East European girls stamp their mark on grass

Russian Vera Zvonareva, Czech Petra Kvitova and Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova -- names that are barely household names in their native towns let alone in the wider world -- earned their golden......

Sharapova struggles past Pironkova

Top seed Maria Sharapova overcame a second-set wobble to beat Tsvetana Pironkova 7-6, 6-7, 6-0 and reach the Wimbledon third round on Thursday. The match was halted on Wednesday evening with the......

Venus through to second round

Fourth-seeded Venus Williams outpowered Bulgarian Tatiana Poutchek 6-1, 6-2 to move into the second round of the Istanbul Cup on Tuesday. Williams has been trying to climb her way into the world's......

Injured Li Na, Jankovic pull out of Paris Open

French Open champion Li Na retired injured from her first-round match against Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova at the Paris Open on Tuesday. China's Li, the world number nine, threw in the towel when......

Wimbledon: Serena to challenge Zvonareva in final

Russian Vera Zvonareva survived an early wobble to book a place in the Wimbledon singles final with a 3-6 6-3 6-2 victory over unseeded Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in the semi-final on Thursday.......