Archive for category: Zheng Jie
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Petrova and Kirilenko win opening matches at Tournament of Champions
Fresh from winning the WTA Doubles Championships in Istanbul, Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko returned to action on Wednesday and duly won their first matches at the Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions. Kirilenko, the third seed, was first on court against local favourite Tsvetana Pironkova, who had come through a [...] -
Wozniacki beats Hsieh at the Tournament of Champions
Caroline Wozniacki won her first match in her group of the Tournament of Champions in Sofia as she defeated Su-Wei Hsieh in two easy sets 6-2 6-2. Wozniacki, who is looking to earn a hat-trick of titles this autumn following tournament wins in Seoul and Moscow, had an impressive first [...] -
Vinci beats Hantuchova in Sofia, Pironkova defeats Zheng
First on court on Monday on the first day of play at the Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions taking place this week in Sofia, Bulgaria, were Italian Roberta Vinci, seeded 4th and ranked at 16; and Daniela Hantuchova, seeded 7th and ranked at 32. Vinci has had a stellar season [...] -
Zheng Jie wins Auckland final
China’s Zheng Jie won the fourth tour title of her career after her victory against Flavia Pennetta at the ASB Classic in Auckland. Zheng was 2-6, 6-3, 2-0 up when Pennetta had to retire due to an injury. Zheng dismissed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals, winning 2-6 6-3 6-3. It [...] -
Pennetta to meet Zheng in Auckland final
Flavia Pennetta got her revenge for last year’s quarterfinal loss to Angelique Kerber at the US Open. This time she managed to beat the German 6-1 6-2 in the semifinal of the ASB Classic in Auckland. Pennetta will play China’s Zheng Jie in Saturday’s final. Zheng surprisingly beat Svetlana Kuznetsova [...]
