Archive for category: Victoria Azarenka
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Azarenka reaches Olympics semis after beating Kerber
Number one seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus pounded her way into the semi finals of the Olympic tennis competition earlier today, when she took out the equally hard hitting seventh seed from Germany, Angelique Kerber, in straight sets, 6-4 7-5. In a tight match which lasted an hour and three [...] -
Azarenka overcomes Petrova in London, Kirilenko joins her in the QFs
After rain suspended play soon after matches started today, number one seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus took on the experienced Russian, Nadia Petrova, seeded sixteen, in what turned out to be a real battle which lasted almost two hours. The first set went to a tiebreaker, which Azarenka took 8-6; [...] -
Tennis’ Top Females lead the Forbes Rich List
Maria Sharapova and her fellow top female tennis players Li Na, Serena Williams Victoria Azarenka are not just leading the WTA rankings list, they’re also at the top of the Forbes list of the World’s Highest-Paid Female Athletes. Although the top ten list is filled with professional tennis players, it [...] -
Azarenka, Serena Williams Reach Olympic Second Round
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus made her Olympic debut today with a victory over Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu. Azarenka raced to a 3-0 lead in the first set before the Romanian was finally able to get on the scoreboard. It was too little too late though, with the Belarusian wrapping up the [...] -
Olympic Tennis Women’s Draw Preview and Analysis
The draw for the Olympic Women’s Singles Tennis event was held today and it appears to have created some intriguing matchups. Unlike the men’s game, which has seen an exclusive club dominate the sport over the last few years, the women’s game has seen a revolving door of players entering [...] -
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WTA Predictions for the London Olympics: Can Serena Win Gold?
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the WTA saw three Russian medalists sweep the podium. Elena Dementieva, the 5th seed, defeated Dinara Safina to win the gold medal, arguably the biggest accomplishment in her career (en route to her gold medal, Dementieva defeated Serena Williams in the QF). Vera Zvonareva defeated [...] -
Post Wimbledon Rankings Round-Up
As expected, there are quite a few movements up and down the women’s and men’s official rankings following the Wimbledon Championships this month with a surprise re-claimant of the women’s number 1 spot. Despite squealing her way out of her semi-final clash against Serena Williams, Belarusian Victoria Azarenka has returned [...] -
Azarenka captures Australian Open title against Sharapova
Victoria Azarenka won her first Grand Slam title as she defeated Maria Sharapova in the 2012 Australian Open Final 6-3 6-0. With this win, Azarenka will move to the top of the WTA rankings, overtaking Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. The 22 year old Belarussian was presented the trophy by Martina [...] -
Sharapova defeats Kvitova to make 2012 Australian Open Final
Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat second seed Petra Kvitova 6-2 3-6 6-4 and moved into the 2012 Australian Open final. This semifinal encounter between the Russian and the Czech was a rematch of the 2011 Wimbledon final, in which Kvitova prevailed. Sharapova started very strong, taking the first set [...] -
Azarenka beats Clisters and will play for aussie open title
Victoria Azarenka will play the first Grand Slam final of her career as she beat the defending champion Kim Clijsters 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 in the Australian Open semis. She will also have a chance to become world no.1 should she win the final. After taking the first set 6-4, the [...] -
Sharapova and Kvitova to meet in the Australian Open SF
The 2008 Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova and the reigning Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will meet in the 2012 Australian Open semifinal. Sharapova defeated fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-3. Makarova was the one who knocked out the five-times champion Serena Williams in the round before. The Czech Kvitova moved [...] -
Clisters ends Wozniacki Grand Slam dream
Defending champion Kim Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open quarterfinal 6-3, 7-6 (4) and with this loss, Wozniacki will have to give up her no.1 ranking. She will next play the third-seeded Victoria Azarenka, who overcame Agnieszka Radwanska with a 6-7 (0), 6-0, 6-2 scoreline. Wozniacki finished last [...]
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