Israel's Shahar Peer won her second straight WTA event Sunday, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the Tashkent Open in Uzbekistan. Peer downed the Uzbekistan player 6-3, 6-4. The win was the fifth on the tour for Peer, who also won in Guangzhou, China, last week. I've played 10 matches in row without dropping a set, and that's a nice feeling, Peer said.

Israel's Shahar Peer and Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova were semifinal winners Saturday at the Tashkent Open tennis tournament. Peer, the second seed, won a tight match against fourth-seeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, twice rallying from a break down in the first set. She won last week's Guangzhou (China) Women's Open and has not lost a set at Taskent. I'm happy I'm playing better tennis after every match, Peer said.

Hometown favorite Akgul Amanmuradova advanced to the semifinals of the Tashkent Open in Uzbekistan with a straight-set upset of fifth-seeded Stefanie Voegele. Amanmuradova, who lives in Tashkent, thrilled the local crowd with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Voegele that took just an hour.

Shahar Peer ran her winning streak to seven matches with a second-round victory Thursday at the Tashkent Open tennis tournament in Uzbekistan. Peer, who is coming off a tournament championship at Guangzhou, China, last week, qualified for the Tashkent quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Kathrin Woerle.

Ayumi Morita won 12 of the final 13 games in rallying for a second-round win Wednesday at the Guangzhou Women's Open tennis tournament in China. Morita, seeded seventh, won one game in the first set but faced just two break-point situations the rest of the way in a 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over Abigail Spears.