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Author: Trent Curtis

Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 4 – Order of Play & Scores

Action on the fourth day of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals kicks off with Agnieszka Radwanska (6) taking on Caroline Wozniacki (8). They’re followed by Maria Sharapova (2) and Petra Kvitova (3). The evening session features Serena Williams (1) and Eugenie Bouchard (5).

[Scores added as known. All times are local.]

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Center Court — 1:30 P.M.

Caroline Wozniacki (8) (DEN) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (6) (POL) — 7-5, 6-3

Petra Kvitova (3) (CZE) d. Maria Sharapova (2) (RUS) — 6-3, 6-2

Not Before 7:30 P.M.

Serena Williams (1) (USA) d. Eugenie Bouchard (5) (CAN) — 6-1, 6-1

Cara Black/Sania Mirza (3) d. Raquel Kop-Jones/Abigail Spears — 6-3, 2-6, 12-10

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October 22, 2014
Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 3 – Order of Play & Scores

Day 3 of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals features Serena Williams (1) playing Simona Halep (4), followed by Eugenie Bouchard (5), facing Ana Ivanovic (7).

[Scores added as known. All times are local.]

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1:30 P.M.

Alla Kudryavtseva/Anastasia Rodionova d. Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina (4) — 4-6, 6-2, 10-6

Not Before 4:00 P.M.

Simona Halep (4) (ROU) d. Serena Williams (1) (USA) — 6-0, 6-2

Not Before 7:30 P.M.

Ana Ivanovic (7) (SRB) d. Eugenie Bouchard (5) (CAN) — 6-1, 6-3

Shuai Peng/Su-Wei Hsieh (2) d. Garbine Muguruza/Carla Suarez-Navarro — 6-4, 6-1

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October 21, 2014
Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 2 – Order of Play & Scores

Second day action at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals features the players in the White Group: Caroline Wozniacki will take on Maria Sharapova, and Petra Kvitova will play Agnieszka Radwanska.

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7:30 P.M.:

(8) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) — 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-2

(6) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (3) Petra Kvitova (CZE) — 6-2, 6-3

[Scores added as known. All times are local.]

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October 20, 2014
Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 1 – Order of Play & Scores

Day 1 of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals, in Singapore, features world No. 1 Serena Williams playing Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia. They will be followed by the Romanian Simona Halep, who faces Eugenie Bouchard, of Canada.

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7:30 P.M.:

(1) Serena Williams (USA) d. (7) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) — 6-4, 6-4

Not Before 9:30 P.M.:

(4) Simona Halep (ROU) d. (5) Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) — 6-2, 6-3

[Scores added as known. All times are local.]

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October 19, 2014
Draw Set for Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals

The draw for the two round-robin teams for the 2014 BNP Paribas WTA Finals, in Singapore, has been set.

White Group:

Maria Sharapova
Petra Kvitova
Agnieszka Radwanska
Caroline Wozniacki

Red Group:

Serena Williams
Simona Halep
Eugenie Bouchard
Ana Ivanovic

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October 18, 2014
Nikolay Davydenko Announces Retirement

Nikolay Davydenko, the former world No. 3, announced his retirement on Thursday at a press conference at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

“I am 33 years old. I won 21 ATP World Tour tournaments, including three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. I don’t have any regrets about not winning a Grand Slam or not being No. 1 in the world. I was in the Top 10 for some years.

“Unfortunately, for some years now, I have been struggling with injuries. It’s hard for me to talk about it. I have been thinking when to announce it. The time has come. I have my whole life to live. I officially announce my retirement from professional tennis.

“I decided to retire in June after Roland Garros. I felt I could not play at the level I used to play at. I practised twice a day, but I felt I couldn’t achieve the result I wanted. But I was waiting for the moment when I would wake up and say to myself it was enough.”

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Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): mirsasha

October 16, 2014
Federer Shines in Shanghai

Roger Federer beat Gilles Simon on Sunday to win the Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000. Final score: 7-6(6), 7-6(2), in just under two hours.

Federer’s serve was broken in the first game, and despite serving in the 30% range, Simon managed to hold to get to 5-3. Serving for the set, the Frenchman went down 15-40. On the second break point, Federer was finally able to get back on serve, and leveled the match at 5-5.

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Serving at 5-6, Simon quickly found himself down 15-40, but the Swiss was unable to capitalize on either set point, sending the match to a tiebreak. After an exchange of mini-breaks, Simon had a set point, but couldn’t convert. On his third set point, Federer hit a backhand passing shot, taking the tiebreak 8-6.

Simon saved three breakpoints in the third game of the second set, but the rest of the set was rather routine. Serving at 5-6, Federer saved two set points before finally holding, taking the match to another tiebreak. He quickly got up 6-2, and closed it out on his first championship point.

The win gives Federer his 81st title, and 23rd Masters 1000.

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October 12, 2014
Li Na Announces Retirement

Li Na, this year’s Australian Open champion and the winner of the 2011 French Open, announced her retirement on Friday via a post on her Facebook page. The 32-year-old, who was the first Chinese player to win a Major, cited worsening knee injuries as the reason for her decision.

“After four knee surgeries and hundreds of shots injected into my knee weekly to alleviate swelling and pain, my body is begging me to stop the pounding. My previous three surgeries were on my right knee. My most recent knee surgery took place this July and was on my left knee. After a few weeks of post-surgery recovery, I tried to go through all the necessary steps to get back on the court. While I’ve come back from surgery in the past, this time it felt different. One of my goals was to recover as fast as I could in order to be ready for the first WTA tournament in my hometown of Wuhan. As hard as I tried to get back to being 100%, my body kept telling me that, at 32, I will not be able to compete at the top level ever again. The sport is just too competitive, too good, to not be 100%,” she wrote.

Li had not played since her third-round loss at Wimbledon, and more recently pulled out of the US Open.

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Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kulitat

September 18, 2014
US Open Day 15: Men’s Final

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Arthur Ashe Stadium — 5:00 P.M.

Men’s Singles – Final
Marin Cilic (CRO) (14) d. Kei Nishikori (JPN) (10) — 6-3, 6-3, 6-3

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September 8, 2014
US Open Day 14: Women’s Final – Order of Play & Scores

Day 14 is upon us, and so the women’s final, featuring the current #1 versus past #1, rivals and very close friends, Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki. The Dane is hoping to win her first career Major title, while Serena will be hoping to finally get her 18th, which has been alluding her since she won her 17th in New York last year.

The appetizer will be the men’s doubles final. The #1 ranked team, the Bryan brothers, will be seeking to win their 100th title together. (You read that right.) They face Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez of Spain, who beat the Bryans at this year’s French Open.

The full schedule for Day 14 is listed below (Results to follow). All times are local.

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Arthur Ashe Stadium — 12:30 P.M.

Men’s Doubles – Final
Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d. Marcel Granollers (ESP) (11) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (11) — 6-3, 6-4

Not Before: 4:30 P.M.

Women’s Singles – Final
Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (10) — 6-3, 6-3

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September 6, 2014