Archive for category: Victoria Azarenka
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Australian Open 2013 WTA Preview – Who Can Stop Serena?
Although the tennis off-season is notoriously short, die-hard fans are already turning their attention towards 2013 and, more specifically, the first Grand Slam of the year. 2012 was an excellent season on the WTA Tour. After many years of parity, several slam-less number one players and a paucity of high-quality [...] -
ATP and WTA Year End Rankings Review & 2013 Preview
The 2012 season ended only a few weeks ago, but that makes it a perfect time to start looking ahead to next year. We know who finished in the top ten, but who will achieve that feat in 2013? Will the same names appear on the list? Or we will [...] -
Best ATP and WTA Tennis Matches of 2012
In a year packed with memorable results and surprising upsets, it took some time to narrow the best matches of 2012. But here, in chronological order, are the ones that really stood out due to the quality of play and their impact on a historic year in tennis. Djokovic defeats [...] -
Who Is Really No.1 In The World Of WTA Tennis?
After Serena Williams outclassed the field at the TEB-BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul, Tennis Channel analyst Jimmy Arias rightly noted, “She’s not going to end the year ranked No. 1 in the world, but she’s No. 1 in the world.” But how can that happen? After all, superstar [...] -
Azarenka or Serena Williams? Who deserves to be world no.1?
Yet another season on the WTA has come to an end and once again many tennis fans and pundits have decided that rather then spend time looking back on the highlights of this year, instead they’d rather argue over the idea that the person awarded the honor of being only [...] -
Sharapova beats Azarenka to advance into WTA Championships final
For the full match report, click here: Sharapova vs Azarenka As It Happened Maria Sharapova set up a WTA Championships 2012 final against Serena Williams after she beat world no.1 Victoria Azarenka in straight sets 6-4 6-2 in today’s semifinal. The players traded one break of serve each to set [...] -
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Azarenka defeats Li Na at the WTA Championships in Istanbul
In the last match on Friday at the year end WTA championships in Istanbul, Victoria Azarenka and Na Li took to the court to battle for the last place in the quarter finals. This match of power tennis played mostly from the baseline was in complete contrast the previous match [...] -
Williams dispatches Azarenka to finish top of Red Group in Istanbul
The highly anticipated US Open final rematch between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka was the second match in the Sinan Erdem Arena on Thursday. Williams had already secured her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Championships thanks to victories over Angelique Kerber and Li Na, while Azarenka was looking [...] -
Azarenka overcomes Kerber at the WTA Championships 2012
There was high drama on Wednesday as Victoria Azarenka took on Angelique Kerber in the second match at the end of the year TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championship in Istanbul, in her first match in the Red Group which also includes Serena Williams and Na Li. This was an amazing [...] -
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 [...] -
Azarenka beats Goerges and wins Generali Linz 2012 title
Victoria Azarenka became the queen of the Generali Ladies 2012 WTA tournament in Linz after an up and down match against Julia Goerges. World No.1 Azarenka, who had an easiest of semifinals against Begu yesterday, broke fifth seed Goerges in the opening game of their Linz final encounter, indicating what [...] -
Azarenka to play Goerges in Generali Ladies Linz final
Victoria Azarenka cruised into the Generali Ladies Linz final after beating Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania in two easy sets 6-2 6-1. World no.1 Azarenka, who has already got 5 titles to her name this year, dropped her very first service game against Begu, but then went on to dominate in [...]
