Archive for category: WTA Tour
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Serena Williams defeats Li Na at the WTA Championships
For full match report, click here: Serena Williams vs Li Na As It Happened Serena Williams won her second match at this year’s WTA Championships in Istanbul after beating Li Na in straight sets 7-6 (2) 6-3. However, the quality of the match has dissapointed a bit as both players [...] -
Serena Williams vs Li Na Live Commentary WTA Championships
Follow Sharapova vs A. Radwanska Live here: Maria Sharapova vs Agnieszka Radwanska Live WTA Championships 2012 -
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 [...] -
Serena Williams defeats Kerber in Istanbul
Serena Williams got her first group match win at the WTA Championships 2012 as she defeated Angelique Kerber in straight sets 6-4 6-1. Kerber is one of the four players who managed to defeat Serena this year after she eliminated her in the Cincinnati QFs in straight sets. The German [...] -
Radwanska beats Kvitova in first match at the WTA Championships
Agnieszka Radwanska beat Petra Kvitova in the opening match at the WTA Championships 2012 in Istanbul, prevailing 6-3 6-2 after 1 hour and 23 minutes of play. Kvitova was going into the match with a positive 3-0 head to head record against Radwanska, having won their last encounter at the [...] -
WTA Championships Istanbul 2012 Draw Preview and Analysis
The draw for the season-ending WTA championships was made in Istanbul on Sunday evening, at a high-profile ceremony featuring all of the title contenders. The elite tournament sees the eight best-performing players of the year split into two round robin groups, with the top two from each making it through [...] -
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 [...] -
Venus Williams lifts trophy in Luxembourg, beats Niculescu in final
Venus Williams, who has not played since being knocked out in the second round of the US Open, due to the effects of an ongoing auto immune disease and a bad back injury, took a familiar place on court in a tournament final on Sunday in Luxembourg. Up against the [...] -
Wozniacki beats Stosur to win Kremlin Cup 2012 title in Moscow
The final of the Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow on Sunday was everything the spectators had hoped for – the number 1 seed Sam Stosur against the number 3 Caroline Wozniacki. Stosur was going for her 4th career title, while Wozniacki was gunning for her 20th. This time it was [...] -
Venus Williams beats Petkovic, plays Niculescu in Luxembourg final
In an unusual semi final afternoon at the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg 2012 tournament, none of the four competitors were seeded as the last seed standing number 1 Roberta Vinci was eliminated by Venus Williams in the quarter final round; and all of them have suffered from varying degrees of [...] -
Stosur beats Ivanovic, plays Wozniacki in Moscow final
The first semi final match at the Kremlin Cup on Saturday afternoon was between Caroline Wozniacki, the wild carded 3rd seed from Denmark and the unseeded Swede Sofia Arvidsson. Although Wozniacki led the head to head 6 to 2, the Dane had a long three setter in the quarters and [...] -
Venus Williams beats Vinci, plays Petkovic in Luxembourg semis
Top seed in this tournament Roberta Vinci of Italy faced off against Venus Williams in the quarter-final match in the top half of the draw at the Luxembourg WTA tournament. Vinci battled for three sets to take out Olga Govortsova in the first round and had a straight sets win [...]





