Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova headlines a strong line-up for the Premier event in Paris this week. There were some fabulous matches in this tournament last year where Petra Kvitova beat Kim Clijsters in the final. The top two seeds, Sharapova and Marion Bartoli have byes into the second round. Sharapova is projected to meet the…
Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka was crowned as the winner of the Australian Open and the new world number one as she produced a terrific performance in the final to defeat Maria Sharapova, 6-3 6-0. This is the fourth time in a row that a new female Grand Slam champion has been crowned as Azarenka finally…
Victoria Azarenka The Australian Open final will be contested between the number three seed, Victoria Azarenka and the number four seed, Maria Sharapova. Azarenka has had a fantastic tournament so far losing just two sets along the way. The two lost sets came in her last two matches against Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarter-finals and…
Victoria Azarenka claimed her biggest ever scalp in a Grand Slam as she beat Kim Clijsters, 6-4 1-6 6-3 to advance to her first ever Grand Slam final. Azarenka started the match in fine form as she needed just one break to take the first set. Clijsters came roaring back in the second set and…
The Australian Open has failed to deliver any truly memorable matches so far but this could all change with a sensational semi-final line-up for both the men and women. The mens is rather predictable, but incredibly exciting at the same time with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray ready to do battle…
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova beat Ekaterina Makarova, 6-2 6-3 on day 10 of the Australian Open to progress to the semi-finals. It was a relatively routine victory for Sharapova who hit 26 winners through the course of the match and was more solid on serve than her previous match with Lisicki losing just one service…
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova recovered from the loss of the first set to beat Sabine Lisicki, 3-6 6-2 6-3 and advance into the quarter-finals. It was a very good match, which had some ferocious hitting. When you compare the power on show to the match between Wozniacki and Jankovic last night, the difference is really…
Zheng Jie The round of 16 was officially complete on Saturday with two more top ten seeds heading out of the competition. Zheng Jie made a stunning start to 2012 by winning the title in Auckland and she has maintained her unbeaten start to the season in Melbourne as she knocked out the number 9…
Petra Kvitova was among the second round winners on day 4 of the Australian Open, but she was pushed all the way by the talented Carla Suarez Navarro in a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory. Kvitova had one of her mental lapses during the second set, which carried into the third set with Suarez Navarro taking…
Here is the next post in my series of entries previewing the 2012 tennis season… I have already stated who I think will win the majors; now I give you my predictions for the top 10 in the WTA rankings at the end of 2012. Like this year, I expect the ranking points to be…
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