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Li Na beats Sharapova to reach Australian Open 2013 final
Maria Sharapova, the 2nd seed, came on to Rod Laver Arena to do battle with Na Li, the 6th seed, for a place in the final in blistering 44° heat. After the departure of Serena Williams in the quarters on Wednesday, the ruthless Russian was the firm favourite to lift [...] -
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 [...] -
A.Radwanska beats Ivanovic, plays Li Na in Australian Open QFs
Serbian 13th seed Ana Ivanovic played the 4th seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska on Rod Laver Arena on Day 7 of the Australian Open on Sunday evening. Ivanovic started play and was immediately broken by the ever consistent Radwanska, playing her own style and missing almost nothing. Games then went with [...] -
A.Radwanska through in Melbourne, Ivanovic beats Jankovic
Polish 4th seed Aga Radwanska opened proceedings on the Hisense Arena when she took on the young British player Heather Watson, who is ranked at 40. Games went with serve in the first set until Radwanska broke to lead 3-2. Watson won just one more game for 3-5, but the [...] -
A.Radwanska and Li Na through to 3rd round of Australian Open
The first match on Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday was between Agnieszka Radwanska, the 4th seed and the unseeeded Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu. In an uncharacteristic start, Radwanska served two double faults in her first game which went to three advantages to the Romanian, who broke to go 1-0 up. Thereafter [...] -
A.Radwanska, Li Na and Kerber advance at Australian Open
After winning her first two tournaments of the 2013 season, Agnieszka Radwanska is a force to be reckoned with at this year’s Australian Open. The Pole, seeded 4th, walked out onto the Margaret Court Arena with a confident air to take on Bojana Bobusic, ranked a lowly 307 and one [...] -
Agnieszka Radwanska to face Cibulkova in Sydney final
Agnieszka Radwanska continued her perfect start to the year on Thursday, when she made it into the final of the Sydney Apia International, after having won her first tournament of the 2013 season in Auckland. Her semi final opponent was Na Li, the tournament’s 4th seed, who had also won [...] -
Kerber beats Kuznetsova, Li Na ousts Keys to reach Sydney SFs
The American qualifier Madison Keys, had a charmed run through to the semi finals at the Apia International Sydney, but it all came to an end at the hands of 4th seed Na Li, on Wednesday. Keys, just 17 years old and world number 135, played the first set very [...] -
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 [...] -
Li Na and Kuznetsova win first round matches in Sydney
It is good to see Svetlana Kuznetsova back on the WTA tour. The Russian is now ranked at 71 after not having played since just after Wimbledon in 2012, due to having been injured. She had to qualify for this Premier Level tournament and made it safely into the main [...] -
Li Na beats Zakopalova to win Shenzhen 2013 title
In a fitting final to the Shenzhen Gemdale Open – a new destination on the WTA tour – Li Na won the trophy when she beat Klara Zakopalova on Saturday in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, 6-3 1-6 7-5. Going into the final, both Zakapalova and Li had won [...] -
Li Na to face Zakopalova in Shenzhen final
The organisers of the first Shenzhen Gemdale Open being played in China this week will be delighted that one of their own players will battle for the trophy in the final. Li Na, the world number 7 and top seed, made relatively light work of her match against her countrywoman [...] -
Li Na to face Peng in Shenzhen semis in China
Top seed and world number 7 Na Li of China progressed to the semi finals in this tournament being held in southern China, at the expense of Bojana Jovanovski, the 8th seed and world number 56 from Serbia. Li had two very easy straight sets rounds to begin her challenge [...]
