Archive for category: Caroline Wozniacki
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Cibulkova, Jankovic, Lisicki out of WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal
Several seeded players fell in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, setting up some intriguing 3rd round matchups. 15th seed Sabine Lisicki was the first to be eliminated following a three set battle against world no. 44 Carla Suarez Navarro. Lisicki fought through the first set, taking [...] -
WTA Montreal 2012 Draw Preview and Analysis
Just a few days after the end of the Olympic tennis events, the WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada kicks off as part of the run up to the US Open. Last year’s winner and recent gold medal winner Serena Williams is noticeably absent from the tournament, which has opened [...] -
Serena Williams continues to reign supreme as she beats Wozniacki in straight sets
Serena Williams, seemingly in the form of her career, crushed former number 1 Caroline Wozniacki, winning 6-0, 6-3 to storm into the semi finals. It may have come as quite a shock to Wozniacki, who did her own bit of crushing when she beat Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova in straight sets [...] -
Clijsters and Wozniacki survive second round of the Olympics
Unseeded Belgian champion Kim Clijsters and eight seed Caroline Wozniacki secured their spots in the third round of London Olympic tournament, while Carla Suarez Navarro and Yanina Wickmayer found themselves on the losing side of the second round matches. 29-years old Clijsters remains a contender for 2012 London Olympic medal. [...] -
Kvitova overcomes battling Bogdarenko, Wozniacki eliminates Keothavong at the London Olympics
2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic held her nerve to beat Ukrainian Kateryna Bogdarenko in the opening match of the 2012 London Olympics, winning in three hard fought sets 6-4 5-7 6-4 in 1 hour and 59 minutes. Kvitova, who lost at this year’s Wimbledon quarterfinals against Serena [...] -
Caroline Wozniacki “This is Me” – Underwear Designer not a Grand Slam Champ
In a season in which former women’s World number 1 Caroline Wozniacki should have her eye on finally cinching a Grand Slam win, she’s got her eye on the world’s undergarments instead! Announcing on her website today that she would be designing and releasing a line of underwear for women [...] -
Wozniacki Challenges Umpire before Third Round Loss
We’re used to this sort of on-court behaviour from some of the less illustrious players at this level, and of course Serena Williams and Andy Roddick, but former women’s world number 1 Caroline Wozniacki launched a spectacular verbal blast at umpire Poncho Ayala during her third round match up against [...] -
Will Caroline Wozniacki Win Her First Grand Slam in 2012?
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki still hasn’t won her first Grand Slam title despite making a WTA debut in 2005 – but will her first win in a major tournament happen this year? The Danish player had been the top seed since the 2010 US Open and she managed [...] -
Caroline Wozniacki – Father Knows Best
Despite recent accusations that her coach (who also happens to be her father) Piotr is working her too hard this tennis season, Caroline Wozniacki is more than happy to keep it in the family and is continuing to retain her father as her permanent coach. The former world number 1’s [...] -
Clisters ends Wozniacki Grand Slam dream
Defending champion Kim Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open quarterfinal 6-3, 7-6 (4) and with this loss, Wozniacki will have to give up her no.1 ranking. She will next play the third-seeded Victoria Azarenka, who overcame Agnieszka Radwanska with a 6-7 (0), 6-0, 6-2 scoreline. Wozniacki finished last [...] -
Azarenka fights back to beat Radwanska in aussie open QF
The no.3 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus is the first player to reach the 2012 Australian Open semifinals. She dismissed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-7 (0) 6-0 6-2. After losing the first set, the Belarussian didn’t allow Radwanska a single game in the second. She held her form in the [...] -
Defending champion Clisters defeats Li
Former world no.1 Kim Clisters saved four matchpoints against the Chinese Li Na at the 2012 Australian Open, winning 4-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-4. With this win she set up a possible match with the world no.1 Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals. Clisters came back from an almost impossible situation. She [...] -
Wozniacki and Sharapova reach last 16 at Australian Open
Last year’s Wimbledon finalist Maria Sharapova overcame 30th-seeded German Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-2 to reach the round of last 16 at this year’s Australian Open. She will now face Sabine Lisicky of Germany in the next round. Top seed Caroline Wozniacki is yet to drop a set at this year’s [...]
