Kuznetsova halts Radwanska's run in Paris, Sharapova rolls on
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June 2, 2012, Saturday
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TWO days after eliminating Venus Williams from the French Open, third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska was routed yesterday in the third round.
The 23-year-old Pole lost to 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-2, and didn't look anything like the player who overwhelmed seven-time grand slam champion Williams in straight sets on Wednesday.
Radwanska has been having a stellar year on tour, winning three titles and moving up to a career-high No. 3 ranking last month. But she is the only player in the top 10 who has never reached a grand slam semifinal.
Against Kuznetsova, however, Radwanska has struggled. She is now 3-10 against the Russian, including her only two losses in tournament finals.
Before yesterday's match, Radwanska had been 38-7 in 2012, with six of those losses coming against top-ranked Victoria Azarenka.
Kuznetsova, who also won the US Open in 2004, has struggled since winning the title at Roland Garros three years ago, only reaching one grand slam quarterfinal.
In the second round, Maria Sharapova advanced with another easy victory.
Three days after scoring a "double bagel" in the first round, the second-seeded Sharapova defeated Ayumi Morita of Japan 6-1, 6-1.
Career grand slam
Sharapova has won three major titles in her career, but she still needs to win at Roland Garros to complete a career grand slam.
Last year, she lost in the semifinals at the French Open.
Also in the third round, 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic lost to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.
The 13th-seeded Ivanovic, a former top-ranked player, committed 37 of her 40 unforced errors in the final two sets. Errani had only 18.
"In the third set I was creating a lot of opportunities and missing a lot of easy, easy finishing balls," Ivanovic said. "That's something that I'm not really happy about."
For Errani, it was only the second time in 39 matches that she has beaten a player ranked in the top 15.
American teen Sloane Stephens also advanced to the fourth round, beating Mathilde Johansson of France 6-3, 6-2. Of the eight teenagers in this year's draw, the 19-year-old Stephens was the only one to even reach the third round.
On Thursday, John Isner, the American who won the longest match in tennis history two years ago at Wimbledon, lost 16-18 in the fifth set of another marathon match.
The 23-year-old Pole lost to 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-2, and didn't look anything like the player who overwhelmed seven-time grand slam champion Williams in straight sets on Wednesday.
Radwanska has been having a stellar year on tour, winning three titles and moving up to a career-high No. 3 ranking last month. But she is the only player in the top 10 who has never reached a grand slam semifinal.
Against Kuznetsova, however, Radwanska has struggled. She is now 3-10 against the Russian, including her only two losses in tournament finals.
Before yesterday's match, Radwanska had been 38-7 in 2012, with six of those losses coming against top-ranked Victoria Azarenka.
Kuznetsova, who also won the US Open in 2004, has struggled since winning the title at Roland Garros three years ago, only reaching one grand slam quarterfinal.
In the second round, Maria Sharapova advanced with another easy victory.
Three days after scoring a "double bagel" in the first round, the second-seeded Sharapova defeated Ayumi Morita of Japan 6-1, 6-1.
Career grand slam
Sharapova has won three major titles in her career, but she still needs to win at Roland Garros to complete a career grand slam.
Last year, she lost in the semifinals at the French Open.
Also in the third round, 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic lost to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.
The 13th-seeded Ivanovic, a former top-ranked player, committed 37 of her 40 unforced errors in the final two sets. Errani had only 18.
"In the third set I was creating a lot of opportunities and missing a lot of easy, easy finishing balls," Ivanovic said. "That's something that I'm not really happy about."
For Errani, it was only the second time in 39 matches that she has beaten a player ranked in the top 15.
American teen Sloane Stephens also advanced to the fourth round, beating Mathilde Johansson of France 6-3, 6-2. Of the eight teenagers in this year's draw, the 19-year-old Stephens was the only one to even reach the third round.
On Thursday, John Isner, the American who won the longest match in tennis history two years ago at Wimbledon, lost 16-18 in the fifth set of another marathon match.
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