Post Tagged with: "WTA Tennis"
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Kirilenko through to second round in Luxembourg
Maria Kirilenko of Russia advanced to round two at the Luxembourg Open after her opponent Carla Suarez Navarro retired due to an ankle injury at 7-6 (5), 3-6, 3-0. In other first round matches, Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain overpowered Anne Kremer of Luxembourg, not allowing her a single game as she [...] -
Kanepi, Petrova win, Vinci out of Kremlin Cup
Kaia Kanepi of Estonia advanced to the second round at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow as she defeated Italy’s Sara Errani 6-0, 7-5. In other matches, Nadia Petrova of Russia beat fellow Evgeniya Rodina 6-4, 7-6 (3) and Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia eliminated Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-3, 6-0. Seventh [...] -
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 [...] -
Kvitova beats Jankovic, Cibulkova eliminates Safarova in Linz
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic defeated former world no.1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the final of Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. The match saw some high quality tennis from both sides with entertaining rallies and some great shots from both players. Both Kvitova [...] -
Kvitova, Jankovic and Cibulkova into Linz quarterfinals
Wimbledon 2011 champion Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic advanced into the quarterfinals of Generali Ladies Linz as she overcame Patricia Mayr-Achleitner of Austria 6-2, 6-3. The top seed Czech will now play Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, who defeated Ksenia Pervak of Russia in three sets 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. Jelena Jankovic [...] -
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 [...] -
Pavlyuchenkova, Goerges and Lisicky out of Linz
Sorana Cirstea of Romania surprisingly defeated fourth seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 in the second round of the Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament in Austria. Pavlyuchenkova couldn’t find her serve as she made 11 double faults. Cirstea will play either Lucie Safarova or Alberta Brianti next. This [...] -
Kerber and Cetkovska move into Japan Open QFs
German Angelique Kerber got through to the Japan Open quarterfinals as she defeated Olga Govortsova of Belarusia 6-1, 6-3. Kerber will now meet the defending champion Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand in the quarters. Petra Cetkovska of Czech Republic secured herself the quarterfinal spot by beating the qualifier Eirka Sema of Japan 6-0, [...] -
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 [...] -
Bartoli through,McHale loses to Tanasugarn at the Japan Open
Eight seed Christina McHale of the United States lost her first round match at the Japan Open against the defending champion Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand. World no.11 Marion Bartoli of Italy is through to the second round after beating Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-2, 6-2. Other 1st round results: Misaki [...] -
Radwanska claims China Open title
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland defeated Andrea Petkovic of Germany in a fierce battle 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 and lifted the China Open trophy. The match lasted 154 minutes and this was the second title in a row for Radwanska as she won last week’s Pan Pacific Open title in Tokyo. The [...]





