Archive for category: WTA Tour
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Sharapova and Jankovic complete quarter-final line up in Miami
Even though the final score of 6-2 6-2 makes it look like 3rd seed Maria Sharapova had an easy day at the office on Monday at the Miami Open, she still had to fend off some inspired play by her opponent, Klara Zakopalova, the Czech 21st seed, and only closed [...] -
Serena survives scare against Cibulkova at Sony Open, A. Radwanska also wins
Top seed and world number 1 Serena Williams only just managed to squeak past 13th seed Dominika Cibulkova on Monday at the Miami Open. The diminutive five foot three inch tall Slovak really had her game going at the beginning of this match as she raced to a 6-2 4-1 [...] -
Errani beats Ivanovic to reach Miami QFs, Vinci also advances
Italian 8th seed Sara Errani, the WTA’s leading match winner this season, had a first round bye and dropped only two games in her two matches leading up to her fourth round match against 12th seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia. The Italian started poorly and the Serb swept through the [...] -
Cirstea beats Kerber at the Sony Open in Miami, Kirilenko also out
There were shocks and surprises at the Miami Open on Sunday when three of the tournament’s highly ranked players were beaten in the fourth round – 6th seed Angelique Kerber, 11th seed Nadia Petrova and 14th seed Maria Kirilenko. The biggest shock of the tournament so far was28th seeded Roumanian [...] -
Sharapova beats Vesnina to reach last 16 in Miami, Errani also through
Two Italians, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci have made it into the fourth round at the Miami Open on Sunday, albeit with very different wins. Errani, the 8th seed, swept past a hapless Simona Halep of Roumania 6-1 6-0 in just forty eight minutes to continue her WTA match winning [...] -
Serena Williams and A.Radwanska advance to last 16 at the Sony Open in Miami
A massive traffic jam caused top seed and world number one, Serena Williams, to borrow a bicycle from her hotel to cycle to the Miami Open on Saturday, an unusual occurrence which she thought was cool, but it may have had an effect on her game, as she started slowly [...] -
Kvitova and Wozniacki defeated in third round in Miami
In windy, hot and humid conditions at the Miami Open on Saturday Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki and Andrea Petkovic all lost their third round matches to open up the draw which now offers some very interesting match ups. Venus Williams is also out, as she had to withdraw with a [...] -
Sharapova, Kirilenko and Kuznetsova all advance to round three in Miami
Russian dominance of the women’s game continued on a rainy Friday in Miami which even caused a power outage, when the second round of the bottom half of the draw was completed. Maria Sharapova was at her dominant best as she swooped past a hapless Eugene Bouchard, the 123rd ranked [...] -
Azarenka withdraws from the Miami Open
The Miami Open’s second seed, Victoria Azarenka, was due to play her first match on Friday after having had a bye in the first round, but even with the extra days to recover from her ankle injury, she was not able to take to the court. The 19 year old [...] -
Williams sisters and A.Radwanska through to round three at Sony Open in Miami
World number 1 and top seed Serena Williams made her way with ease into the third round at the Miami Open when she totally overpowered Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-1 6-1 in just over an hour and a quarter. Her sister, 19th seed Venus, had a much harder battle on [...] -
Seeds fall in the second round at the Sony Open in Miami
The second round at the Miami Open began on Thursday with the seeded players playing in the top half of the draw playing their first matches after they all received byes into the second round, with very mixed results. 10th seed Marion Bartoli had to retire with a foot injury [...] -
McHale and Keys through to second round in Miami
Christina McHale, Jamie Hampton, Madison Keys, Victoria Duval and Bethanie Mattek-Sands all made it to the second round at the Miami Open on Wednesday, to score a good day for Americans at a home tournament. The 376th ranked 17 year old Victoria Duval, playing in just her second WTA main [...] -
Kuznetsova and Robson advance to second round at Sony Open
Svetlana Kuznetsova is continuing to win matches after a long layoff due to injury and, although not seeded at the Miami Open, she is still a strong threat to the other players in the draw. On Wednesday she played against Lourdes Dominguez Lino and won in straight sets 6-3 6-3. [...]
