http://www.mynorthwest.com MyNorthwest.com delivers up-to-the-minute local news and information for Seattle and the greater Puget Sound area. en-us 15 144 21 http://www.mynorthwest.com http://www.mynorthwest.com/img/lg_mynw_144x21.gif http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=257&sid=619742 WORCESTER, Mass. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:38:21 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=257&sid=622338 CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP) - Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium won in straight sets Saturday, leaving this opening-round Fed Cup series tied after the first day. Jankovic, once ranked No. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:08:15 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=257&sid=619168 ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Mikhail Youzhny of Russia defeated Michael Berrer of Germany 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to advance to the Zagreb Indoors final. Youzhny, seeded third, will play his first final since St. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:53:44 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=257&sid=619151 MONTPELLIER, France (AP) - Defending champion Gael Monfils saved a match point to edge Gilles Simon 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in an all-French match Saturday and reach the Open Sud de France final. Monfils will meet top-seeded Tomas Berdych, who beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 6-4. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:49:48 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=257&sid=622400 WORCESTER, Mass. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:41:50 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=257&sid=622346 BIELLA, Italy (AP) - Lesia Tsurenko routed 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-2 Saturday, leaving Ukraine tied with Italy after their opening singles matches at the Fed Cup. Earlier on the indoor red-clay court at the Lauretana Forum, Sara Errani followed her quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open by beating Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2, 6-3. Reverse singles and doubles in the first-round, best-of-five series is Sunday. The 121st-ranked Tsurenko dominated with a big serve and accurate volleys, while Schiavone lacked her usual aggressiveness and fleet footwork. Errani broke early in each set and was never really challenged by the 89th-ranked Bondarenko. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:38:51 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=257&sid=622324 STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova rallied to outlast Julia Goerges 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 Saturday, giving defending champ Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Germany in the first round of the Fed Cup. In the first match of the best-of-five series, Iveta Benesova also had to come from behind to beat Sabine Lisicki 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. Goerges was two points from winning, leading 5-4 and 30-0 before falling to the second-ranked Kvitova in 2 hours, 21 minutes. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:11:13 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=257&sid=622306 Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) - Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova won opening singles matches Saturday to give Russia a 2-0 lead over Spain in the first round of the Fed Cup. Sharapova routed Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-2, 6-1. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:36:38 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=257&sid=619347 VINA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) - Top seed Juan Monaco of Argentina beath fifth-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Vina Del Mar VTR Open. Fellow countryman and No. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:02:48 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=257&sid=620381 ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Lukas Lacko of Slovakia beat seventh-seeded Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4 Friday to reach the Zagreb Indoors semifinals. Lacko next faces the winner of the match between defending champion Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:54:05 PST