Serena Williams Serena Williams claimed her third title of the season with a hard fought 3-6 6-0 6-2 victory over Jelena Jankovic in an entertaining final to wrap up the tournament in Charleston. Jankovic played a sparkling first set, perhaps her best set of tennis since she reached the mighty heights of the womens game. …
Serena Williams It has been an enjoyable week of tennis to follow in Charleston and we have been rewarded with an interesting final between Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic. Serena strolled past her sister Venus Williams in a rather anticlimactic semi-final, 6-1 6-2. The other semi-final, which Jankovic won, was much more dramatic as she…
Serena Williams Serena Williams v Venus Williams On an epic Friday schedule in Charleston, it was a day fitting for a Williams fan as both sisters won their 3rd round and quarter-final matches to set up a semi-final showdown, a first match-up since 2009. Serena Williams overcame a richly encouraging performance from Mallory Burdette in…
Maria Sharapova Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will contest the second Premier Mandatory final of the year at the Sony Open in Miami. After a shaky few rounds from Serena, she turned on the style in her semi-final with a 6-0 6-3 crushing of Agnieszka Radwanska. Serena was flawless, particularly in the opening set and…
Serena Williams v Agnieszka Radwanska Serena Williams The top two seeds, Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska have progressed to the Miami semi-finals where they will meet for their first clash of 2013. Serena has not been at her best this week as she fought back from 6-2 4-1 down against Dominika Cibulkova in the 4th…
1. Serena Williams v Li Na Li Na The womens draw has been rather decimated in places, but what looked like the most anticipated of the potential quarters has come to life as world number one, Serena Williams will take on the Australian Open finalist, Li Na. Serena was on the brink of exiting Miami…
1. Serena Williams v Dominika Cibulkova Serena Williams Serena Williams was a slow starter in her third round match with Ayumi Morita falling 0-3 down in the first set, but she turned things around to win six straight games and then complete a 6-3 6-3 win. Her 4th round opponent will be Dominika Cibulkova, who…
Victoria Azarenka The head-to-heads for the semi-finals both look lopsided on paper and things went completely with the form book as Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka set up a mouthwatering Doha final. Azarenka was first through to the final as she beat Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-3 6-3. Azarenka played well, but Radwanska had little to offer…
The completion of the Doha quarter-finals saw the world’s top four progress to the semi-finals and the first real blockbuster clashes for 2013 all set… 1. Victoria Azarenka v Agnieszka Radwanska Victoria Azarenka The first semi-final will see the continuation of the Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwanska rivalry. It was at this tourmament last year…
Maria Sharapova v Li Na Maria Sharapova continued her devastating progression through the Australian Open draw with a 6-2 6-2 win over Ekaterina Makarova in the quarter-finals. The world number two has lost just 9 games throughout the whole tournament, but still comes up short to the record held by Mary Pierce who lost just…
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