Kournikova succumbs to unseeded Romanian

AMELIA ISLAND (US), APRIL 11: Anna Kournikova was again derailed in her bid for her first WTA Tour singles title as the Russian teenager ...

AMELIA ISLAND (US), APRIL 11: Anna Kournikova was again derailed in her bid for her first WTA Tour singles title as the Russian teenager fell to unseeded Romanian Ruxandra Dragomir in the semifinals of the Bausch and Lomb Championships last night.

Dragomir halted the ninth-seeded Kournikova’s run on the Amelia Island clay by scoring a 6-3, 7-5 victory that set up a final against second seed Monica Seles, who annihilated former champion Conchita Martinez 6-0, 6-1.

The 38th-ranked Dragomir, owner of four career WTA Tour titles, became only the second unseeded player in the tournament’s 20-year history to reach the final, joining Carling Bassett, who went on to lose to Chris Evert in 1983.

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Martin, Costa tame winds
Lisbon: Second-seed Todd Martin of the United States and Spain’s fourth seed Albert Costa mastered windy conditions last night to reach the Estoril Open final.

Martin broke the serve of Marcelo Rios of Chile in the second game of the match, winning a major psychological advantage ashe took the first set easily on the way to a 6-3, 7-6 victory.The second set was tougher. There were two breaks of serve as they reached 6-6 and a tie-break, which American won 7-3.

Rajnath Singh warned Pakistan that every inch of its land is within BrahMos’ range as India rolled out its first missiles from Lucknow.

Every inch of Pakistan’s territory now within BrahMos reach: Rajnath Singh

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Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan about the reach of the BrahMos missile, praises ‘Operation Sindoor’ and the missile’s technological superiority. He and CM Yogi Adityanath flag off the first batch of BrahMos missiles made in Lucknow, emphasizing their economic impact and thanking Adityanath for his support.

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