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SYDNEY, Australia -- Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova reached her first WTA final by beating second-seeded Petra Kvitova 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals of the Sydney International on Thursday. Jamari Lattimore Jersey Green Bay Packers . Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, was broken twice in the first set and four times in the second against Pironkova, who finished last season ranked No. 108. "First time into a WTA final -- its an amazing feeling," said the 26-year-old Pironkova. "Ive been waiting for this for a long time." Pironkova lost to Kvitova in the 2011 quarterfinals at Wimbledon after losing in the semis the year before at the All-England Club. With qualifiers and main draw, she has now won seven consecutive matches in Sydney and is aiming for No. 8 in the final, where shell meet fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber, who beat American Madison Keys 6-4, 6-2 in the other semifinal Thursday. In the mens tournament, top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro beat Czech veteran Radek Stepanek 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to set up a semifinal against Russias Dmitry Tursunov. Del Potro, the 2009 U.S. Open champion who finished last season ranked No. 5, relied on his strong serve, with 14 aces to three, and saved seven of 10 break points. Tursunov earned a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. Defending champion Bernard Tomic beat Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-4, 6-3 in a night quarterfinal. John Isner reached the semifinals of the ATPs Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand after a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) win over fifth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber in a match between former champions. The quarterfinal match between third-seeded Isner, the 2010 Auckland champion, and No. 22-ranked Kohlschreiber, the 2008 winner and beaten finalist last year, lasted 2 hours, 24 minutes and contained no breaks of serve. Playing on an injured ankle, Isner finally clinched the match with a vital point against serve in the third-set tiebreak. "I played against a gutsy opponent so I knew I had to give everything I had," Isner said. "It wasnt that pretty for either of us and a lot of times, when Im playing guys as good as him, the match comes down to a point here or there. I got a little bit lucky today." Isner served 18 aces, put 83 per cent of first serves in play and won 82 per cent of first serve points. Isner will next play Spains Roberto Bautista Agut, who beat American wildcard entry Jack Sock 6-1, 6-3 in a rain-interupted match. David Ferrer moved closer to his fifth singles title in Auckland when he beat Spanish compatriot Guillermo Garcia Lopez 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in a night match. In the WTA event at Hobart, top-seeded Sam Stosur reached the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 34-ranked Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia. "Everythings moving in the right direction, thats for sure, but theres still room for improvement," Stosur said. The 2011 U.S. Open champion next faces seventh-seeded Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic, who beat American Alison Riske 6-4, 7-5. In the exhibition tournament at Kooyong, the former Australian Open venue in Melbourne, No. 7-ranked Tomas Berdych advanced to the final with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Kei Nishikori of Japan. Berdych, who opened the tournament with a straight sets win over Fernando Verdasco, will next play the winner of Fridays all-French semifinal between Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon. No. 8-ranked Stanislas Wawrinka withdrew from the eight-man invitational tournament earlier Thursday citing fatigue following his title win at Chennai last week. He was replaced in the draw by Russias Mikhail Youznhy.   No. 8-ranked Stanislas Wawrinka withdrew from the eight-man invitational tournament earlier Thursday citing fatigue following his title win at Chennai last week. He was replaced in the draw by Russias Mikhail Youznhy. In the exhibition tournament at Kooyong, the former Australian Open venue in Melbourne, No. 7-ranked Tomas Berdych advanced to the final with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Kei Nishikori of Japan. Berdych, who opened the tournament with a straight sets win over Fernando Verdasco, will next play the winner of Fridays all-French semifinal between Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon. T.J. Lang . His agent told TSN that the deal is "virtually done" and will be official in the next day or two. The news comes with Torontos season opener set for this Saturday on the road against the Seattle Sounders (TSN, 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt). Demetri Goodson Jersey Green Bay Packers . - The Washington Wizards are in a great position to make the playoffs for the first time in six years, and John Wall has a lot to do with it.PITTSBURGH – The blue stitches kept the gash on Carl Gunnarssons chin from splitting open entirely, but with bumps, bruises, and losses piling up, playoff hopes are hanging on by an unraveling seam for the Leafs. Just hours after they learned that Joffrey Lupul would miss the next 3-4 weeks – in addition to Colby Armstrong who suffered a broken nose – the Leafs dropped their 12th game in the last 14 (2-11-1), a two-goal lead erased in a 3-2 loss to the Penguins at Consol Energy Center. Buried five points below the Jets with only 15 games to play and three additional teams blocking their path, the Leafs are looking at an incredibly steep climb to reach the postseason. "We cant look ahead too much on how many games weve got left, how many games weve got to win," Gunnarsson told TSN.ca after the loss to Pittsburgh. "Weve got to go in there and see the next game and weve got to win that game. Weve got to be better than them in the last shift, weve got to win that battle, just narrow it down as much as possible and though its hard, thats how I think weve got to do it." Such a daunting task in the larger scheme becomes all the more challenging without Lupul – arguably the team MVP – who suffered a dislocated shoulder in a loss to Boston one night prior. Add Mike Brown (leg) and Cody Franson (eye) to the walking wounded on Wednesday night and the big picture grows increasingly bleak for the Leafs. The remaining schedule pits one Eastern Conference foe after another beginning with a nasty back-to-back against Philadelphia and Washington this weekend. "Were not looking at games down the road," Dion Phaneuf concluded in conversation with TSN.ca after the latest loss. "As a group, were focused one game at a time and not looking past the next hockey game." Five Points 1. Jumping ahead by two on goals from Gunnarsson and Phil Kessel, Leaf miscues in the defensive zone ultimately opened the door for the Penguins to rally. A turnover on the first goal, improper positioning on the second goal and a lack of force on the third goal and the Pittsburgh comeback was complete. "Its the little things that are costing us in these situations," Randy Carlyle said, pointing to turnovers and poor positioning. "Theyve got to feel good about their work ethic and I told them so. But again, the mental mistakes are correctable." "Weve got a 2-0 lead on the road," Gunnarsson noted. "We should protect that and we should win this game. We know we can play very well, but were not doing it for 60 minutes right now." 2. Notably ineffective in their own zone was the line of Kessel, Tyler Bozak and Matt Frattin, outdueled by Staal, Dupuis and Steve Sullivan. The line was on the ice as a group for two of the three Penguin goals (Frattin was on for all three), just a night after the Bruins beat them for two in a 5-4 loss. "I think theres work for our group, not just the Kessel line," Carlyle said. "Again, Kessel scored the goal tonight and you have to have offence to win in the league, but you also have to have defence. And right now, our mixture hasnt been whats required for success in the last two games." Ron Wilson grew frustrated with the group – which typically includes the now-injured Lupul –; for their defensive play at points earlier this season, even breaking the unit apart briefly to drive the point home. Casey Hayward. How Carlyle manages to attain some improvement will be worth keeping an eye on. 3. Jonas Gustavsson made 30 saves in his fourth consecutive start, two goals sneaking past on deflections, the third goal – definitely stoppable – leaking through five-hole. "You really cant fault the Monster," Carlyle said. "I thought he gave us a chance in the game. Im sure he would like to have the one goal back, but he made a pile of saves for us to keep us where we were and we werent able to get the third one to tie the hockey game." Carlyle has been clear from the outset of his hiring that hell stick with the goaltender who gives his team the best chance to win. Right now it appears that goaltender is Gustavsson. 4. Enjoying a career year as the Leafs second-leading scorer – 25 goals, 67 points – Lupul could theoretically return in the final week of March. Regardless, the loss is devastating to the teams playoff hopes. "Just losing Joffrey in general is tough," John-Michael Liles said prior to Wednesdays game. "Hes been one of our cornerstones this year. You look at him and Phil and the years that theyve put together, how well they read off of each other, how well they play with each other, it says a lot about those two. I think that losing him is tough, but its one of those things that youve just got to keep working through it and everybody in the room, like I said, has got to try and pick up the slack." "You obviously cant replace a guy like Joffrey Lupul except with himself," Dave Steckel noted before the game. "Were pretty tight-knit anyway, but something like this might spark a couple guys." 5. Lost in defeat was the Leafs effort neutralizing the Penguins dangerous top line of Evgeni Malkin, James Neal and Chris Kunitz. The line failed to generate a point, slowed by the combination of Phaneuf and Gunnarsson along with the unit of Mikhail Grabovski, Clarke MacArthur and Nik Kulemin. Malkin and his linemates have totaled just one goal in the last three games against the Leafs. A former teammate of Malkins with Metallurg Magnitogorsk in Russia, Kulemin once noted his familiarity with the NHLs leading scorer as key to being one step ahead. Bonus Points Phaneuf led the Leafs in ice-time at 29:20, finishing with a plus-2 rating…Carter Ashton made his NHL debut in the loss, logging 9:30. Said Carlyle of the call-up, the last of four for the Leafs this season, "We really didnt think Mike Brown had a chance to play."…Brown was battling an injury to his finger, but managed to start the game. He was injured on his first shift of the game though, tumbling into the end boards, appearing to injure his right leg…Franson took a Tim Connolly stick to the eye on his third shift of the game and did not return…Luke Schenn was a healthy scratch for the third time this season, joined by Matthew Lombardi…Kessel now has 71 points, good for fifth in league scoring. The 24-year-old sits third overall with 34 goals…With an assist on Gunnarssons fourth goal this season, Grabovski now has points in five straight games (three goals, four assists). cheap jerseyscheap jerseys from china ' ' '
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