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Ferrer to play Rochus in Auckland Final
World no.5 David Ferrer will meet Olivier Rochus of Belgium in Auckland’s final. The Spaniard Ferrer made his way into the final with a win over Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-4 and will fight for his third title here. He won this tournament in 2007 and 2011. Ferrer managed to break [...] -
Defending champion Li upsets Kvitova in Sydney
Li Na of China moved into her second consecutive final at the Sydney International as she beat world no.2 Petra Kvitova 1-6 7-5 6-2. Kvitova had a chance to take the world no.1 spot and overtake Caroline Wozniacki, but she had to win this tournament. She was a set and [...] -
Baghdatis defeats Del Potro, Istomin ousts Gasguet in Sydney
Marcos Baghdatis showed some of his best tennis to beat Juan Martin del Potro in the quarterfinal of the Sydney International, winning 7-6 (9-7) 6-4. Del Potro seemed to be in control of the first set, was a break up and after Baghdatis managed to force a tiebreak, the Argentinian [...] -
Ferrer and Kohlschreiber through to Auckland semifinals
Defending champion David Ferrer of Spain battled his way into the Auckland semifinals as he beat the Colombian Alejandro Falla 6-4 4-6 6-3. Ferrer will now play Fernando Verdasco, who defeated his compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-5 6-4. Philipp Kohlschreiber advanced to the semis after overcoming the Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in [...] -
Kvitova through to Sydney semis,Wozniacki out
World no.2 Petra Kvitova booked her spot in the semifinals at the Sydney International with a win over Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-0 6-4. She will now play against the former Frech Open winner Li Na, who defeated Lucie Safarova of Czech Republic with a scoreline of 6-2 7-6 (3). [...] -
Djokovic and Wozniacki top seeds at Australian Open 2012
Defending champion Novak Djokovic will be no.1 seed at this year´s Australian Open in Melbourne. He defeated British no.1 Murray in the 2011 Final 6-4 6-2 6-3. 2009 champion Nadal will be second seed, followed by Federer and Murray. In the women´s draw, world no.1 Caroline Wozniacki will be top [...] -
Venus Williams withdraws from Australian Open
Venus Williams, the seven time singles Grand Slam champion, withdrew from this year´s Australian Open as she is still struggling to get back on top form after her autoimmune disease Sjogren’s syndrome. She said that she is planning to return to the WTA Tour in February and that she is [...] -
Raonic defeats Tipsarevic and wins Chennai Open
Canadian Milos Raonic won the 2nd title of his career, defeating Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in the Chennai Open Final 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 7-6(4). This was the longest ever match at the Chennai Open and Raonic´s biggest weapon helped him on his way to victory, as he fired 35 aces. Both players [...] -
Paes/Tipsarevic rule at the Chennai Open
Leander Paes and Janko Tipsarevic won the 2012 Aircel Chennai Open title, beating Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich 6-4 6-4 in the final. Their victory came only a few hours after Janko Tipsarevic lost the singles final against Milos Raonic in a three hour battle. “I had a very hard [...] -
Zheng Jie wins Auckland final
China’s Zheng Jie won the fourth tour title of her career after her victory against Flavia Pennetta at the ASB Classic in Auckland. Zheng was 2-6, 6-3, 2-0 up when Pennetta had to retire due to an injury. Zheng dismissed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals, winning 2-6 6-3 6-3. It [...] -
Murray wins Brisbane 2012 title
World no.4 Andy Murray cruised to victory at the 2012 Brisbane International tournament as he dismissed Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final, winning in straight sets 6-1 6-3. Two breaks decided the faith of the first set and as Murray stormed to a 4-0 lead in the second set, there was [...] -
Mirnyi/Nestor become Brisbane champs
World no.2 Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor cruised to victory in the Brisbane International doubles final as they overpowered Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner 6-1 6-2 . The Belarussian-Canadian duo stormed to win the first set after just 24 minutes. After some big serving and very powerful display at the [...] -
Kanepi destroys Hantuchova in Brisbane Final
Kaia Kanepi celebrated her second career win at the 2012 Brisbane International WTA Tournament as she defeated Slovak Daniela Hantuchova 6-2 6-1. She won her first title in 2010 in Palermo. Kanepi won nine straight games from being 1-2 down in the first set and the Estonian deserved to lift [...]
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