London:  Petra Kvitova avoided becoming the latest former champion to be knocked out in the first week at Wimbledon, rallying from a break down in the final set Saturday to beat Ekaterina Makarova of

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were victorious in an all-Russian final to win the women's doubles event of the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament here.

On Moscow's slow hard court, Makarova and Vesn

Russia's Ekaterina Makarova seized on a listless performance from Serena Williams to send the five-time champion crashing out in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Monday.

Makarova recorded a