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Cibulkova withdraws from Bank of the West Classic [Jul 31, 2011] Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova withdrew from her semifinal against France's Marion Bartoli at the Bank of the West Classic on Saturday because of a strained abdominal muscle. Bartoli is the lone seeded player left in the main draw and will face Serena Williams or Sabine Lisicki in Sunday's final. [via YahooNews] More >>

Second seed Sharapova advances at Stanford [Jul 28, 2011] Second-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia set up a possible quarterfinal match with Serena Williams, beating Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 at the Bank of the West Classic. [via YahooNews] More >>

Sharapova beats Hantuchova, to reach quarterfinals [Jul 28, 2011] Second-seeded Maria Sharapova set up a possible quarterfinal match with Serena Williams by beating Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 Wednesday at the Bank of the West Classic. The fifth-ranked Sharapova, who reached the Wimbledon final, questioned an out call that would have ended the match. [via YahooNews] More >>