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Ukraine's Anton Kovaleski performs during a Men's practice session of the world figure skating championships on March 22, 2010 at the Palavela ice-rink in Turin. Ukraine
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 05: Melanie Oudin (L) and John Isner of the USA talk tactics in the mixed doubles match against Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur of Australia in the Group A match between Australia and the USA during day four of the Hopman Cup at the Burswood Dome on January 5, 2010 in Perth, Australia. Melanie Oudin
INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 12: Ana Ivanovic of Serbia signs autographs and poses for photographs during the BNP Paribas Open on March 11, 2010 in Indian Wells, California. Ana Ivanovic
INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 21: Jelena Jankovic of Serbia poses for photographers after defeating Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during the final of the BNP Paribas Open on March 21, 2010 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. Jelena Jankovic
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Julie Coin of France plays a backhand in her second round match against Francesca Schiavone of Italy during day four of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 21, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Julie Coin
INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 20: Kveta Peschke (2nd L) of the Czech Republic and Katarina Srebotnik of Slovakia pose for photographers after defeating Samantha Stosur and Nadia Petrova of Russia in the doubles final of the BNP Paribas Open on March 20, 2010 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. Samantha Stosur
Captain Nicolas Escude of France reacts after Pauline Parmentier, left, defeated Christina McHale, not seen, of the United States during their Fed Cup World Group first round tennis match in Lievin, northern France, Sunday Feb. 7, 2010. Parmentier defeated McHale 6-4, 6-4. Pauline Parmentier
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 14: Francesca Schiavone of Italy plays a backhand during her first round match against Sorana Cirstea of Romania during the WTA Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships at the Dubai Tennis Stadium on February 14, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Francesca Schiavone
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine plays a backhand in her second round match against Elena Baltacha of Great Britain during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Kateryna Bondarenko
Lucie Hradecka, left, and Kveta Peschke, right, of Czech Republic celebrate after defeating Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Tatjana Malek of Germany in their Fed Cup World Group first round tennis match in Brno, Czech Republic Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Czech Republic defeated Germany 3-2. Lucie Hradecka
INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 18: Jelena Jankovic of Serbia serves to Alisa Kleybanova of Russia during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 18, 2010 in Indian Wells, California. Alisa Kleybanova
INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 15: Flavia Pennetta of Italy returns a backhand against Shahar Peer during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 15, 2010 in Indian Wells, California. Flavia Pennetta
NEW YORK - MARCH 01: Venus Williams of the U.S. serves to Kim Clijsters of Belgium the 2010 BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden on March 1, 2010 in New York, New York. Venus Williams
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24: Spectators in the crowd enjoy the atmosphere in the fourth round match between Alona Bondarenko of the Ukraine Jie Zheng of China during day seven of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 24, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Alona Bondarenko
Canada's Kevin Reynolds performs during a training session at the Figure Skating World Championships in Turin, Italy, Monday, March 22, 2010. Canada
Montreal Canadians' Scott Gomez, right, is stopped by Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson the overtime shoot out of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Saturday, March 20, 2010. Montreal
INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 15: Liezel Huber and Cara Black of Zimbabwe play Akgul Amanmuradova and Darya Kustova during the BNP Paribas Open on March 15, 2010 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. Liezel Huber
INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 13: Flavia Pennetta of Italy returns a shot to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during the BNP Paribas Open on March 13, 2010 in Indian Wells, California. Petra Kvitova

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Francesca Schiavone of Italy returns a shot to Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine during their tennis match of the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Francesca Schiavone has given Italy an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the Fed Cup quarterfinals after rallying to beat Kateryna Bondarenko 2-6, 6-1, 6-1.

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Francesca Schiavone of Italy returns a shot to Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine during their tennis match of the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Francesca Schiavone has given Italy an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the Fed Cup quarterfinals after rallying to beat Kateryna Bondarenko 2-6, 6-1, 6-1.

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Australian Fed Cup team members, left to right, captain David Taylor, Rennae Stubbs, Casy Dellacqua, Samantha Stosur, Alicia Molik and coach Nicole Bradtke celebrate victory over Spain after their Fed Cup tennis doubles match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Australian Fed Cup team members, left to right, captain David Taylor, Rennae Stubbs, Casy Dellacqua, Samantha Stosur, Alicia Molik and coach Nicole Bradtke celebrate victory over Spain after their Fed Cup tennis doubles match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Alicia Molik of Australia plays a shot to Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Alicia Molik of Australia plays a shot to Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro plays a shot to Alicia Molik of Australia during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro plays a shot to Alicia Molik of Australia during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Spains's Anabel Medina Garrigues plays a shot to Samantha Stosur of Australia during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Spains's Anabel Medina Garrigues plays a shot to Samantha Stosur of Australia during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Samantha Stosur of Australia plays against Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Samantha Stosur of Australia plays against Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues plays a shot to Samantha Stosur of Australia during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues plays a shot to Samantha Stosur of Australia during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Spains's Anabel Medina Garrigues plays a shot to Samantha Stosur of Australia during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Spains's Anabel Medina Garrigues plays a shot to Samantha Stosur of Australia during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Japan's Fed Cup team players, from left, Rika Fujiwara, Ayumi Morita, Kimiko Date-Krumm and Yurika Sema celebrate after winning their promotion play-off tennis match against Taiwan at the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.

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Japan's Fed Cup team players, from left, Rika Fujiwara, Ayumi Morita, Kimiko Date-Krumm and Yurika Sema celebrate after winning their promotion play-off tennis match against Taiwan at the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.

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From left, French tennis players Pauline Parmentier, Stephanie Cohen-Aloro, Alize Cornet, captain Nicolas Escude and Julie Coin pose during the Fed Cup draw at the Lievin stadium, northern France, Friday Feb. 5, 2010. Bethanie Mattek-Sands will face France's Alize Cornet in Saturday's opening singles match in the Fed Cup World Group first round between France and the United States.

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From left, French tennis players Pauline Parmentier, Stephanie Cohen-Aloro, Alize Cornet, captain Nicolas Escude and Julie Coin pose during the Fed Cup draw at the Lievin stadium, northern France, Friday Feb. 5, 2010. Bethanie Mattek-Sands will face France's Alize Cornet in Saturday's opening singles match in the Fed Cup World Group first round between France and the United States.

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Russia's tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova, left, jokes with Alisa Kleybanova, right, during the draw for the Fed Cup World Group first round tennis match between Serbia and Russia, in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. The Russians have won four of the last six Fed Cup titles. Serbia is playing in the World Group for the first time.

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Russia's tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova, left, jokes with Alisa Kleybanova, right, during the draw for the Fed Cup World Group first round tennis match between Serbia and Russia, in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. The Russians have won four of the last six Fed Cup titles. Serbia is playing in the World Group for the first time.

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Serbian tennis players Jelena Jankovic, left, and Ana Ivanovic, right, joke during the draw for the Fed Cup World Group first round tennis match between Serbia and Russia, in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. The Russians have won four of the last six Fed Cup titles. Serbia is playing in the World Group for the first time.

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Serbian tennis players Jelena Jankovic, left, and Ana Ivanovic, right, joke during the draw for the Fed Cup World Group first round tennis match between Serbia and Russia, in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. The Russians have won four of the last six Fed Cup titles. Serbia is playing in the World Group for the first time.

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"I think every win that I'm getting gives me a lot of confidence ... I feel that I'm coming back, and my game is getting better and better. It's nice to get that feeling back, the satisfaction you feel after you win a match, after..."


Jelena Jankovic Mar 19 2010 4:15 PM from eTaiwan News

"I'm really happy that I got so far this week"


Alisa Kleybanova Mar 19 2010 10:33 AM from Guardian Unlimited

"I feel that I'm coming back, and my game is getting better and better. It gives me more motivation. I feel like I can work much harder. I know what I need to work on just to get better as a player in general. So I'm just happy..."


Jelena Jankovic Mar 19 2010 9:06 AM from The Telegraph

"You never know what kind of shot you're going to get from her"


Jelena Jankovic Mar 19 2010 4:48 AM from SuperSport

"Kleybanova is such a tough opponent and she plays very tough balls"


Jelena Jankovic Mar 18 2010 9:35 PM from ABC News

"Sam is only the third Australian female in 20 years to achieve this significant benchmark and she has worked really hard to come back from a career threatening illness and truly deserves this recognition"


David Taylor Mar 17 2010 5:03 AM from PerthNow

"Conditions were pretty tough out there, but overall I felt good. My legs felt fresh ... I think that it's important in a match like this to get through without wasting too much time out there and getting a good rhythm."


Kim Clijsters Mar 14 2010 3:15 PM from Trading Markets

"She is in, out, in, out ... So I think, I know, she's so-so."


Carla Suarez Navarro Mar 14 2010 3:15 PM from Trading Markets

"The Ukrainian team has a lot of depth with three singles players in the top 100 and a strong doubles pairing"


David Taylor Mar 10 2010 8:01 AM from ABC Online

"My main goal now is probably going to be the Commonwealth and the Asian Games because these events are the most important thing at the moment. Especially with Commonwealth Games being in India, it makes it all the more important"


Sania Mirza Mar 03 2010 1:17 PM from Webindia123
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Francesca Schiavone of Italy returns a shot to Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine during their tennis match of the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Francesca Schiavone has given Italy an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the Fed Cup quarterfinals after rallying to beat Kateryna Bondarenko 2-6, 6-1, 6-1.

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Francesca Schiavone of Italy returns a shot to Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine during their tennis match of the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Francesca Schiavone has given Italy an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the Fed Cup quarterfinals after rallying to beat Kateryna Bondarenko 2-6, 6-1, 6-1.

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Australian Fed Cup team members, left to right, captain David Taylor, Rennae Stubbs, Casy Dellacqua, Samantha Stosur, Alicia Molik and coach Nicole Bradtke celebrate victory over Spain after their Fed Cup tennis doubles match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Australian Fed Cup team members, left to right, captain David Taylor, Rennae Stubbs, Casy Dellacqua, Samantha Stosur, Alicia Molik and coach Nicole Bradtke celebrate victory over Spain after their Fed Cup tennis doubles match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Alicia Molik of Australia plays a shot to Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Alicia Molik of Australia plays a shot to Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro plays a shot to Alicia Molik of Australia during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro plays a shot to Alicia Molik of Australia during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Spains's Anabel Medina Garrigues plays a shot to Samantha Stosur of Australia during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Spains's Anabel Medina Garrigues plays a shot to Samantha Stosur of Australia during their Fed Cup tennis match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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