Yes Laura!!!!!!!! Laura Robson produced another incredible performance to topple Li Na, 6-4 6-7 6-2 and make the second week of the US Open, which is the first time a British women has made the 4th round of a Grand Slam since 1998. She has also claimed her first ever top 10 win. I did…
Li Na and Angelique Kerber will contest the Cincinnati final in what should be a highly competitive match. Li has hit a rich vein of form having made the final in Montreal just last week. She defeated an ailing Venus Williams, 7-5 3-6 6-1 in the Cincy semi finals; despite the win, there were still…
Venus Williams Angelique Kerber v Petra Kvitova Angelique Kerber will be full of beans having taken out Serena Williams in the quarter-finals; however Petra Kvitova will also be super-confident having won five matches on her way to the title in Toronto and another three here in Cincy. Their last match was an entertaining three-setter in…
Petra Kvitova The final four in Montreal have guaranteed that we will see a first title for either Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki, Lucie Safarova or Li Na in 2012. Lets take a look at the semi-finals… Petra Kvitova vs. Caroline Wozniacki – Wozniacki and Kvitova topped the rankings at the end of 2011, but both…
The top three on Day 7: Li Na 1. Caroline Wozniacki v Kaia Kanepi Things could get sticky for Caroline Wozniacki in the 3rd round where she meets the big serving, big hitting Estonian, Kaia Kanepi. Both have looked in good form with two straight set wins under their belt so far. Kanepi won the…
Victoria Azarenka was on the edge of one of the biggest ever shocks in French Open history but somehow she found a way back from the brink in a dramatic first round match against Alberta Brianti. Brianti had break points to serve for the match at 7-5 5-0, but the wayward Azarenka produced her finest…
Maria Sharapova and Li Na battled for nearly three hours with neither player seemingly wanting to claim the title; however in the end, Sharapova edged the Roland Garros champion and saved one match point in a 4-6 6-4 7-6 victory. Li was playing her best tennis in the first set as she led 6-4 4-0. …
ATP Final – Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal Djokovic progressed to the final with an excellent performance to dispatch Roger Federer in the semi-finals, 6-2 7-6. Despite some stern resistance at the end of the second set, it was a flat display from Federer; however I think he has had the perfect preparation for Roland…
Serena Williams Li Na (8) v Serena Williams (9) Li progressed to the semi-finals with a win over Dominika Cibulkova, 6-1 7-6. It was another inconsistent display from Li who played some great tennis in the first set but struggled to finish the match off in the second. I think having seen Azarenka pull out…
Maria Sharapova (2) v Li Na (8) Maria Sharapova has struggled to hit top form this week, but still finds herself comfortably in the quarter-finals for the loss of just one set in her opening match to Shahar Peer. Her superior mental strength was enough to get her past Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets yesterday, …
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