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Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci Win Women's Doubles Title at Roland Garros

Roland Garros - Women's Doubles Final

4 Errani & Vinci d 7 Kirilenko & Petrova - 46 46 62

I'm glad Sara will go home with at least one Slam title this weekend.

Team Bunny Ears Wins Doubles Title at Miami

WTA Miami -Doubles Final

5 Maria Kirilenko & Nadia Petrova d 6 Errani & Vinvi - 76(0) 46 10-4

Really? With the bunny ears? What, no bubbles?

I only posted this cuz this photo op cracked me up.

Now hippity hoppity to Charleston.

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Justine Henin Wins 3rd Round Match at Wimbledon

17 Justine Henin d 12 Nadia Petrova - 61 64

On the look of it this appears to be an upset. It's not. At all.

Just further evidence that the seeding committee was all jacked up.

I agree with Brad Gilbert: move players in both or don't move them at all.

Right - I haven't yet let that go. Oh yes, the match...

Two stats are glaring - she won 87% of points on her first serve and...

Justine won 12 of 14 points when she ventured to the net.

The win moves her to a 4th round date with Kim Clijsters: H2H: 12-12.

Monday is going to be good.

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Elena Dementieva & Francesca Schiavone to Meet in Roland Garros Semifinal

5 Elena Dementieva d 19 Nadia Petrova - 26 62 60

Elena won the last 10 games of this match to gain her 2nd RG semifinal.

Elena has been to the semis in 5 of the last 8 Slams - she is 0-4.

The '08 Olympic champion is looking for her 3rd Slam final.

She's still looking for her 1st Slam title - the best player without one.

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17 Francesca Schiavone d 3 Caroline Wozniacki - 62 63

Francesca becomes Italy's first Slam semifinalist on the women's tour.

The 29 year-old said: I'm so happy. I was focused and didn't let my level drop.

All the years I've worked are showing now. Maybe it's a little late for others,

but it's better late than never. And the tournament is not finished yet.

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5 Elena Dementieva vs 17 Francesca Schiavone - H2H: 6-4

These two ladies played their first match at the US Open in '02 - Fran won.

Elena has won the last 3. They are 1-1 in Slam match-ups.

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Preview: Women's Quarterfinals Set at Roland Garros

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1 Serena WIlliams vs 7 Samantha Stosur - H2H: 3-1

Her title in '02 was the 1st leg to her 'Serena Slam' - she wants a real one.

This is Serena's 30th Slam quarterfinal - she is 18-11.

This is Stosur's 2nd Slam Qf - she won her other one last year at RG.

This match has the potential to be a real barn-burner.

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4 Jelena Jankovic vs Yaroslava Shvedova - H2H: 2-1

Shvedova is the gal who beat Jankovic at the US Open last summer.

Shvedova is ranked #36 and barely missed being a seeded player.

Jankovic is a 2 time semifinalist at RG. She is still looking for her 1st Slam.

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3 Caroline Wozniacki (above) vs 17 Francesca Schiavone - H2H: 0-1

That match was played 2 years ago before Caroline was Caroline.

Francesca played her 1st RG in '01 & made the Qfs - this is her 2nd.

This is Fran's 4th Slam Qf - she has yet to win in this round.

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5 Elena Dementieva vs 19 Nadia Petrova - H2H: 7-7

Elena has won the last 4 and 6 out of 7 matches played.

This is Elena's 3rd trip to the Qfs at RG (1-1). She was runner-up in '04.

Nadia is looking to move into her 3rd RG semifinal.

Photo: Wozniacki - Getty Images

Nadia Petrova Upsets Venus Williams - To Play Elena Dementieva in Quarters at French Open

19 Nadia Petrova d 2 Venus Williams - 64 63 - 4th Round

Hey, it's clay. She's forgiven. The grass is next. That's V time.

When did Nadia become an old veteran? Time sure does fly.

She has been to the Qfs at RG twice before - she won both matches.

This is also her 2nd straight Slam Qf following Australia in January.

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5 Elena Dementieva d Chanelle Scheepers - 61 63 - 4th Round

Playing her 12th RG this is oddly enough only her 3rd Qf appearance.

She was runner-up to surprise winner Anastasia Myskina in 2004.

Elena is widely considered the best player to never win a Slam.

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5 Elena Dementieva vs 19 Nadia Petrova - H2H: 7-7

Elena has won the last 4 matches they've played.

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Serena Williams Upset by Nadia Petrova in Madrid

16 Nadia Petrova d 1 Serena Williams - 46 62 63

There's no denying Serena's return to the tour has been a little rough.

After Madrid & Rome she is 4-2 - 4 of the 6 have been brutal 3-setters (2-2).

Boy that Roland Garros title looks up for grabs, doesn't it?

This is #18 Nadia's third big scalp of the year:

She beat Kim Clijsters and Svetlana Kuznetsova both at the Australian Open.

Photo: Reuters

Serena Williams Leads Semifinalists in Rome

Tomorrow's Semifinals

1/WC Serena Williams vs 7 Jelena Jankovic - H2H: 4-3

Welcome back Serena. The game has missed you.

It's a battle of former Rome winners: Serena in '02 - Jelena in '07 & '08.

Ana Ivanovic vs Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez - H2H: 0-0

Welcome back Ana. The game has missed you.

Too close to call - this match could go either way.

Ana has never been past the 3rd round in Rome.

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Today's Quarterfinal Results

1/WC Serena Williams d Maria Kirilenko - 61 64

Rusty no longer!

7 Jelena Jankovic d 4 Venus Williams - 60 61

One game?

Ana Ivanovic d 14 Nadia Petrova - 62 75

Who is this Ana girl?

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez d Lucie Safarova - 76(6) 64

4 names makes me wanna route against you.

Photo: Reuters

Kim Clijsters Suffers Worst Loss of Career in Melbourne

And in 53 minutes my pick to win the Aussie Open was dismissed.

I guess some days you don't feel it. Ok, she's aloud to have one crazy match a year - I just don't like that it came here or that it's so early in the year.

Kim's previous worst loss came at the hands of Serena Williams in Miami about a million years ago, 60 62. Tonight Nadia Petrova handed her a 60 61 loss.

I bet Jada helped to wiped away the disappointment.

As a big fan of hers (I stayed up to watch this mess) I can't recall ever seeing her so sloppy or cranky. But who wouldn't be cranky when you're down 60 30 and realize at that point you've only won 6 points as opposed to 31 for Nadia.

The crowd went crazy when she won her game trying to pull her level up and for a second you thought she might turn it around, after all Justine came back earlier in the day from a set down and 1-3.

It was not to be - #19 Nadia (a former #3) was not to let up. She'll next play #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova to see who advances to the quarterfinals.

Photos: Reuters/Getty Images