Li Na Li Na will play Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Apia International in Sydney after both players came from behind to upset their semi-final opponents in three set clashes. Li Na was first up and she defeated Petra Kvitova in a gritty display, 1-6 7-5 6-2. Li’s win also meant that Caroline…
Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki will have been wary about facing off against Dominika Cibulkova after being knocked out of the Apia International last year by the Slovakian. Wozniacki somehow managed to find a way past Cibulkova this time round rallying from a 4-0 deficit in the third set to win 7-5 2-6 6-4. Wozniacki started…
Nine of the top ten players are heading for Sydney in what is an exceptionally strong draw. Caroline Wozniacki is the top seed and has a bye into the second round. Wozniacki competed at the Hopman Cup last week where she won her first two matches before losing a tight three setter to Petra Kvitova. …
Here is the next post in my series of entries previewing the 2012 tennis season… I have already stated who I think will win the majors; now I give you my predictions for the top 10 in the WTA rankings at the end of 2012. Like this year, I expect the ranking points to be…
This is the first of a series of blog entries previewing the 2012 tennis season, which is fast approaching 🙂 To start with, I thought I would have a go at predicting the finalists of next years Grand Slams! I am probably going to embarrass myself, but I thought it would be nice to look…
Here is my countdown of my favourite 20 matches on the WTA circuit in 2011. There are some obvious choices, but also some very obscure ones which many will probably disagree with but its a subjective matter! The best matches for me have not necessarily included the best tennis, but are ones that I remember…
Petra Kvitova won the YEC in Istanbul to cap off a fine year and cement herself as the 2011 player of the year. Kvitova beat Victoria Azarenka in a gripping, momentum swinging match, 7-5 4-6 6-3. Things looked ominous early on for Azarenka as she was broken to ease in her first service game with…
The final at the YEC will be played between the two best players of the week as Victoria Azarenka and Petra Kvitova won their semi-finals on Saturday. Petra Kvitova was first into the final with a 5-7 6-3 6-3 victory over Sam Stosur. I felt this match was on the cusps of being a very…
Agnieszka Radwanska was tumbled out of the YEC by Petra Kvitova after a 7-6 6-3 loss, but she can hold her head high after a terrific week in Istanbul. Radwanska gave everything and i’m disappointed she has been eliminated because her three matches were probably the most entertaining over the whole week. Radwanska looked to…
The final match of day 3 was by far the most dramatic off the tournament as Agnieszka Radwanska kept her hopes of qualifying for the Semis alive by saving 3 match points to beat Vera Zvonareva, 1-6 6-2 7-5. Zvonareva raced through the first set finishing right where she left off against Wozniacki with some…
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