The world number two, Maria Sharapova will do battle with the world number four, Agnieszka Radwanska for the Sony Ericsson Open title in Miami. The two finalists have been two of the most consistent performers in 2012 ranking at number 2 and 3 in this year’s race standings behind Victoria Azarenka, who was ousted in…
Maria Sharapova beat Caroline Wozniacki, 4-6 6-2 6-4 in an absorbing semi-final encounter in Miami. Sharapova started the match in fine form, smacking winners from all over the court and hitting the ball cleaner than she had all week. She raced into a 4-1 lead, but from there, she lost five games in a row…
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, …
Maria Sharapova The Indian Wells final will be contested between the world number one and world number two in a repeat of the Australian Open final. Victoria Azarenka has continued her superb start to 2012 with a series of comprehensive victories over Svetlana Kuznetsova, Julia Goerges, Agnieszka Radwanska and Angelique Kerber, who provided a stern…
Victoria Azarenka v Angelique Kerber – After a testing opening match with Mona Barthel, Azarenka has cruised through the draw and improved through each match. In the semi-finals, she will play an in-form Kerber who will break the top 15 for the first time in her career following a routine win over Li Na in…
Maria Sharapova Victoria Azarenka v Agnieszka Radwanska – The first quarter-final pits together the two most consistent performers on the WTA tour in 2012. It is the fourth time that Radwanska and Azarenka will face off in 2012 in what is becoming an interesting, although somewhat one-sided rivalry with Azarenka prevailing in all their clashes…
Caroline Wozniacki Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki were the top two seeds in action on Day 4 of the BNP Paribas Open and they showed that they meant business as both reached the third round with comprehensive victories. Caroline Wozniacki defeated Ekaterina Makarova, 6-2 6-0 and broke the Russian player’s serve on seven occasions as…
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Marion Bartoli The quarter-finals at the WTA Premier event in Paris failed to disappoint on Friday as three of the matches were pushed to three sets and the remaining one saw the top seed ousted. The best match of the day saw Marion Bartoli produce a terrific fightback to beat Roberta Vinci, 4-6 6-4 7-6. …
Chanelle Scheepers It was business as usual for Maria Sharapova who overcame stiff early opposition before strolling past Chanelle Scheepers in a 6-3 6-1 victory. Sharapova twice went up a break in the first set but was pegged back both times by Scheepers who returned extremely well in the early stages. However at 3-3, Sharapova…
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