Post Tagged with: "Li Na"
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Li Na overcomes Zheng in Rome, Cibulkova eliminates Oudin
Slovak 14th seed Dominika Cibulkova faced off against the American 93rd ranked qualifier, Melanie Oudin in the second round of the Internazionali BNL Italia tournament on Thursday afternoon. The Slovak took out Kristina Mladenovic in three sets in the first round, while her opponent got the win against Ekaterina Makarova [...] -
Keys beats Li Na in first round of Madrid, Shvedova ousts Wozniacki
Play on Day 2 of the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday threw up some surprises and saw quite a two injury retirements. Serena Williams was taken to a first set tie breaker by a qualifier and Francesca Schiavone lost to a qualifier, while Marion Bartoli and Sorana Cirstea won by [...] -
Sharapova beats Li Na and wins WTA Stuttgart title
The final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart took place on Sunday afternoon between the first and second seeds – a tournament organiser’s dream finale on the last day of play. Top seed Maria Sharapova battled through three close three setters on her way to this final, while [...] -
Sharapova defeats Kerber, faces Li Na in Stuttgart final
The first of the two semi final matches played at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Saturday was between top seed, Maria Sharapova, and the only remaining German in the draw, 3rd seeded Angelique Kerber. Shaparova only just squeaked past both Lucie Safarova and Ana Ivanovic, both in [...] -
Li Na defeats Kvitova to advance to WTA Stuttgart semis
The first match in the night session on Friday was between Sabine Lisicki and Bethanie Mattek-Sands. 47th ranked Lisicki took out qualifier Nastasia Burnett in the first round and Jelena jankovic in the second, both in straight sets, while qualifier Mattek-Sands, the 104th ranked American, took out Yanina Wickmayer in [...] -
Ivanovic beats Petrova in Stuttgart, Kerber and Li through to round three
The second round of the Porche Grand Prix clay court tournament kicked off on Thursday in Stuttgart with seeds Na Li, Angelique Kerber, Petra Kvitova and Nadia Petrova all in action in the afternoon session. The only seed to fall was Petrova, the 8th seeded Russian, who was beaten in [...] -
Serena beats Li Na, plays A.Radwanska in Miami semi-finals
For the third match in a row 4th seed Agnieszka Radwanska had a real battle on her hands when she played the Belgian 30th seed Kirsten Flipkens. Radwanska had dropped a set in her two previous matches and on Tuesday this pattern repeated itself when Flipkens, playing her wonderfully varied [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
Azarenka beats Li Na and wins second Australian Open title
Victoria Azarenka is the 2013 Australian Open Women’s Singles Champion, having successfully defended the title she won last year with a three sets 4-6 6-4 6-3 win over Li Na in today’s final. Coming on court to a packed Rod Laver Arena, Azarenka received some applause, but it was clearly [...] -
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Azarenka vs Li Na Australian Open 2013 Final Preview
Azarenka vs Li Na Live: Azarenka vs Li Na Live Commentary Australian Open 2013 Two players that know what it takes to win a Grand Slam, both of whom have appeared in the final in Melbourne in the past. It should be an excellent contest between Li Na and [...]
