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WTA’s “Fem Four” Are Making Women’s Tennis Exciting

With men's tennis dominated for the present by the "Fab Four" of Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Murray, the WTA is touting its own sense of competitiveness in the top ranks. With the top five save Maria Sharapova somewhat anonymous to the general public, the women's game needs all the help it can get to realize its profile.

Sharapova, winner of three majors and the cover girl for the sport at world No. 2, says things are not as grim as they might seem. "There is a lot of depth, a lot of players have the chance to get to that (top) stage," said the Los Angeles-based Russian.

Federer is Ready to Give Blue Clay Courts a Chance in Madrid

Unlike elite rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal who firmly oppose the plan, Swiss diplomat-in-disguise Roger Federer is prepared to take a wait-and-see attitude to the controversial use of blue clay courts at the Madrid Masters starting next weekend.

Petkovic Suffers Significant Injury

Tragic German Andrea Petkovic will miss three more months of play and could require surgery after badly damaging her ankle during a match at the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart. The leader of the nation's latest women's tennis revolution and a style-setter off court was playing in only her third match back after missing four months with a back problem.

McHale, Number 2 in US is First to Enter New Haven

American No. 2 Christina McHale has committed to play the 2012 New Haven Open at Yale presented by First Niagara, a WTA event that is part of the Emirates Airline US Open Series to be held August 17-25, 2012 at the Connecticut Tennis Center, it was announced by Tournament Director Anne Worcester.

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RESULTS - MEN

THURSDAY
Barcelona
Singles - Third Round
(1) R Nadal def. (Q) R Farah 6-2 6-3
(2) A Murray def. S Giraldo 6-1 6-2
(3) def. Ferrer def. A Montanes 6-0 6-2
(5) J Tipsarevic def. F Gil 6-2 6-2
(11) M Raonic def. (6) N Almagro 6-3 6-3
(7) F Lopez def. J Nieminen 6-3 6-1
(8) K Nishikori def. (17) A Ramos 7-6(7-2) 6-3
(9) F Verdasco def. (13) K Anderson 6-4 6-4
Doubles - Second Round
(3) Bhupathi/Zimonjic def. Erlich/A Ram 7-6(7-4) 4-6 10-6 (Match TB)
(4) Fyrstenberg/Matkowski def. Butorac/Soares 3-6 7-6(7-3) 12-10 (Match TB)
Granollers/M Lopez def. (5) Cermak/Polasek 7-6(7-4) 6-3
(6) S Gonzalez/Kas def. Almagro/Ramos 3-6 7-6(7-3) 10-8 (Match TB)
(7) Qureshi/Rojer def. Murray/Murray 6-2 5-7 10-8 (Match TB)

Bucharest
Singles - Second Round
(1) G Simon def. D Sela 6-4 6-2
M Bachinger def. (4) V Troicki 6-3 4-6 7-6(7-2)
F Fognini def. (5) M Baghdatis 7-5 7-6(7-4)
(6) A Seppi def. C Stebe 6-2 6-3
(7) L Kubot def. (WC) M Copil 6-3 6-3
Doubles - First Round
Kamke/Mayer def. Brunstrom/Marx 6-2 7-6(12-10)
Doubles - Quarterfinal
(1) Lindstedt/Tecau def. Mertinak/Sa 6-3 6-2
(4) Cerretani/Fognini def. Kamke/Mayer 3-6 7-6(7-2) 11-9 (Match TB)
Hanley/Kerr def. Dodig/Melo 7-6(7-4) 4-6 10-6 (Match TB)

RESULTS - WOMEN

THURSDAY
Stuttgart
Singles - Second Round
(1) Victoria Azarenka def. Andrea Petkovic 6-2 4-4 retired (Right Ankle Injury)
(3) Petra Kvitova def. Francesca Schiavone 6-2 6-2
(5) Samantha Stosur def. Julia Goerges 6-2 2-6 6-3
Angelique Kerber def. (6) Caroline Wozniacki 6-1 6-2
(WC) Mona Barthel def. (7) Marion Bartoli 6-3 6-1
(8) Li Na def. (LL) Akgul Amanmuradova 6-4 6-4
Doubles - Quarterfinal
(1) Peschke/Srebotnik def. Barrois/Woehr 6-2 6-3
Goerges/Groenefeld def. Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova 6-4 7-5
Dulko/Suarez def. Jans-Ignacik/Zhang 6-4 6-3

Fes
Singles - Quarterfinal
(5) Simona Halep def. (1/WC) Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-2 6-1
(LL) Mathilde Johansson def. (3) Petra Cetkovska 6-3 6-4
Laura Pous-Tio def. Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4 6-1
(Q) Kiki Bertens def. (Q) Garbine Muguruza Blanco 6-1 6-4
Doubles - Quarterfinal
Begu/Cadantu def. (3) Bratchikova/Jurak 6-2 4-6 16-14 (Match TB)
Babos/Minella def. (4) Govortsova/Savchuk 6-2 6-2
Pliskova/Pliskova def. U.Radwanska/Tatishvili 6-4 6-3
Cetkovska/Panova def. Bertens/Rus 6-4 6-0

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