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 [...]
Slovak Martin Klizan reached his first ATP Final after coming back from a set down to beat the top seed Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in a three set drama 6-7 (11) 6-4 7-6 (3) in today’s St. Petersburg Open semis. The game was full of twists and turns as first [...]
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga needed three sets to see off Nikolay Davydenko in an enthralling 6-0 3-6 6-4 semi final encounter of the Moselle Open 2012 in Metz. Tsonga will face Andreas Seppi in the final with the chance to take his second title of 2012, after Doha in January. After a dominant [...]
In the first of the two semi final matches in the St Petersburg Open being played on Saturday, Fabio Fognini took on Daniel Gimeno-Traver, hoping for a place in the final to be played on Sunday. Now with a ranking of 53 – highest having been 32 in June of [...]
Andreas Seppi stopped Gaël Monfils in 2012 Moselle Open semifinals after a great comeback. He will confront the winner of Tsonga-Davydenko clash in the Metz final. Seventh-seeded Monfils had won all of the previous three head-to-head encounters against Seppi, the last one in 2010. The Frenchman covered the court with [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
She’s a striking 5ft 8 and doesn’t always look happy on court but Aggie Radwanska is slowly winning an army of admirers. The baseline game may be predictable from the 23-year-old but she also possesses a subtle tactical intelligence coupled to grace and flexible movement. This can test even the [...]
Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia continued his march on the St Petersburg Open by disposing of the seventh seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 on Friday. It was tough going at times in the first though as he admitted his fitness was tested to the full. The effects [...]
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has moved through to the semifinal of Metz after avoiding a minor scare against American opponent Jesse Levine. Levine broke in the first game of the match from 40-15 down and consolidated the break for a 2-0 lead but would struggle for long parts after that. A fourteen deuce fourth [...]
Andreas Seppi overcame Florian Mayer in straight sets, while reconvalescent Gaël Monfils turned around the match against Philipp Kohlschreiber. Seppi and Monfils will now face each other in the Moselle Open semis. Fifth seed Italian Seppi and fourth-seeded German Mayer were tied 1-1 in head-to-head series before playing in quarterfinal [...]
Both quarter final matches in the bottom half of the draw at the St Petersburg Open were between an Italian and a Spanish player and with all four of them being clay court specialists, there was a fine mix of long baseline rallies mixed with excellent drop shots and some [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
