Zvonareva shrugs off rain to grab Cincy tennis win

Last Updated: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 15:09

Sixth-seeded Vera Zvonareva waited through two rain delays totaling three and a half hours to pull off a come-from-behind victory over Maria Kirilenko in the Cincinnati Women`s Open.

Ferocious Zheng into Australian Open semis

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 11:08

Unseeded Zheng Jie became the first Chinese player ever to make the Australian Open semi-finals when she beat Russia’s Maria Kirilenko 6-1, 6-3 on Tuesday. Zheng, who reached the same stage at Wimbledon in 2008, will now play Belgian wildcard Justine Henin for a place in Saturday’s final.

Kirilenko tells boyfriend: `Now go beat Federer`

Last Updated: Monday, January 18, 2010, 15:40

Maria Kirilenko and her boyfriend Igor Andreev wanted to start 2010 with a bang.

Israeli Peer wins amid another round of protests

Last Updated: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 14:44

Israel’s Shahar Peer ignored noisy jeers at the ASB Classic from pro-Palestinian protestors Thursday, reaching the semi-finals over Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-0, 3-6, 6-1.