Spotted: Nadia Petrova in Sydney

Reader Samarjeet sent us this picture from Sydney. 'We had gone to watch the Medibank Open tennis tournament in Sydney onJan 11, 2009. Nadia Petrova was practising on the side courts. We asked......

Tennis is always going to be a big part of my life: Sania Mirza

'I am very content with what I have achieved. To represent India in four Olympics has been so so amazing.' IMAGE: Sania Mirza, who is bidding adieu to tennis, says she never had the fear of losing......

PHOTOS: Sharapova survives upset bid by Petrova

Maria Sharapova survived a major scare before beating Nadia Petrova 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Sunday.The 19th-seeded Petrova led 2-0 in the third set when play was......

Azarenka battles past Petrova

Victoria Azarenka from Belarus battled her way into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday with a hard-fought 7-6 2-6 6-3 victory over Russia's Nadia Petrova. The eighth seed, the first woman from......

Jankovic too strong for Petrova

Serbia's Jelena Jankovic celebrated her imminent return to the top of the world rankings with an easy 6-4, 6-3 victory over Nadia Petrova in the Stuttgart Grand Prix final on Sunday. Second seed......