Li Na 1. Victoria Azarenka v Li Na The final match from the red group will decide which player qualifies for the semi-finals in second place behind Serena. Victoria Azarenka showed signs of tiredness in her 6-4 6-4 defeat by Serena Williams. She threw in 9 double faults and all at crucial folds of the…
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…
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…
At the start of the week I would not have predicted Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka would be contesting the Beijing final! Maria Sharapova was not herself in Tokyo, eventually succumbing to a straight sets defeat to Sam Stosur in the quarter-finals, meanwhile Victoria Azarenka retired from her quarter-final match because of dizziness; both have…
Yesterday was a bad day at the prediction office… lets see if I can do any better for the semi-finals. Maria Sharapova v Li Na Maria Sharapova has hit a rich vein of form following a disappointing week in Tokyo. She was on fire in her quarter-final match with Angelique Kerber when the German player…
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…
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,…
Maria Sharapova v Victoria Azarenka Both Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka endured tough quarter-finals to make this sure-to-be, rip-roaring semi-final. Sharapova came from behind to beat an inspired Marion Bartoli, 3-6 6-3 6-4. Azarenka was also pushed hard by Sam Stosur as she edged the impressive Aussie, 6-1 4-6 7-6. Sharapova had played no matches…
Azarenka The first two quarter-finals looked like they would be very straightforward for Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka based on the head-to-heads, but they would be anything but as Marion Bartoli and Sam Stosur both made some new ground against the soon-to-be world top two. Victoria Azarenka was first into the quarter-finals as she edged…
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