Maria Sharapova was given a useful workout as she booked her place in the third round of Wimbledon with victory over spirited Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru. The 16th-seeded Sharapova dropped just one ...

Alize Cornet, who at No. 1 is the only seeded player left in the tournament, survived a three-sets test Friday to reach the semifinals of the Gastein Ladies. Fifth-seeded Sara Errani survived a ...

WARSAW, Poland(AP) Romanian qualifier Ioana Raluca Olaru beat Jelena Dokic of Australia 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday in the first round of the Warsaw Open. The 106th-ranked Olaru broke twice in each set and only ...

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Ioana Raluca Olaru lost just one game after losing the first set Monday in advancing to the second round of the $145,000 Tashkent Open in Uzbekistan. Olaru, ...

MOSCOW – Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia and defending champion Jelena Jankovic of Serbia advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday. Zvonareva beat Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania, ...

Anne Keothavong became the first British woman since 1983 to reach the semi-finals of a WTA Tour clay-court event by winning in Warsaw. Keothavong crushed Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-0 6-1 and will meet ...

Maria Sharapova, champion of Wimbledon 2004, registered a dominant 6-1, 6-4 win over Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru to make the third round of the Ladies’ Singles draw for the first time since 2007.