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…
2012 has been a special year for the WTA and it is now time for the ladies to wrap up proceedings at the Year Ending Championships in Istanbul. The draw looks pretty even; the red group features Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams, Angelique Kerber and Li Na, meanwhile the white group consists of Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka…
Maria Sharapova Angelique Kerber v Maria Sharapova The top billing for the quarter-finals in Beijing will see Angelique Kerber take on Maria Sharapova. Kerber improved her stunning record in three set matches this year to 20-2 with a 6-1 2-6 6-4 victory over Caroline Wozniacki in the third round. It was Kerber’s third win over…
Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwanska v Angelique Kerber Agnieszka Radwanska won the best-of-buddies clash with Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4 6-3. It was a typical match between the two with gruelling rallies, some great play and some shocking too. Radwanska was the more consistent player and was able to finish the points off better than Wozniacki. Radwanska will…
Maria Sharapova 1. Sam Stosur v Maria Sharapova Sam Stosur was forced to fight hard to get past Francesca Schiavone in the second round, but had things easier in the third round as she defeated Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets. Stosur will now play Maria Sharapova in a blockbuster quarter-final match. Sharapova beat Lucie Safarova,…
The Top 4 for Day 8 Andy Murray 1. Andy Murray v Milos Raonic Andy Murray looked a spent force in a third round thriller with Feliciano Lopez, but found a way to progress to the 4th round. He plays the night match with Milos Raonic, who produced easily his best performance of the tournament…
The Top 4 on Day 6 Agnieszka Radwanska 1. Jelena Jankovic v Agnieszka RadwanskaMy top match of the day is between two players who have had contrasting seasons on the tour. Agnieszka Radwanska has had a stellar season, hitting 50 match wins and rising to world number two, meanwhile Jelena Jankovic has been spiralling down…
1. Milos Raonic vs. Tomas Berdych Milos Raonic has been knocking on the door for his big breakthrough for quite a while. I thought Wimbledon might be the time, but he suffered a disappointing Wimbledon and fell early at the Olympics despite a very solid effort in the second round going down to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 25-23 in the…
Agnieszka Radwanska As to be expected, the big names are dropping like flies in Montreal with Victoria Azarenka joining Maria Sharapova in pulling out from the tournament. This now gives a prime opportunity for Agnieszka Radwanska to claim the number one spot if she can win the title. If she was to do this, I…
Serena Williams Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon title with a hard fought, 6-1 5-7 6-2 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska. At 6-1 4-2, it looked like it could be one of the quickest Wimbledon finals, but Radwanska staged an unlikely comeback as we saw the first three set Wimbledon womens final since 2006 when Amelie…
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