Archive for category: Sloane Stephens
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Stephens upsets Serena Williams to advance to Australian Open semis
After the excitement of the first set in the first match on Rod Laver Arena between Victoria Azarenka and Svetlana Kuznetsova, everyone’s favourite to take the title Down Under, Serena Williams, came on court to play Sloane Stephens, the 29th seed and now the American number two. Serena was unbelievably [...] -
Serena Williams to play Stephens in Australian Open quarters
Serena Williams has touted 19 year old Sloane Stephens as a future world number one and her talent was clearly on show on Monday in the Hisense Arena. The American 29th seed took on the other remaining youngster in the draw, Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia, who is ranked at 56. [...] -
Serena Williams advances in Melbourne, Kirilenko also through
In the second match on Rod Laver Arena, 3rd seed Serena Williams took to the court to face off against the unseeded Ayumi Morita of Japan, ranked at number 72. These two players had never met before and pre match opinion was that this would be another of Serena’s demolition [...] -
Future Focus: Laura Robson and Sloane Stephens
The first week of any Major typically serves up several unique storylines that, although they don’t have a bearing on the actual outcome of who will win the event, often prove to be a reliable bellwether of future trends in the sport. At this year’s Australian Open, this is certainly [...] -
Robson beats Kvitova to reach 3rd round at Australian Open
Danish 10th seed Caroline Wozniacki, met the tall young talent from Croatia Donna Vecic who, at 16 years old, was the youngest player in the main draw. She is ranked at 111 and was playing in her first Grand Slam. She had a great 6-1 6-2 win over the, Czech [...] -
Mona Barthel and Elena Vesnina advance to Hobart final
In semi final play at the Moorilla Hobart International on Friday, the up and coming German Mona Barthel, the only seeded player remaining in the tournament, took on Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium to battle for a place in the final. The 9th seed is the reigning champion in Hobart, but [...] -
Stephens advances to Hobart semis, plays Vesnina next
Elena Vesnina of Russia, currently ranked at number 68, took to the court in the Moorilla Hobart International on Thursday to play against Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia (formerly Slovakia) for a place in the semi finals. Gajdosova, who got a wildcard into this tournament, is currently ranked at number 167. [...]
