Post Tagged with: "Elena Vesnina"
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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 [...] -
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 [...] -
Kirilenko beats Vesnina, plays Cirstea in Pattaya Open semis
In the bottom half of the draw at the Pattaya Open played on Friday, 4th seed Sorana Cirstea of Romania went up against the qualifier Anastasia Sevastova, who is ranked at number 183. Sevastova had an easy straight sets win in the first round and then took out the 8th [...] -
Azarenka into Australian Open QFs, Kuznetsova beats Wozniacki
It is amazing to see that Svetlana Kuznetsova is ranked at 75, but this is because she was off the tour for the second half of the 2012 season with a right knee injury. On Day 8 of the Australian Open she faced off against Caroline Wozniacki, the 10th seed. [...] -
Azarenka beats Hampton at Australian Open, Vinci out
Opening proceedings on Rod Laver Arena on Day 6 of the Australian Open were top seed Victoria Azarenka, and world number 63 American Jamie Hampton. On paper this looked like a pushover for Azarenka, but Hampton played some spectacular tennis to give her a real fright. In the first set [...] -
Vesnina beats Barthel to capture Hobart title
Russian Elena Vesnina won the Moorilla Hobart International on Saturday, when she defeated Mona Barthel of Germany to lift the trophy for her first ever WTA title. Vesnina has qualified for six finals in her career since 2009, but had never won one. This victory over the tournament’s number 9 [...] -
Mona Barthel and Elena Vesnina advance to Hobart final
In semi final play at the Moorilla Hobart International on Friday, the up and coming German Mona Barthel, the only seeded player remaining in the tournament, took on Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium to battle for a place in the final. The 9th seed is the reigning champion in Hobart, but [...] -
Stephens advances to Hobart semis, plays Vesnina next
Elena Vesnina of Russia, currently ranked at number 68, took to the court in the Moorilla Hobart International on Thursday to play against Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia (formerly Slovakia) for a place in the semi finals. Gajdosova, who got a wildcard into this tournament, is currently ranked at number 167. [...] -
Barthel through to Hobart QFs, Cirstea and Shvedova out
Mona Barthel of Germany, ranked at 39 and seeded 9th at the Moorilla Hobart International tournament being played this week in Tasmania, beat the heat and her opponent Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa, in the second round on Tuesday. This match was fiercely fought by both players and the score [...] -
Kirilenko advances in Moscow, Bartoli out
In the first women’s match on centre court in the Olympic Stadium in the Kremlin Cup tournament on Wednesday, two Russians faced each other – their number 3, 16th ranked and 7th seed Maria Kirilenko; and wild card holder Elena Vesnina, their number 8, ranked at 65. The first set [...] -
Azarenka and Kerber through to China Open quarterfinals
On Thursday at the China Open 2012, world number one Victoria Azarenka faced 78th-ranked Elena Vesnina for a place in the quarterrrrrfinals. Azarenka had not lost a set in the tournament thus far, and was aiming for a third victory over the Russian in as many meetings. In spite of [...] -
Lisicki and Vesnina through to third round at China Open 2012
In the first match on the Moon Court on day three at the China Open 2012 where play in the first round is to be completed, Germany’s Sabine Lisicki took on the Spanish player Anabel Medina-Garrigues. Liscki, 32 years old, finished the 2011 season at 15 and reached a career [...] -
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 [...]
