Andrea Petkovic won her sixth WTA title at the BNP Paribas Fortis Diamond Games as Carla Suarez Navarro was forced to pull out of the tournament with a neck injury. It’s such a shame when this happens and it was a big occasion for Carla as it was her first Premier final. Many readers voiced…
This is the first of a four part review looking at my favourite 20 matches on the WTA tour in 2012. This has been a terrific year for the women and there have been some stunning matches along the way. Last year, the match between Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Australian Open was…
Laura Robson enjoyed the biggest win of her career so far with a sparkling 7-6 7-6 victory over Kim Clijsters in the second round of the US Open. It was by far and away, the best match of the US Open so far with Robson showing superb composure to beat the former US Open champion. …
The Top 4 Womens matches on Day 7 Angelique Kerber 1. Kim Clijsters v Angelique Kerber For tennis fans who follow the game all year round, I think there will be some surprise to see the match between Kim Clijsters and Angelique Kerber shunted out on court three. I think this has the potential to…
Yanina Wickmayer Yanina Wickmayer needed a host of match points to finally defeat Kim Clijsters, 6-4 7-6 and advance to the 4th round. I must admit I did not see this coming and have had the first big scalp of my predictions this week! It sounds as if Clijsters was struggling with her movement and…
Kim Clijsters Mona Barthel continued her incredible start to 2012 with a career-best win over the world number 15, Jelena Jankovic. The manner of the defeat was perhaps most surprising as Barthel routed Jankovic, 6-0 6-3 and lost just 10 points in a sensational first set. Jankovic also lost her first match at Indian Wells…
Where do I start? This week’s draw is the most exciting women’s draw for quite some time and I will try to summarise it without rambling 😉 QUARTER 1 – Victoria Azarenka (1) v Marion Bartoli (7) Alisa Kleybanova Victoria Azarenka continued her fairytale start to 2012 with another dominating victory over Maria Sharapova in…
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…
The Australian Open has failed to deliver any truly memorable matches so far but this could all change with a sensational semi-final line-up for both the men and women. The mens is rather predictable, but incredibly exciting at the same time with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray ready to do battle…
Kim Clijsters Victoria Azarenka and Kim Clijsters will meet in a semi-final showdown after both players won their quarter-finals on day 9 of the Australian Open. Kim Clijsters stopped a late fightback from Caroline Wozniacki to win, 6-3 7-6. Clijsters was dominant for a set and a half as she raced out into a 6-3…
