General Tennis News from the Tennis Frontier
Li Na, Sara Errani, and Petra Kvitova win their matches on Day 4 of the WTA Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
(4) Li Na (CHN) d. (2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) — 6-2, 6-1
(6) Sara Errani (ITA) d. (7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) — 6-4, 6-4
(5) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (8) Angelique Kerber (GER) — 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3
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Schedule of play for Saturday, October 26, 2013:
Center Court (Not Before 15.00hrs)
1. Li Na vs. Petra Kvitova
2. Serena Williams vs. Jelena Jankovic
Latest Scores – Thursday, October 24
Basel:
(1) Del Potro d Baghdatis — 6-1, 6-2
Roger-Vasselin d Kamke — 7-5, 6-3
Mathieu d Llodra — 6-4, 6-3
(8) Dimitrov d Dolgopolov — 6-3, 6-2
Pospisil d Karlovic — 6-3, 6-4
Brands d Kubot — 6-2, 6-4
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Valencia:
(1) Ferrer d Benneteau — 6-2, 6-1
Youzhny d Kohlschreiber — 6-4, 6-3
(3) Almagro d Przysiezny — 6-4, 7-5
Chardy d (4) Isner — 7-6(7), 6-3
Nieminen d Falla — 6-2, 6-3
(5) Janowicz d Sousa — 6-2, 7-5
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Basel Schedule of Play — Friday, October 25:
CENTER COURT — Start 14:00
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) v Daniel Brands (GER)
Not Before 16:00
Ivan Dodig (CRO) v Vasek Pospisil (CAN)
Not Before 18:00
[1] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) v [Q] Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)
Not Before 20:00
[8] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) v [3] Roger Federer (SUI)
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Valencia Schedule of Play — Friday, October 25
AGORA — Start 13:00
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) v Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) v Jeremy Chardy (FRA)
[1] David Ferrer (ESP) v [5] Jerzy Janowicz (POL)
Not Before 20:00
[3] Nicolas Almagro (ESP) v [7] Fabio Fognini (ITA)
Serena Williams, Angelique Kerber, and Li Na were the winners on Day 3 of the WTA Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
(1) Serena Williams (USA) d. (5) Petra Kvitova (CZE) — 6-2, 6-3
(8) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. (3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) — 6-2, 6-2
(4) Li Na (CHN) d. (7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) — 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
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Schedule of play for Friday, October 25, 2013:
Center Court (from 17:00 hrs)
1. Victoria Azarenka vs. Li Na
2. Petra Kvitova vs. Angelique Kerber
3. Sara Errani vs. Jelena Jankovic
Latest Scores – Wednesday, October 23
Basel:
(3) Federer d Istomin — 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
(1) Del Potro d Laaksonen — 6-4, 6-4
Llodra d (5) Gasquet — 6-4, 6-2
(8) Dimitrov d Stepanek — 6-3, 6-3
Mathieu d Kudla — 6-4, 7-5
Dodig d (6) Nishikori — 6-1, 6-2
Pospisil d Haase — 6-4, 6-4
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Valencia:
(1) Ferrer d Monfils — 6-3, 6-2
(4) Isner d Gulbis — 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2)
Kohlschreiber d (2) Haas — 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Tursunov d Bautista Agut — 6-2, 7-6 (3)
(7) Fognini d Granollers — 6-3, 6-2
Chardy d Mayer — 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
Nieminen d Paire — 6-3, 6-3
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Basel Schedule of Play — Thursday, October 24:
CENTER COURT — Start 14:00
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) v [Q] Tobias Kamke (GER)
Not Before 16:00
[Q] Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) v Michael Llodra (FRA)
Not Before 18:00
[1] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) v Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)
Not Before 20:00
[8] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) v [WC] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR)
COURT 2 — Start 14:00
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Ivo Karlovic (CRO)
Not Before 16:00
Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Daniel Brands (GER)
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Valencia Schedule of Play — Thursday, October 24
AGORA — Start 13:00
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) v [4] John Isner (USA)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) v Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
[1] David Ferrer (ESP) v Julien Benneteau (FRA)
Not Before 20:00
[3] Nicolas Almagro (ESP) v [Q] Michal Przysiezny (POL)
PISTA 1 — Start 13:00
[Q] Alejandro Falla (COL) v Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
[Q] Joao Sousa (POR) v [5] Jerzy Janowicz (POL)
Li Na, Jelena Jankovic, and Serena Williams won their matches on the second day of the WTA Championships, in Istanbul, Turkey.
(1) Serena Williams (USA) d (3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) — 6-2, 6-4
(4) Na Li (CHN) d (6) Sara Errani (ITA) — 6-3, 7-6 (5)
(7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d (2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) — 6-4, 6-3
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Schedule of play for Thursday, October 24, 2013:
Center Court (from 17:00 hrs)
1. Li Na vs. Jelena Jankovic
2. Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Angelique Kerber
3. Serena Williams vs. Petra Kvitova
Serena Williams, Petra Kvitova, and Victoria Azarenka won their opening matches today at the WTA Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
(2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d (6) Sara Errani (ITA) — 7-6 (4), 6-2
(1) Serena Williams (USA) d (8) Angelique Kerber (GER) — 6-3, 6-1
(5) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d (3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) — 6-4, 6-4
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Schedule of play for Wednesday, October 23, 2013:
Center Court (from 17:00 hrs)
1. Li Na vs. Sara Errani
2. Victoria Azarenka vs. Jelena Jankovic
3. Serena Williams vs. Agnieszka Radwanska
Highly touted Bulgarian star-in-waiting Grigor Dimitrov has won his first tournament on the ATP World Tour by defeating Spanish veteran David Ferrer, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, at the If Stockholm Open.
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Following a week where her personal relationship with golfer Rory McIlroy came under intense scrutiny, Caroline Wozniacki responded by claiming her first WTA title in over a year at the Luxembourg Open.
Wozniacki defeated young German teenager Annika Beck in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.
“This result in Luxembourg is going to give me a lot of confidence,” stated the 23-year-old Wozniacki after the match. It marked a welcome return to winning ways for the former world No. 1, who is currently listed as one of the alternates for the end-of-year WTA Championships.
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Richard Gasquet strengthened his chances of making the ATP World Tour Finals by defeating Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Kukushkin, an unseeded qualifier, had already disposed of seeds Andreas Seppi and Alexandr Dolgopolov, and proceeded to push Gasquet to the limit in a toughly contested final. The 25-year-old Kazakh broke Gasquet in the seventh game of the opening stanza to lay claim to the first set.
Gasquet responded by breaking twice in the second set to put himself back on level terms.
The deciding set saw Kukushkin break again to put himself in striking distance of taking the tournament. Again, Gasquet responded. This time with two breaks of his own to win three consecutive games, the set, and the title.
The tournament victory ensures Gasquet overtakes compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the race to London.
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German veteran Tommy Haas won his second Vienna Open title in Austria defeating Dutchman Robin Haase, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, in two hours fifteen minutes. His first Vienna title was twelve years ago.
Haase is a two-time former winner of the Vienna Open himself and pushed his near namesake all the way in a toughly contested encounter.
It was the fifteenth career title for Haas, who has enjoyed a rich vein of form since returning to the tour after a long-term injury. He is positioned 12th in the ATP race and still hopeful of gatecrashing the end-of-year World Tour Finals.
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