Archive for category: Sara Errani
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Errani and Barthel advance to Paris Open final
Spectators who were courtside to watch the two semi final matches at the Open GDF Suez tournament in Paris had a raw deal on Saturday afternoon, as they did not get to see much tennis. In the first match top seed Sara Errani took on the lucky loser from The [...] -
Errani to face Bertens in Paris Open semis
Kiki Bertens, the young Dutch player who is ranked at 65, took on the Czech Lucie Safarova, ranked at 18 and seeded 6th, in the Open GDF Suez tournament in the first match on Friday. The lucky loser from Holland has made the best of her luck so far, as [...] -
Errani through to Paris Open QFs, Cibulkova out
The top seeded Italian Sara Errani, has had very little time on court this week at the Open GDF Suez tournament in Paris, as she had a bye in the first round and, after less than half an hour on court on Thursday, got the W next to her name [...] -
Errani/Vinci win Australian Open doubles title, Gajdosova/Ebden mixed doubles champions
It is a very long time since Australia has had one of its players in a final of its own Grand Slam, but at the 2013 Australian Open four players reached this point – one pair in the Ladies’ Doubles and one pair in the Mixed Doubles. Late on Friday [...] -
Azarenka wins, Petrova and Errani out of Australian Open
Vika Azarenka, world number 1 and top seed, came out for the second game on the Rod Laver Arena, to play Monica Niculescu of Romania, ranked at 49. Niculescu is difficult to play when she is on form, because of her very unconventional style, with incredible spins and good hands [...] -
Agnieszka Radwanska and Cibulkova reach Sydney semi-finals
Quarter final matches got underway on Wednesday at the Apia International Sydney tournament in much cooler conditions than the past few days, but the better conditions did not help two of Italy’s players. First up on Ken Rosewall arena was Agnieszka Radwanska, the tournament’s top seed; and Roberta Vinci, ranked [...] -
Agnieszka Radwanska and Errani reach QFs in Sydney
Agnieszka Radwanska, who won the title in Auckland last week and is the top seed in the Apia International Tournament being played in Sydney this week, has brought her excellent form from 2012 straight into the new season. In scorchingly hot weather, she took to the court against the 112th [...] -
Pavlyuchenkova beats Kvitova in Brisbane, Hantuchova through
In the third big upset of the Brisbane International 2013 WTA tournament after Caroline Wozniacki and Sam Stosur both lost their first round matches, Anastasia Pavlyuchenko of Russia, ranked at 36 took out the 2011 champion Petra Kvitova, the WTA’s 8th ranked player and seeded at 6 for this tournament, [...] -
Radwanska beats Errani to reach WTA Championships SFs
With Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova both having won their first two matches at the season end championship in Istanbul and thus qualifying for the semis, the remaining two semi final spots were up for grabs between Agnieszka Radwanska and Sara Errani; and between Vika Azarenka and Li Na, who [...] -
Errani beats Stosur to grab her first win at WTA Championships
Seventh-seeded Italian Sara Errani achieved her first victory at WTA Championships in Istanbul by dismissing ninth seed Sam Stosur in a three-setter. The match that was marked by a huge number of break point opportunities, started with two dropped serves, one on each side. The players remained on level terms [...] -
Sharapova overcomes Errani to win first match at WTA Championships
The third match of the day in Istanbul, a repeat of the French Open final between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani, ended with the exact same scoreline. But the contest was a much tougher battle than the numbers suggest, and Sharapova, drenched in sweat from as early as the first [...] -
WTA Top Players: The Road to WTA Championships in Istanbul
The TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships is the culmination of the 2012 season with the tour’s elite eight players competing for the coveted title. Here’s a look at how each woman booked her place in this week’s event. 1. Victoria Azarenka: After having long been touted as a future Major [...] -
Robson overcomes Date-Krumm in first round in Beijing, Errani retires
Great Britain’s teenage sensation, 17 year old Laura Robson, ranked at a career high of 57 after some remarkable wins in recent tournaments and having finished the 2011 season at number 131, took on the veteran Japanese player, Kimiko Date-Krumm, who at 42 is the oldest player on the WTA [...]
