... her toughest test since shoulder surgery, Sharapova pulled out a 6-2, 1-6, 8-6 victory over 11th-seeded Nadia Petrova on Wednesday to reach the third round at Roland Garros, her return to Grand Slam tennis. "I kind of started stumbling ...

... Elsewhere, the woman who eliminated 2004 champion Maria Sharapova in the second round, Gisela Dulko, lost to No. 10 Nadia Petrova 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, while No. 12 Marion Bartoli, the 2007 runner-up at the All England Club, was beaten by ...

... Williams vs. No. 13 Ana Ivanovic, No. 4 Elena Dementieva vs. Elena Vesnina, No. 8 Victoria Azarenka vs. No. 10 Nadia Petrova, No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki vs. Sabine Lisicki, No. 11 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Oudin, and No. 26 Virginie Razzano ...

... 5-7, 6-1. Venus next plays the highest-seeded remaining woman, No. 5 Elena Dementieva, who beat No. 21 Nadia Petrova 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-3. Zheng is the first wild-card entrant to reach the women's semifinals at Wimbledon ...

... 3, 6-4. Alla Kudryavtseva, who upset No. 3-seeded Maria Sharapova in the second round, was eliminated by Nadia Petrova 6-1, 6-4. Tanasugarn, a first-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist at age 31, will play Venus Williams on Tuesday ...

... semifinals, overcoming Venus Williams' singles victory Sunday and advancing with a win in the decisive doubles match. Nadia Petrova and Elena Vesnina topped Williams and Lisa Raymond 7-5, 7-6 (1) to win the series for Russia 3-2. Williams ...

... ailments that stalled their careers, and both easily defeated Russian opponents Thursday. First, Henin-Hardenne beat Nadia Petrova 6-2, 6-3, and then Pierce won even more quickly, eliminating Elena Likhovtseva 6-1, 6-1. That set the ...

... Williams said. On a sun-dappled day with balmy breezes, No. 1 Maria Sharapova, No. 4 Kim Clijsters and No. 9 Nadia Petrova won in straight sets. In men's matches, No. 3 Lleyton Hewitt won in straight sets, unseeded Paradorn Srichaphan ...

... just wanted to play." Davenport's semifinal opponent will be No. 9 Svetlana Kuznetsova, who defeated No. 14 Nadia Petrova 7-6 (4), 6-3. It means both women's semifinals will be United States vs. Russia: No. 8 Jennifer Capriati ...

... mind to it." Next comes a big test, though: a quarterfinal Wednesday against Jennifer Capriati, who beat No. 10 Nadia Petrova 6-4, 6-4. The Williams-Capriati winner will face No. 4 Amelie Mauresmo or No. 9 Paola Suarez in the semifinals ...