Post Tagged with: "Ekaterina Makarova"
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Ivanovic beats Kerber to reach Madrid semis, Errani also through
The 24th seed Ekaterina Makarova, the Russian giant killer who ousted both 3rd seed Victoria Azarenka and 14th seed Marion Bartoli on her way to the quarters, took on the Italian 7th seed Sara Errani. The Italian got the early breaks and led 2-1 and 4-2 in the first set, [...] -
Makarova upsets Azarenka in second round of Madrid Open
Victoria Azarenka, the tournament’s third seed, had a tough two tie break sets win against 19th ranked Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round. Her opponent in her second round match, the 24th ranked Russian leftie, Ekaterina Makarova, took out another leftie, Lucie Safarova, in straights in her first round encounter. [...] -
Kvitova and Wozniacki reach Qatar Open 2013 third round
7th seed Petra Kvitova played her first match at the Doha tournament on Wednesday afternoon, having had a bye in the first round. She took on the hard hitting Russian leftie Ekaterina Makarova, who had easily taken out Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-2 in the first round. Unfortunately, Makarova had [...] -
Sharapova to play Li Na in Australian Open semi-final
Going into what all the pundits expected to be a very tough battle, Na Li held a 5-4 head to head advantage over Agnieszka Radwanska and the Pole also had a 5 to 1 losing record in Grand Slam quarter final matches, but Radwanska had beaten Li in their last [...] -
Sharapova to play Makarova in Australian Open quarter-finals
Opening proceedings on Rod Laver Arena on Day 7 of the Australian Open were the Russian 19th seed Ekaterina Makarova and the German 5th seed Angelique Kerber. Both lefties, these two hit powerful serves and great groundies, so a good match was anticipated – and a good match it turned [...] -
Kerber and Goerges reach 4th round at Australian Open
First to play on Rod Laver Arena on Day 5 of the Australian Open on Friday morning was the German Angelique Kerber, the 5th seed. On her 25th birthday, she came out to do battle with the 17 year old American wildcard Madison Keys, who is ranked at 105. The [...] -
Li Na and Cibulkova advance into Sydney quarters
In blazing hot weather at the Apia International Sydney tournament, Na Li took to the court on Tuesday to face off against the Japanese player Ayumi Morita. Like Radwanska, Li also won her first tournament of the new season, at Shenzen, and is in good form. It took the Chinese [...] -
Kirilenko and Makarova through to second round in Sydney
In the third match on Ken Rosewall Arena in the Apia International Sydney which got underway on Sunday, the 14th ranked Russian Maria Krirlenko took on 116th ranked wildcard Olivia Rogowska of Australia in a contest between two unseeded players. Kirilenko eventually came through what became quite a tricky first [...] -
Petrova out of Moscow, Cibulkova and Shvedova through to 2nd round
Dominka Cibulkova of Slovakia, ranked at number 14 and seeded 5th at the Kremlin Cup tournament being played in Moscow this week, started off proceedings on centre court in the massive but almost empty Olympic Stadium on Tuesday against Moscow’s Ekaterina Makarova, now ranked at a career high 20. The [...] -
Sharapova advances into third round of China Open
Just after big name and 11th seed Ana Ivanovic lost her match against Romina Oprandi on the National Tennis Stadium Court on Wednesday morning, Russian superstar Maria Sharapova took to the court for her second round match against the dangerous Sorana Cirstea of Romania. Cirstea, ranked at 29, is 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 [...] -
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 [...]
