germany: Australia's Lisa McShea adds her touch to the Whirlpool Players' Painting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 BERLIN, Germany: Elena Likhovtseva stands next to her finished artwork on the Whirlpool Players' Painting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 BERLIN, Germany: Russian teen Marias, Kirilenko and Sharapova take time away from their artwork to pose for a photo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 BERLIN, Germany: Daniela Hantuchova mixes up some paint while preparing to work on her special piece of the Whirlpool Players' Painting. Select Tournament... Whirlpool Player's Painting Underwater Tennis with Tatiana Amelia Island Acapulco Antwerp Australian Open - Week 1 Australian Open - Week 2 Auckland Bogota Canberra Charleston Doha Dubai Estoril Gold Coast Hantuchova Hobart Indian Wells - Week 2 Indian Wells - Week 1 Miami - Week 1 Miami - Week 2 Memphis Paris [indoors] Pattaya City Stars for Stars Awards Gala Sydney Tokyo [Pan Pacific] Warsaw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 BERLIN, Germany: (Right to left) Alina Jidkova, Karolina Sprem and Liga Dekmeijere show their concentration while painting an area of the Whirlpool Players' Painting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 BERLIN, Germany: This section of the Whirlpool Players' Painting shows the finished work from Nathalie Dechy, Magdalena Maleeva and Elena Likhovtseva. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 BERLIN, Germany: Karolina Sprem prepares to add a touch of blue to her portion of the Whirlpool Players' Painting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 BERLIN, Germany: Latvia's Liga Dekmeijere shows off her artistic ability on the Whirlpool Players' Painting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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