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Errani and Petrova through to last 8 of the Toray Pan Pacific Open
Sara Errani’s great year continues, as the diminutive Italian took out the very in form Marion Bartoli of France in three tightly fought sets, 3-6 6-2 6-2, in just over two hours twenty minutes on court. Even though Bartoli, the number nine seed, initially led 6-2 1-0 with points for [...] -
Dimitrov edges out Yang, Tomic also through to second round in Bangkok
Grigor Dimitrov narrowly avoided a disappointing first round exit after saving a match point on his way to defeating Tsung-Hua Yang 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7). It stopped Yang from earning his first main draw win at ATP level. Serve was dominant throughout this 2 hour and 15 minutes encounter with just five [...] -
Verdasco survives scare, Nieminen and Troicki progress at the Thailand Open
Fernando Verdasco bounced back from losing the first set to avoid a surprise defeat against Tatsuma Ito in the first round of the 2012 Thailand Open, winning 3-6 6-0 6-2. One of a number of Japanese players in the draw, Ito was thought to have the toughest draw of them all [...] -
Azarenka and Wozniacki move into the third round of the Pan Pacific Open
Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki both won their second round matches on Tuesday to reach the last 16 of the Premier 5 event in Tokyo. The tournament boasts an especially strong field, and the progression of these big names not only adds intrigue to the event’s latter rounds, but also [...] -
Radwanska beats Jankovic in 2nd round of Toray Pan Pacific Open 2012
A day after becoming the forth qualifier for the year end WTA championships to be played in Istanbul this year, Agnieszka Radwanska followed her younger sister, Ursula, into the third round at the Toray Pan Pacific tournament being played in Tokyo. Having reached no. 2 on the WTA rankings a [...] -
Kvitova upset by Martic in Tokyo, Li Na defeats Pavlyuchenkova
Na Li wins a three-setter against Pavlyuchenkova, while Petra Martic surprises Petra Kvitova in the second round of Toray Pan Pacific Open 2012 in Tokyo. Fourth seed Czech Petra Kvitova had a tremendous tennis summer. She conquered Montreal as well New Haven in a matter of few weeks and won [...] -
Sharapova overcomes Watson scare while Cibulkova beats Zheng in Tokyo
British fans have had a long-awaited taste of success in recent weeks, thanks to Laura Robson’s superb run to the US Open fourth round and the final in Guangzhou last week. She replaced her good friend Heather Watson as British number one, sparking what could become an intriguing and healthy [...] -
Benneteau and Ebden move into second round of Kuala Lumpur
Seventh seeded Frenchman Julien Benneteau defeated Argentinian Carlos Berlocq in straight sets this Tuesday at the Malaysian Open 2012. The opening set was very tight as both players struggled to keep their serves with a low rate of 2nd serve points won. Thus they gave away two serves each and [...] -
Errani, Stosur and Kerber advance into 3rd round in Tokyo
There may be more than 70 places between them in the world rankings but Sweden’s Johanna Larson made Italy’s Sara Errani fight all the way in Tokyo. Errani managed to find a break at the right time in the first set and despite the odd wobble, ended up taking it [...] -
Ivanovic out of Tokyo, Hampton beats Kanepi
With the demise of no 11 seed Ana Ivanovic who lost to Ursula Radwanska 6-3 4-6 2-6 and no 4 seed Petra Kvitova who was beaten by her namesake Petra Martic in straight sets 6-4 6-4, no 15 seed Kaia Kanepi took to the court to do battle with the [...] -
Federer vs Murray Head to Head Analysis
Stevegtennis looks at the Federer v Murray head to head and analyses various aspects of their game. Last week, we looked at the history of the rivalry between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, analysing the most significant moments in their career head-to-head. You can check it out here: Federer vs [...] -
Wozniacki moves into 2nd round of Tokyo, Watson beats Lisicki
Caroline Wozniacki, Heather Watson as well as Jie Zhen will play in the second round of the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Former number one Wozniacki came into the tournament as last week’s Seoul title holder. She picked up where she had let off a couple of days [...] -
Ivanovic, Petrova and Goerges ease into 2nd round of Tokyo
Ana Ivanovic, Julia Goerges, and Nadia Petrova moved into the second round of 2012 Tokyo WTA tournament with a minimum of fuss. Former top-ranked Serbian Ivanovic has obtained eleven WTA titles in previous years, but has not managed to lift any trophies in 2012 yet. She started Toray Pan Pacific [...]
