Petra Kvitova The final four in Montreal have guaranteed that we will see a first title for either Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki, Lucie Safarova or Li Na in 2012. Lets take a look at the semi-finals… Petra Kvitova vs. Caroline Wozniacki – Wozniacki and Kvitova topped the rankings at the end of 2011, but both…
Caroline Wozniacki out of Wimbledon The best match of the tournament so far saw the Eastbourne champion, Tamira Paszek continue her dazzling form as she saved two match points to beat Caroline Wozniacki, 5-7 7-6 6-4. It was a complete rollercoaster of a match with Paszek missing four set points in the opener, but then…
Agnieszka Radwanska This years crop of WTA players heading to Eastbourne is considerably weaker than last year’s line-up; however the tournament has still managed to attract five of the top ten players and should see some fine tennis as we edge closer to the third Grand Slam of the season. I will be going on…
The top three on Day 7: Li Na 1. Caroline Wozniacki v Kaia Kanepi Things could get sticky for Caroline Wozniacki in the 3rd round where she meets the big serving, big hitting Estonian, Kaia Kanepi. Both have looked in good form with two straight set wins under their belt so far. Kanepi won the…
The top three on Day 5: Caroline Wozniacki 1. Varvara Lepchenko v Jelena Jankovic The match between Varvara Lepchenko and Jelena Jankovic is the most intriguing of the day 5 match-ups. Jankovic managed to record an all important win in the first round having gone 0-4 through the European clay court season. She was far…
Serena Williams hit 40 winners as she beat the Budapest runner-up Elena Vesnina, 6-3 6-1 and set up a second round clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Mutua Madrilena Open. Serena served particularly well including hitting four aces in one game in the second set. She produced some beautiful angles throughout the match and defended…
Few would have predicted (including me!) that Agnieszka Radwanska would come out on top in Miami at the start of the week having seen the fantastic line-up of players, but she rose to the occasion producing another immensely solid display to defeat Maria Sharapova in the final, 7-5 6-4. The most surprising statistic was that…
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, …
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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