Archive for category: WTA Tour
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Errani, Stosur and Kerber advance into 3rd round in Tokyo
There may be more than 70 places between them in the world rankings but Sweden’s Johanna Larson made Italy’s Sara Errani fight all the way in Tokyo. Errani managed to find a break at the right time in the first set and despite the odd wobble, ended up taking it [...] -
Ivanovic out of Tokyo, Hampton beats Kanepi
With the demise of no 11 seed Ana Ivanovic who lost to Ursula Radwanska 6-3 4-6 2-6 and no 4 seed Petra Kvitova who was beaten by her namesake Petra Martic in straight sets 6-4 6-4, no 15 seed Kaia Kanepi took to the court to do battle with the [...] -
Wozniacki moves into 2nd round of Tokyo, Watson beats Lisicki
Caroline Wozniacki, Heather Watson as well as Jie Zhen will play in the second round of the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Former number one Wozniacki came into the tournament as last week’s Seoul title holder. She picked up where she had let off a couple of days [...] -
Ivanovic, Petrova and Goerges ease into 2nd round of Tokyo
Ana Ivanovic, Julia Goerges, and Nadia Petrova moved into the second round of 2012 Tokyo WTA tournament with a minimum of fuss. Former top-ranked Serbian Ivanovic has obtained eleven WTA titles in previous years, but has not managed to lift any trophies in 2012 yet. She started Toray Pan Pacific [...] -
Hantuchova and Kanepi wins first round matches in Tokyo
After her great tournament in Guangzhou last week where she won the title by beating Laura Robson of Britain, Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan just could not keep her winning streak going against the crafty all court play of the Czech Klara Zakopalova. The two and a quarter hours on court [...] -
Pavlyuchenkova, Bartoli and Schiavone advance into 2nd round in Tokyo
In one of the closest games of recent times, former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone, now ranked at 37, battled on court for close to three hours to close out her match against the up and coming Kazakhstani player Yaroslava Shvedova, finally capturing a 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 win. The [...] -
Jankovic and Vinci through to second round in Tokyo
16th ranked and 14th seeded Italian Roberta Vinci, playing her first match after taking some time off after her quarter final showing at the US Open, had a difficult time on court against the unseeded Czech Barbora Zahlalova Strycova, ranked at 62, when play got underway under the centre court [...] -
Wozniacki Wins 2012 Korea Open, Ends Title Drought
In a one-sided final that lasted just over an hour, top-seed Caroline Wozniacki defeated third-seed Kaia Kanepi 6-1 6-0 to win the 2012 Korea Open title. This is Wozniacki’s first title in the 2012 season (her last title was the 2011 New Haven Open). Based on Wozniacki and Kanepi’s [...] -
Hsieh wins Guangzhou final drama against Robson
Laura Robson was on the brink of a success, but Su-Wei Hsieh crossed the finish line first in 2012 Guangzhou WTA final after spectacular three sets of tennis. 2012 Guangzhou tournament saved the best for last. The spectators were in for a three-set three hours long thriller. Playing a WTA [...] -
Kanepi Overcomes Lepchenko to Reach 2012 Korea Open Final
While the previous SF between Wozniacki and Makarova featured a mix of baseline rallies and net play, the second SF between no. 16-ranked Kaia Kanepi and no. 28-ranked Varvara Lepchenko was more a test of baseline power. Lepchenko was one of two left-handed players to feature in the SF [...] -
Wozniacki Beats Makarova in Korea Open Semis, Seeks First Title in 2012
In the high-quality battle between Makarova’s lefty forehands and Wozniacki’s backhands, Wozniacki edged out the win to advance to the final of the Korea Open. Former world no. 1 Wozniacki, currently ranked no. 11, is seeking her first title in 2012. From the start of the match, Makarova’s backhands [...] -
Wozniacki and Kanepi reach Korea Open 2012 quarterfinals
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki advanced into the Korea Open 2012 quarterfinals after beating Czech Klara Zakopalova in straight sets 6-2 6-3. Zakopalova, who reached the final here in 2010, never looked like a threat to the Dane, who is now going to face Ekaterina Makarova of Russia for a place [...] -
Robson defeats Cirstea, plays Hsieh for Guangzhou trophy
Laura Robson is on a doorstep of her first WTA title after defeating Sorana Cirstea in 2012 Guangzhou semis. She will be matched up against Su-Wei Hsieh in final. On-form British prodigy Robson, who took Clijsters and Li Na scalps at US Open a few weeks ago, needed two sets [...]
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