Archive for category: Sam Stosur
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Stosur beats Cibulkova in Tokyo, Kerber also through to the QFs
For the first time in days the rain ceased and the roof was open on centre court on Wednesday at the Toray Pan Pacific Open 2012 tournament being played in Tokyo as Aussie number 8 seed Sam Stosur took on twelfth seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia for a place in [...] -
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 [...] -
Azarenka scrapes past Stosur in US Open quarter-final marathon
Victoria Azarenka had never lost to Sam Stosur in their six previous meetings; in fact, she had never even lost a set to the Australian. Stosur’s famed “kicker” second serve does not scare the world number one, nor does her bombastic forehand and attacking style of play. But it was [...] -
Stosur Ends Robson’s Fairytale Run in New York
Laura Robson’s fairytale run at the US Open came to an end on Sunday after playing defending US Open champion and 7th seed Samantha Stosur. The 18 year old lefty was in search of her 3rd straight upset and first ever quarterfinal berth in a grand slam tournament after defeating [...] -
Bartoli and Stosur Advance to US Open 4th Round
Marion Bartoli of France has matched her best results at the US Open by reaching the 4th round. The 11th seed defeated Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets earlier today. Known for her double-handed forehands, Bartoli had a banner year in 2011, reaching the SFs of Roland Garros and the QFs [...] -
Robson Continues Run, Downs 9th Seed Li in 3 Sets
The teenage sensation who ended Kim Clijster’s singles career continued her run by defeating the 9th seed and former French Open champion Li Na in 3 sets. Laura Robson of the UK had never made it past the 2nd round in a grand slam tournament until two days ago and [...] -
Defending champion Stosur advances into 3rd round at US Open
Sam Stosur, the reigning US Open champion, took on the Romanian Edina Gallovits-Hall in her second round match at the Louis Armstrong Stadium. She took out the Romanian without any problems, prevailing 6-3 6-0 in exactly sixty minutes. After taking out Petra Martic 6-1 6-1 in the first round, Stosur [...] -
Sharapova easily through to the third round of the 2012 US Open
4-time slam champion Russian Maria Sharapova is through to the third round of the 2012 US Open after a comfortable 6-0 6-1 win over Spanish player Lourdes Dominguez-Lino in a match that lasted 54 minutes. The world number 3 was clearly the better player from the beginning of the match [...] -
Defending champion Stosur through to second round at US Open
While rain interrupted matches of other seeded players, Samantha Stosur advanced to the second round of 2012 US Open with ease. Defending champion Australian Stosur cleared her first hurdle on the way to repeating last year’s US Open success. It took her no more than 53 minutes to cruise past [...] -
2012 US Open Day 1: Five Matches To Watch
The first day of a grand slam is always one to savour, with plenty of matches scattered across the fourteen courts in action on Monday. I have picked out five top matches which I think are worth keeping an eye on at Flushing Meadows. Petra Martic (CRO) vs [7] Samantha [...] -
Women’s Draw: US Open 2012 Preview and Analysis
The final grand slam of 2012 is just around the corner and in a few days the WTA’s top players will descend upon Flushing Meadows in New York to compete for the U.S. Open Title. The women’s singles draw and just been released and looks to set up some tantalizing [...] -
New York’s Unassuming Defending Champion
While there are only a handful of women considered true contenders for this year’s U.S. Open women’s title, should it be a surprise that defending champion Sam Stosur is not one of them? Maybe it’s partly due to many still trying to wrap their heads around the improbable run of [...] -
Venus battles past Stosur to advance into Cincy SFs, Li Na demolishes Top seed Radwanska
First on court in Friday afternoon’s session of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati was Venus Williams, unseeded in this tournament and ranked 64 on the WTA’s rankings list. Across the net was 3rd seeded Sam Stosur, last year’s US Open titlist, who is the WTA’s 6th ranked player. [...]
