Andy Murray Week one was still in the process of finishing as the second week of tennis action got underway in Sydney and Hobart last night. Andy Murray kicked off 2013 with a solid victory in the Brisbane final over Grigor Dimitrov, 7-6 6-4. The Bulgarian had his chances, but Murray raised his game at…
The men and women both head to Sydney for the final event before the first Grand Slam of the year, which kicks off in just over a week… WTA draw: Angelique Kerber It is another packed draw in Sydney although the top three have all opted out of this event, which makes it rather wide…
Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka and Mona Barthel won the warm-up tournaments for the Australian Open in Sydney and Hobart respectively. Azarenka beat Li Na, 6-2 1-6 6-3 in an intriguing, yet error-strewn contest. Azarenka was the more consistent player in the final set as Li produced far too many errors. It was a competitive final…
Li Na Li Na will play Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Apia International in Sydney after both players came from behind to upset their semi-final opponents in three set clashes. Li Na was first up and she defeated Petra Kvitova in a gritty display, 1-6 7-5 6-2. Li’s win also meant that Caroline…
Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwanska came from a set down to beat the world number one, Caroline Wozniacki for the first time in six attempts, 3-6 7-5 6-2. Unfortunately the main talking point at the end of the match will be that Wozniacki picked up a wrist injury, which saw what had been a very competitive…
Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki will have been wary about facing off against Dominika Cibulkova after being knocked out of the Apia International last year by the Slovakian. Wozniacki somehow managed to find a way past Cibulkova this time round rallying from a 4-0 deficit in the third set to win 7-5 2-6 6-4. Wozniacki started…
Vera Zvonareva Two of the seeds fell on the second day of action at the Apia International in Sydney. Sam Stosur was out-of-sorts as she was defeated by Francesca Schiavone, 6-2 6-4. There were some exciting points in the match (see highlights below) and Schiavone continued her solid start to the 2012 season. It was…
Lucie Safarova Last night, I was already regretting my prediction of Ana Ivanovic reaching the final in Sydney. I was right to have second thoughts about this prediction as she crashed out in the first round of action at the Apia International in Sydney. Ivanovic was beaten in straight sets by the dangerous leftie, Lucie…
Nine of the top ten players are heading for Sydney in what is an exceptionally strong draw. Caroline Wozniacki is the top seed and has a bye into the second round. Wozniacki competed at the Hopman Cup last week where she won her first two matches before losing a tight three setter to Petra Kvitova. …
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