Zvonareva beats Kuznetsova in WTA Championships.
Tennis newsZvonareva beats Kuznetsova in WTA Championships. Vera Zvonareva defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday at the WTA’s season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships.
The round-robin match was the first played at the championships, which features the top eight players.
The ninth-ranked Zvonareva capitalized on error-strewn play by Kuznetsova, who often yelled in frustration after mistakes.
Later Tuesday, top-ranked Jelena Jankovic played Ana Ivanovic, and Venus Williams faced Dinara Safina.
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Fulmer out as Vol football coach after 17 years.
Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer has been forced out as coach after 17 years that included a national championship.
Fulmer, 58, his voice cracking and pausing to keep his composure, announced Monday at a news conference that he will step aside at the end of the season. He said he was “accepting the university’s decision.”
Fulmer had a 150-51 record with the Vols, including the national championship in 1998.
But Tennessee fell on hard times this season and was just 3-6, including 1-5 in the Southeastern Conference after a 27-6 loss at South Carolina on Saturday.
“Many fans have been supportive, some have been very angry. All of us are disappointed,” Fulmer said about this season.
Fulmer signed a new seven-year contract in the summer which was worth $2.4 million this season. A buyout of the contract after this season would cost $6 million.
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