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Kvitova beats Errani to capture Dubai trophy
6th seed Petra Kvitova made a rampant start to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final on Saturday afternoon against Sara Errani, the tournament’s 5th seed, by racing out to a 4-0 lead before she allowed the Italian on to the scoreboard by holding her serve for the first time [...] -
Kvitova beats Wozniacki to set up Dubai final against Errani
In the first semi final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Friday afternoon, the two Italians, 4th seed Sara Errani played her good friend and doubles partner Roberta Vinci, who had already taken out two top ten players in what proved to be her best singles campaign on [...] -
Kvitova beats Radwanska, faces Wozniacki in Dubai semi-finals
10th seed Caroline Wozniacki took on Marion Bartoli, who got a last minute wild card for this tournament, in the quarter finals in the bottom half of the draw at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday evening. After a tough three setter in the first round, Bartoli got [...] -
Errani to play Vinci for a Dubai final place
It was a good day for Italy at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday, as both Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci have progressed through to the semi finals. Errani played against the unseeded Russian Nadia Petrova, who is now number 12 on the WTA ranking list, while Errani [...] -
Serena withdraws from Dubai, Kvitova beats Ivanovic
Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli who was wild carded into the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship and who has not been playing at her very best of late had a fortuitous bit of luck when her opponent, new world number one Serena Williams, withdrew with a lower back injury, handing her a [...] -
A.Radwanska and Wozniacki through to Dubai quarter-finals
In third round play on Wednesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships being played this week in this Gulf Emirate, 3rd seed Agnieszka Radwanska took on the wild card from Kazakhstan, Yulia Putintseva, who is ranked at 101. Putintseva had taken out another wild card, Briton Laura Robson, in [...] -
Azarenka beats Serena Williams to win Qatar Open 2013
The fans and the organisers of the WTA really got what they wanted in both the singles and doubles finals in Doha, as the first seeds played the second seeds in both events. Serena Williams upended Victoria Azarenka’s run as the WTA’s number 1 player when she made it to [...] -
Serena beats Sharapova to set up Doha final against Azarenka
In the first of the two semi finals played on Saturday evening in Doha after two riveting doubles matches, top seed Victoria Azarenka met 4th seed Agnieszka Radwanska. Azarenka led the head to head stat 11-3, with the Pole’s last victory in Japan in 2011. Added to the interest was [...] -
Azarenka and A.Radwanska advance to Doha semi-finals
The second quarter final was between top seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and the Italian 6th seed Sara Errani. Azarenka led the head to head stat 4-1, with Errani winning in three sets in Moscow in 2008, but these two players did not meet in the entire 2012 season when [...] -
Serena beats Kvitova, plays Sharapova in Qatar Open semi-finals
In the first of Friday’s quarter final matches at the Qatar Total Open in Doha, the 3rd seeded Russian Maria Sharapova took on Sam Stosur of Australia, the tournament’s 8th seed. Going into this match Sharapova led their head to head stats 11-2, with Stosur having won in straight sets [...] -
Serena Williams to play Kvitova in Doha quarter-finals
Second seed Serena Williams, took on Agnieszka Radwanska’s younger sister, Urszula Radwanska, in a night match at the Qatar Total Open in Doha on Thursday. Serena had a bye in the first round and a 6-2 6-1 win in the second round, while Ursula only lost one game in her [...] -
Sharapova and A.Radwanska reach Qatar Open quarter-finals
Agnieszka Radwanska, the 4th seed at the Qatar Total Open tournament in Doha, opened proceedings on Centre Court on Thursday afternoon against the 13th seeded Serbian Ana Ivanovic. Radwanska had little hard work in the first set, which she easily took 6-1, but Ivanovic found her range in the second [...] -
Azarenka beats McHale, Errani defeats Hantuchova at Qatar Open
In third round play at the Qatar Total Open being played in Doha, 6th seeded Italian Sara Errani took on the unseeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia on Thursday afternoon. Errani had a bye and an easy straight sets win to get to the third round, while the Slovak had an [...]
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