Post Tagged with: "samantha stosur"
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Stosur, Kirilenko and Ivanovic through to Moscow quarterfinals
Second round matches at the Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow got underway on Thursday afternoon with the Serbian WTA number 12 and 4th seed Ana Ivanovic, taking on the Russian qualifier Valeria Solovieva, ranked at a career high 216 who mostly plays on the ITF circuit. On paper this looked [...] -
Azarenka scrapes past Stosur in US Open quarter-final marathon
Victoria Azarenka had never lost to Sam Stosur in their six previous meetings; in fact, she had never even lost a set to the Australian. Stosur’s famed “kicker” second serve does not scare the world number one, nor does her bombastic forehand and attacking style of play. But it was [...] -
Stosur Ends Robson’s Fairytale Run in New York
Laura Robson’s fairytale run at the US Open came to an end on Sunday after playing defending US Open champion and 7th seed Samantha Stosur. The 18 year old lefty was in search of her 3rd straight upset and first ever quarterfinal berth in a grand slam tournament after defeating [...] -
Defending champion Stosur advances into 3rd round at US Open
Sam Stosur, the reigning US Open champion, took on the Romanian Edina Gallovits-Hall in her second round match at the Louis Armstrong Stadium. She took out the Romanian without any problems, prevailing 6-3 6-0 in exactly sixty minutes. After taking out Petra Martic 6-1 6-1 in the first round, Stosur [...] -
Defending champion Stosur through to second round at US Open
While rain interrupted matches of other seeded players, Samantha Stosur advanced to the second round of 2012 US Open with ease. Defending champion Australian Stosur cleared her first hurdle on the way to repeating last year’s US Open success. It took her no more than 53 minutes to cruise past [...] -
Cibulkova and Stosur out of the Olympics
Play started today in the tennis event of the London Olympics in four of the five disciplines to be decided on the hallowed grass of Wimbledon. Matches were played in the men’s and women’s singles and doubles competitions, with the mixed doubles draw to be announced on July 31. In [...] -
Samantha Stosur is still keeping Paris in her sights
Despite her devastating semi-finals loss today to Sara Errani, current 5th seed and US Open champion Samantha Stosur still has high hopes of achieving a win at Roland Garros. The three-time French Open semi-finalist had difficulty explaining her 5-7, 1-6, 6-3 loss to the Italian underdog, who she has beaten [...] -
Bartoli takes title in Japan
Marion Bartoli of France became the Japan Open champion as she defeated Samantha Stosur in the final 6-3, 6-1. This was Bartoli’s seventh career title as she didn’t allow the US Open champion to find her game. This win kept her WTA Championships dream in Istanbul alive. “I’m very happy with the [...] -
Stosur against Bartoli in Japan Open final
Samantha Stosur of Australia and Marion Bartoli of France set up a final encounter at the Japan Open. The US Open champion Stosur had to fight hard for her victory in the semis as she defeated China’s Zheng Jie 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3. The Australian will be aiming to win [...] -
Stosur and Bartoli into Japan Open SFs
US Open champion Samantha Stosur moved into the Japan Open semifinals as she overcame Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-2, 6-3. The Australian Stosur will now face either Petra Cetkovska or Jie Zheng. In the other quarterfinal, the second seed Marion Bartoli of France comfortably beat Ayumi Morita of Japan [...] -
Stosur and Bartoli into Japan Open QFs
US Open champion Samantha Stosur of Australia reached the quarterfinals of the Japan Open, defeating Misaki Doi of Japan 6-2, 6-4. She will now play seventh seed Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa for a place in the semis. Marion Bartoli of Italy beat the American Vania King 6-1, 6-2 to [...] -
Serena Williams to play at Brisbane
Former world no.1 Serena Williams is set to play at the Brisbane International that will take place from Jan 1-8th 2012. This tournament is considered amongst players as a good warm up for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year. Besides the US Open finalist Williams, there [...] -
Stosur out, Zvonareva wins opener in Beijing
US Open champion Samantha Stosur got upset by Maria Kirilenko in the first round of the China Open as she lost 5-7, 6-1, 5-7. Third seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia overcame her first round hurdle when she defeated Klara Zakopalova of Czech Republic 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Zvonareva will face former world [...]
