Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka claimed her second Grand Slam title as she defeated Li Na, 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open final. It was a match that will be remembered for its drama rather than the quality of the tennis as Li went down twice on her ankle and knocked her head on the…
Victoria Azarenka The women’s final is all set for Saturday night in Australia after two lopsided semi-finals saw Victoria Azarenka and Li Na reach the first showcase of 2013. Li produced a superb performance to stun an error-prone Maria Sharapova, 6-2 6-2. At the start of the tournament, I predicted Li to make the final,…
Maria Sharapova v Li Na Maria Sharapova continued her devastating progression through the Australian Open draw with a 6-2 6-2 win over Ekaterina Makarova in the quarter-finals. The world number two has lost just 9 games throughout the whole tournament, but still comes up short to the record held by Mary Pierce who lost just…
Serena Williams Brisbane has seen quite a few shocks this week with Maria Sharapova pulling out with injury and five of the eight seeds falling before the quarter-finals. The first semi-final between Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lesia Tsurenko was certainly not on the cards when the ultra-strong draw was released last Saturday; however the second semi-final will…
Here is the final countdown of my favourite WTA matches of the year. If you missed any of the first three parts then the links are below. It was straightforward to pick my favourite five matches this year, but I had great difficulty in deciding their order… do you agree with my picks?!Part 1 20-16Part…
Here is part two of the countdown of my favourite WTA matches of the year. If you missed 20-16, then click here 🙂 15. Victoria Azarenka d. Maria Sharapova, 3-6 6-2 6-4 (US Open, SF) This year’s US Open was a real classic and for the first time in years, there were some exciting and competitive matches gracing…
1. Maria Sharapova v Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova confirmed her number one position in the white group with a convincing 6-0 6-3 victory over Sam Stosur. It was a pretty atrocious performance from Stosur who won just five points in the first set and I think is now desperate for a well deserved break. Sharapova…
Li Na 1. Victoria Azarenka v Li Na The final match from the red group will decide which player qualifies for the semi-finals in second place behind Serena. Victoria Azarenka showed signs of tiredness in her 6-4 6-4 defeat by Serena Williams. She threw in 9 double faults and all at crucial folds of the…
Angelique Kerber 1. Angelique Kerber v Li Na Angelique Kerber is essentially out of the tournament after coming up short in a truly outstanding duel with Victoria Azarenka that lasted 3 hours and 6 minutes, 6-7 7-6 6-4. Kerber had two match points, but Azarenka brought her A-game at the crucial stages of the match…
Serena Williams 1. Serena Williams v Li Na Serena Williams kicked off proceedings in the red group with a solid straight sets victory over Angelique Kerber, 6-4 6-1. Serena was not at her best and displayed some fraught emotions at times as she let slip an early break in the first set before regrouping. Li…
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