1. Petra Kvitova v Maria Kirilenko (Wednesday) Petra Kvitova The improving consistency of Maria Kirilenko has been there for all to see this year as she notched an upset win over Agnieszka Radwanska in the 4th round, recovering from a 3-1 third set deficit to post an impressive 6-1 4-6 7-5 victory in 2 hours…
Li Na Agnieszka Radwanska v Li Na Two of the unbeaten 2013 records will go up against each other in the first of the Sydney semi-finals. Agnieszka Radwanska was solid as a rock as she edged past Roberta Vinci in a tight two setter, 6-4 7-5. Li Na was forced to battle hard for her…
Svetlana Kuznetsova 1. Svetlana Kuznetsova v Angelique Kerber This week’s big story has been the resurgence of Svetlana Kuznetsova, who defeated Caroline Wozniacki in her second round match, 7-6 6-1 6-2. The Russian player, who will be unseeded at next weeks Australian Open, has been building from strength to strength and faces another tough challenge…
Angelique Kerber WTA Brisbane: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova v Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber is just one of three seeds remaining in Brisbane, but she has looked far from impressive in her first two matches. She was on the brink of defeat in her second round match as she trailed the young and talented Monica Puig, 4-1 in…
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 three of the countdown of my favourite WTA matches of the year. If you missed out on either of the first two parts then you can click on the links below: Part 1 20-16 Part 2 15-11 10. Maria Sharapova d. Petra Kvitova, 6-2 3-6 6-4 (Australian Open, SF) This year’s Australian Open…
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…
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…
Petra Kvitova 1. Petra Kvitova v Agnieszka Radwanska Last year’s champion, Petra Kvitova will open up the YEC in Istanbul for the second year in a row. The first match is a potentially pivotal match against the world number 4, Agnieszka Radwanska. Since claiming the title in New Haven, Kvitova has not played her best…
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