After three marathon quarter-finals in Stuttgart, the last one was the quickest, but still provided some fine tennis as Petra Kvitova beat Angelique Kerber, 6-4 6-4. Kvitova hit some special winners as she closed both sets out in clinical fashion. Kvitova is my tip for the title although I have to admit, I thought Kerber…
Maria Sharapova The quarter-finals in Stuttgart promised a lot and completely lived up to their billing with a series of thrilling encounters. Victoria Azarenka held off a barrage of winners from Mona Barthel to record a 6-4 6-7 7-5 victory in 2 hours and 48 minutes. Barthel hit a staggering 64 winners but still ended…
Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka and Mona Barthel will square off for the fourth time this year after both progressed to the Stuttgart quarter-finals. Azarenka advanced when Andrea Petkovic had to retire at 6-2 4-4 down after twisting her ankle. It was heartbreaking to see Petkovic pull out after returning from a back injury this week…
Ana Ivanovic If you have been reading some of my blog entries, you will no doubt have read me harping on about Mona Barthel! After a few setbacks in recent weeks, she delivered one of her biggest wins to date with a 7-5 7-6 victory over Ana Ivanovic. I was unable to watch the match…
Angelique Kerber won her first ever main draw match in Stuttgart with a superb 6-2 6-3 victory over Roberta Vinci. It was a highly entertaining match and one of the best individual performances I have witnessed in 2012. Vinci ran out of ideas in the end as Kerber dealt beautifully with everything the Italian threw…
This week’s headline tournament on the WTA tour comes from Stuttgart and is set to be a cracker with all of the top 8 players taking part. This tournament was voted by the players as the best Premier event on tour last year so it comes as no surprise to see such an exciting line-up…
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