Nicole Vaidisova News

Tatiana Golovin of France upset seventh-seeded Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 6-0 Tuesday in the first round of the Zurich Open, eliminating the Czech from the race to qualify for the season-ending WTA Championship. Sixth-seeded Patty Schnyder of Switzerland lost to Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 7-5, damaging her chances of qualifying for the WTA Championship. That allowed Nadia Petrova of Russia to qualify for the tournament in Madrid, Spain. Petrova is not playing this week because of a chest injury. The ...

Amelie Mauresmo was upset by Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova and second-seeded Maria Sharapova pulled out with a foot injury Friday, depriving the Kremlin Cup of its top two seeded women. Vaidisova, seeded eighth, was one game from elimination before she rallied to win 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3). It was her second straight victory over Mauresmo _ Vaidisova also won in the fourth round of the French Open. On Saturday, Vaidisova ...

Nicole Vaidisova beat fellow teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-3, 6-3 Monday to reach the second round at the Kremlin Cup. Vaidisova, a 17-year-old Czech, dominated her 15-year-old opponent, breaking Pavlyuchenkova twice in the second set. Shahar Peer defeated Elena Bovina 6-0, 6-2, while Elena Likhovtseva won 11 consecutive games to eliminate Maria Elena Camerin 6-0, 6-1. In the first all-Russia match, Vera Zvonareva beat Vera Dushevina 6-3, 6-2. Top-ranked ...

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) _ Nicole Vaidisova said Saturday she will skip the Eastbourne grass-court tournament and prepare for Wimbledon in Prague instead. ``I decided not to play there, I don't want any possibility of injury,'' Vaidisova said at a news conference Saturday. She also said that if she played at the English tournament she would have not enough time ...