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Li Na beats Petrova in 2nd round of China Open, Jankovic also through
Nadia Petrova’s great run to win in Tokyo last week was surprisingly brought to an abrupt and very fast end in the second round of the China Open on Tuesday. Up against Li Na against whom she had won their all six of their prior meetings, albeit not in the [...] -
Wozniacki through to third round as Stosur exits China Open
Caroline Wozniacki and Sam Stosur both battled through tough three set matches in the second round of the China Open today, but while the Dane managed to emerge triumphant, the Aussie was sent packing. Wozniacki, who had come through a two and three-quarter hour battle in her previous match against [...] -
Azarenka defeats Cornet in first round of Beijing
Top seed Victoria Azrenka defeated Alize Cornet 6-1 6-0 to advance to R2, where she will play Sabine Lisicki. No. 43-ranked Cornet started the match hitting many winners and going for aggressive play. She broke world no. 1 Azarenka’s serve in the opening game. After being broken in her [...] -
Lisicki and Vesnina through to third round at China Open 2012
In the first match on the Moon Court on day three at the China Open 2012 where play in the first round is to be completed, Germany’s Sabine Lisicki took on the Spanish player Anabel Medina-Garrigues. Liscki, 32 years old, finished the 2011 season at 15 and reached a career [...] -
Kvitova out of China Open 2012, Wozniacki survives first round
World number 5 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, seeded 4 at the China Open, continued her very up and down season on Monday when she took on the Spaniard, Carla Suarez Navarro, on the Moon Court on Monday in a second round match. The Czech former Wimbledon champion [...] -
Sharapova wins 1st round, Ivanovic into second round at China Open
Maria Sharapova is past her first hurdle in Beijing, while Ana Ivanovic entered third round of 2012 China Open after an unbelievable comeback. World no. 2 Sharapova played two up-and-down sets against unseeded Romanian Simona Halep in the first round of Beijing. She had a positive start by achieving a [...] -
Kirilenko out of China Open, Vesnina beats Barthel
In the first match of the women’s part of the joint China Open 2012 in Beijing, the number 13 seed Maria Kirilenko, who has made a dramatic rise in the WTA rankings to number 14, took on her countrywoman Ekaterina Makarova at the national Tennis Stadium. At number 14 in [...] -
Robson overcomes Date-Krumm in first round in Beijing, Errani retires
Great Britain’s teenage sensation, 17 year old Laura Robson, ranked at a career high of 57 after some remarkable wins in recent tournaments and having finished the 2011 season at number 131, took on the veteran Japanese player, Kimiko Date-Krumm, who at 42 is the oldest player on the WTA [...] -
Li Na beats Schiavone, Goerges defeats King at China Open 2012
Li Na overcame Francesca Schiavone with a 6-2 6-3 victory to advance into the second round of China Open 2012. Julia Goerges came back from a set down to defeat Vania King 6-7 (9) 7-5 6-2 and booked herself a next round ticket. Li earned BP on Schiavone’s opening service [...] -
Jankovic Defeats Last Year’s Finalist Petkovic at China Open 2012
In a match-up between last year’s China Open finalist Andrea Petkovic, who has spent the better part of this year recovering from injury, and former world no. 1 Jelena Jankovic, Jankovic took quick command of the match to advance to the second round with a 6-2 6-4 victory. Jankovic [...] -
Ivanovic beats McHale at the China Open 2012, Paszek also through
Main draw play in the premier level WTA China Open 2012, one of the largest tournaments on the WTA calendar with a field of 64 players, began in Beijing on Saturday. First of the seeds on court was Serbian Ana Invanovic, seeded eleven, who took on the young unseeded American, [...] -
Kvitova beats Hantuchova in first round of China Open 2012
World no.5 Petra Kvitova entered the China Open 2012 with a very convincing win over Slovak Daniela Hantuchova, dismissing her in straight sets 6-2 6-3. The first break of the match came in the fifth game of the first set as the Czech took Hantuchova’s serve, going 3-2 up. Not [...] -
Rejuvenated Nadia Petrova shocks Agnieszka Radwanska to win Tokyo Pan Pacific Open
Nadia Petrova completed one of the best weeks of her tennis career by taking the Toray Pan Pacific Open 2012 title on Saturday. She upset the third seed and defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 for her twelfth and biggest-ever tournament victory. The 30-year-old Russian has had a lower [...]
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