Nadia Petrova
Russia's Nadia Petrova hits a return to Czech Iveta Benesova during their women's Singles 1st Round tennis match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 28, 2012 in Paris.
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I'm gonna have a sanitizer in my racket bag ... I'm definitely washing my hands as much as possible and I'm trying to eat outside of site, trying to take as many precautions as possible.
I really don't think I played unbelievable in the first set ... My composure was perfect, no errors. Sam didn't play her best and was framing balls. She was not really putting in a lot of first serves.
She picked up her game in the middle of the second set ... That's when she started to play Sam's game.More quotes »
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Big night for Stosur
SAM Stosur will fly the Aussie flag against Russian Nadia Petrova in tonight's third round match-up at the French Open. Stosur was again in sparkling form in the second round, disposing of unheralded American Irina Falconi 6-1 6-4. The sixth seed also ma 5/31/12 from The Northern Record Echos Read more »
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Stosur set for French challenge
AAP Samantha Stosur is bracing for the toughest first-week test of her title credentials when she confronts Russian rival Nadia Petrova in the third round of the French Open on Friday. Stosur remains on track for a quarter-final showdown with world No.1 from Sydney Morning Herald Read more »
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EASY PROGRESS FOR STOSUR
Sixth seed and 2010 finalist Sam Stosur beat American youngster Irina Falconi 6-1 6-4 and next faces 27th seed Nadia Petrova, a 6-3 6-3 winner over Chanelle Scheepers. The pair met at the same stage of the US Open last year in an epic lasting three hours from Sporting Life Read more »
