Maria Sharapova The Indian Wells final will be contested between the world number one and world number two in a repeat of the Australian Open final. Victoria Azarenka has continued her superb start to 2012 with a series of comprehensive victories over Svetlana Kuznetsova, Julia Goerges, Agnieszka Radwanska and Angelique Kerber, who provided a stern…
Victoria Azarenka v Angelique Kerber – After a testing opening match with Mona Barthel, Azarenka has cruised through the draw and improved through each match. In the semi-finals, she will play an in-form Kerber who will break the top 15 for the first time in her career following a routine win over Li Na in…
Li Na goes tumbling The first two quarter-finals promised much anticipation and excitement but both failed to live up to the expectation. In the first women’s quarter-final, Victoria Azarenka produced a clinical performance to thrash Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-0 6-2. Azarenka was two points away from the double bagel before Radwanska broke the Belarusian’s serve at…
Maria Sharapova Victoria Azarenka v Agnieszka Radwanska – The first quarter-final pits together the two most consistent performers on the WTA tour in 2012. It is the fourth time that Radwanska and Azarenka will face off in 2012 in what is becoming an interesting, although somewhat one-sided rivalry with Azarenka prevailing in all their clashes…
For the fourth time this year, Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwanska will do battle in the latter stages of a main draw event. Radwanska was first into the quarter-finals when her opponent, Jamie Hampton retired whilst trailing in the third set, 3-0. I expected this to be a stroll in the park for Radwanska, but…
Victoria Azarenka moved to 18-0 for the season, but overcame a huge fight from Mona Barthel in an extraordinary three hour marathon. Azarenka looked set for a routine victory as she led 6-4 5-1 when Barthel came alive to snatch the second set and race into a 4-1 lead in the third set. Barthel had…
Victoria Azarenka and Sam Stosur will play out the final of the Qatar Open in Doha after both won their semi-finals on Saturday. Azarenka won a dramatic semi-final as she overcame an injury to beat Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-2 6-4 in a somewhat more straightforward match than their previous encounters. It was interesting to see Radwanska…
Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka was crowned as the winner of the Australian Open and the new world number one as she produced a terrific performance in the final to defeat Maria Sharapova, 6-3 6-0. This is the fourth time in a row that a new female Grand Slam champion has been crowned as Azarenka finally…
Victoria Azarenka The Australian Open final will be contested between the number three seed, Victoria Azarenka and the number four seed, Maria Sharapova. Azarenka has had a fantastic tournament so far losing just two sets along the way. The two lost sets came in her last two matches against Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarter-finals and…
Victoria Azarenka claimed her biggest ever scalp in a Grand Slam as she beat Kim Clijsters, 6-4 1-6 6-3 to advance to her first ever Grand Slam final. Azarenka started the match in fine form as she needed just one break to take the first set. Clijsters came roaring back in the second set and…
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