Vesnina, Szavay advance in France
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02/08/2010 - Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eighth-seeded Elena Vesnina and Hungarian Agnes Szavay were Monday's first-round winners at the $700,000 Open GDF Suez tennis tournament.
The Russian Vesnina vaulted past Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru 6-1, 6-4, while the unseeded Szavay topped Belarusian Olga Govortsova 6-3, 1-0, as Govortsova retired in the second set on the indoor hardcourts at Stade Coubertin.
A trio of seeds will see action here on Wednesday, as No. 4 Italian Francesca Schiavone, No. 6 Israeli Shahar Peer and No. 7 Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano will take to the courts.
This week's top seeds, Russian Elena Dementieva and Italian Flavia Pennetta, each received opening-round byes. Dementieva was upset by long-time French favorite Amelie Mauresmo in last year's finale here. Mauresmo has since retired from the WTA Tour.
The champion here will collect $107,000.
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steve Stricker's victory on Sunday at the Northern Trust Open moved the American to second in this week's world rankings. Tiger Woods remained in first, followed by Stricker, who was third last
<< Gainey stepping down as Canadiens GM
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey
will reportedly step down from his post, as the team has scheduled a press
conference for 4 p.m. (et).
According to a report by TSN Canada, assistant general
<< Connecticut continues to top women's poll
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Connecticut remained a unanimous choice as the
top-ranked team in women's college basketball, as the Associated Press
released its latest poll Monday.
The Huskies (23-0) enter the week with a 62-gam
<< Safina will skip Dubai
Moscow, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1 Dinara Safina will miss
next week's WTA Tour event in Dubai because of a back injury.
The currently world No. 2 star was forced to retire from her fourth-round
match at last month
<< Kansas still No. 1, Syracuse slides up to No. 2
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kansas remained the top team in the latest
Associated Press men's college basketball poll, while Syracuse moved up one
spot to No. 2.
The Jayhawks (22-1) regained the top spot last week after spending
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman was named the replacement for injured Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy Monday for the NBA All-Star Game to be held February 14 in Dallas. Kaman, a sevent
Pacers' Foster to have season-ending back surgery >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indiana Pacers forward/center Jeff Foster
will undergo season-ending surgery for lower back pain following the All-Star
break.
Foster is expected to make a full recovery and participate in training camp
This Week in Golf - February 11th through February 14th >>
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Brewers to honor Selig with statue >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers announced Monday that
they will honor former owner and current baseball commissioner Bud Selig with
a statue at Miller Park.
It will be the third statue built at Miller Park, joining
Gainey steps down as Canadiens GM, Gauthier takes over >>
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey
has decided to step down from his post and hand the reins over to Pierre
Gauthier, the club announced on Monday.
"After a long and difficult period of
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