Monday, June 25, 2012

Clijsters, Sharapova got off to a good start


Kim Clijsters beat former top ranked player Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of Wimbledon. World number one Maria Sharapova of Russia defeated Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 6-2,6-3. Sharapova is the 2004 champion and last year's runner up

Stosur, Radwanska, Li cruise into round 2

US Open champion Samantha Stosur and former French Open winner Li Na reached the Wimbledon second round. Stosur cruised past Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1, 6-3 meanwhile Li Na made a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan. Sabine Lisicki, the 15th seed, also made the second round with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Croatia's Petra Martic. Third seeded Agnieszka Radwanska also earned a straight sets victory along with Anna Tatishvili

Venus Williams loses in first round

Five time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams knocks out from 2012 Wimbledon championship by Elena Vesnina of Russa 6-1,6-3

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Paszek won Eastbourne saving 5 championship points



Tamira Paszek won AEGON International by saving five match points and won her first Premier title. The Austrian beat Angelique Kerber 5-7,6-3,7-5 in the final

Petrova won UNICEF Open

Nadia Petrova won 2012 UNICEF Open beating Urzula Radwanska in the final

Friday, June 22, 2012

Clijsters withdraws from Unicef Open

Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from the Unicef Open with an abdominal strain. she was due to play Ursula Radwanska in the semifinals. Belgian is unseeded at Wimbledon for the first time since 2000 and has a tough first-round draw against 18th-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia

Monday, June 18, 2012

Oudin wins first WTA title

Melanie Oudin of USA won her first WTA title in Birmingham beating former world number one Jelena Jankovic in the final 6-4,6-2

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Cornet wins Gastein Ladies

Alize Cornet of France defeated Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 7-5, 7-6(1) on Sunday to win the Gastein Ladies for her first title in four years

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Wickmayer, Cornet reach Gastein Ladies final


Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium beat unseeded Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 7-6, 6-3 on Saturday to advance to the final of the Gastein Ladies. She will face Alize Cornet of France, who beat Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-2. Pervak lost all of her service games

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Sharapova winning French Open

Sharapova completes career slam



Maria Sharapova won the French Open on Saturday, defeating Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 in the final at Roland Garros to complete the career Grand Slam. Sharapova added this year's French Open title to championships at Wimbledon in 2004, the US Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008 to become only the 10th woman to win all four major tournaments. Sharapova will overtake Victoria Azarenka on Monday, when the new rankings are published

Friday, June 8, 2012

Errani and Vinci win doubles

Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy pose with the winners trophy after defeating Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova of Russia in the women's doubles final

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Sharapova, Errani make French Open final

Sara Errani defeated Samantha Stosur 7-5,1-6,6-3 to reach her first ever grand slam final. She will play Maria Sharapova ,who will become the world number one again, as she defeated Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the French Open final. Also Sharapova is one step away to complete the career Grand Slam

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Kvitova sets Sharapova clash



Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached the semifinals for the third time in the past four Grand Slam tournaments, ending 142nd ranked qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova's run at the French Open 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. Kvitova's first French Open semifinal will be against world number 2 Maria Sharapova, who eliminated Kaia Kanepi 6-2,6-3

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Stosur, Errani into the last four



Australian Samantha Stosur outlasted Dominica Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-4,6-1 to reach the semi finals of French Open for the third time. Meanwhile Sara Errani of Italy defeated Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3,7-6 to reach her first ever grand slam semi final

Roland Garros Fourth Round Results

 

Maria Sharapova def. Klara Zakapolova 6-4,6-7,6-2
Petra Kvitova def. Varvara Lepchenko 6-2,6-1
Yaroslava Shvedova def. Li Na 3-6,6-2,6-0
Kaia Kanepi def. Arantxa Rus 6-1,4-6,6-0

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Cibulkova upset Azarenka, Stosur through

Dominica Cibulkova of Slovakia defeated world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2,7-6 to reach last eight at French Open. Cibulkova will meet Samantha Stosur of Australia who beat Sloane Stephens of USA 7-5,6-4

Kerber sets Errani clash in French Open quarters



Angelique Kerber defeated Petra Martic 6-3,7-5 in the fourth round of French Open to reach the quarter finals meanwhile Sara Errani out lasted the 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-0,7-5. Errani now has beaten two former French Open champions in a row; Errani beat Ana Ivanovic in three sets in the previous round. Both Kerber and Errani had never reached the last eight of Roland Garros before

  

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Kvitova into round four, Schiavone out


Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic defeated Russia's Nina Bratichikova in the third round of French Open meanwhile last year's runner up and two years ago champion Francesca Schiavone lost to Varvara Lepchenko of USA

Friday, June 1, 2012

Azarenka, Stosur into round four, Radwanska knocked out



Two days after eliminating seven time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska was routed by 2009 French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-2. World number one Victoria Azarenka defeated Alexandra Wozniack 6-4,6-4 and Samantha Stosur of Australia defeated Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-3,6-3