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TALLINN — Estonian tennis star Kaia Kanepi’s career hit a major speed bump Monday as her manager, trainer, and sponsors Tallink Group and AS Infortar separated from her due over “disagreements.” Tallink reported Monday that it and AS Infortar, Kanepi’s sponsors since 2007, would end end their deal with the 24-year-old. The same day, manager Enn Pant and trainer Mait Künnap announced that they were quitting working with Kanepi. Little reason...
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Shy Estonians, nice Kiwis, the good oil and battling the Average Joe wrap up another big day at the ASB Classic No tables in this tennis Second seed Li Na was a surprise departure on the second day, going down with barely a fight 6-1 6-3 to Estonian Kaia Kanepi in just over an hour. The 25-year-old Chinese player did provide one of the quotes of the tournament though, when asked about the rising popularity of tennis in China. Yes tennis is...
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand(AP) Estonia's Kaia Kanepi avenged her Beijing Olympics loss to Li Na when she beat the No. 2 seed 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the ASB Classic on Tuesday.
Kanepi lost in three sets at Beijing in 2008 to Li, who reached the semifinals, but she dominated their return match Tuesday, winning in only 67 minutes.
``This is definitely one of my biggest wins,'' the unseeded Kanepi said. ``The wind was very difficult so...
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WELLINGTON, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- World No. 15 player Li Na of China will face off Estonia's Kaia Kanepi in the opening round of the 210 ASB Women's International Tennis Classic, scheduled to open in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland on Jan. 4-9 ...
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Estonia's Kaia Kanepi avenged her Beijing Olympics loss to Li Na when she beat the No. 2 seed 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the ASB Classic on Tuesday. Kanepi lost in three sets at Beijing in 2008 to Li, who reached ...
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