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  • Wimbledon Day 3: Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 3: Order of Play & Scores

    Third day action begins on Centre Court with 2012 women’s finalist Agnieszka Radwanska (4) playing the Australian Casey Dellacqua. The Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (11), who just won the Wimbledon tune-up event at Queen’s Club, faces Luke Saville (AUS). Last up, the men’s No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic will meet Radek Stepanek (CZE).

    No. 1 Court’s first match features last year’s men’s champion Andy Murray (3), who will play Blaz Rola (SLO). Next up is the 2011 women’s champion Petra Kvitova (6) vs. the German Mona Barthel. The final match is between the 2010 men’s finalist Tomas Berdych (6) and the Australian Bernard Tomic.

    The full schedule for Day 3 is listed below (Results to follow)…

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    Centre Court – 1:00 P.M.    

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d Casey Dellacqua (AUS) — 6-4, 6-0

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (11) d Luke Saville (AUS) — 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d Radek Stepanek (CZE) — 6-4, 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(5)

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    No.1 Court – 1:00 P.M.  

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Andy Murray (GBR) (3) d Blaz Rola (SLO) — 6-1, 6-1, 6-0

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (6) d Mona Barthel (GER) — 6-2, 6-0

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (6) d Bernard Tomic (AUS) — 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 6-1

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (16) d Naomi Broady (GBR) — 6-3, 6-2

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 A.M.    

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Na Li (CHN) (2) d Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) — 6-2, 6-2

    Ladies’ Singles – First round
    Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d Tara Moore (GBR) — 6-4, 6-7(3), 9-7

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d David Ferrer (ESP) (7) — 6-7(5), 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (14) v Sam Querrey (USA) — To Finish 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-7(4), 6-3, 9-9

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 A.M.  

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Venus Williams (USA) (30) d Kurumi Nara (JPN) — 7-6(4), 6-1

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) — 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) d Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (8) — 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Serena Williams (USA) (8) / Venus Williams (USA) (8) d Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Olga Savchuk (UKR) — 5-7, 6-1, 6-4

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    Court 12 – 11:30 A.M.    

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) d Ernests Gulbis (LAT) (12) — 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(5)

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (22) d Misaki Doi (JPN) — 7-5, 6-4

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Marin Cilic (CRO) (26) d Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) — 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (10) d Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) — 3-6, 6-3, 8-6

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    Court 18 – 11:30 A.M.  

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (20) d Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) — 7-6(0), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) (27) d Jan Hernych (CZE) — 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Lucie Safarova (CZE) (23) d Polona Hercog (SLO) — 7-6(7), 7-5

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Lauren Davis (USA) d Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (12) — 6-4, 7-6(4)

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    Court 8 – 11:30 A.M.    

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Jamie Murray (GBR) (14) / John Peers (AUS) (14) d Daniel Evans (GBR) / James Ward (GBR) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) (21) d Benjamin Becker (GER) — 6-7(4), 7-6(0), 6-3, 6-4

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Caroline Garcia (FRA) d Varvara Lepchenko (USA) — 7-5, 6-3

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Ana Konjuh (CRO) d Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) — 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

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    Court 16 – 11:30 A.M.    

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d Elena Vesnina (RUS) (32) — 6-4, 6-2

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Fabio Fognini (ITA) (16) d Tim Puetz (GER) — 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(6), 6-3

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Gilles Simon (FRA) d Robin Haase (NED) — 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-4

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Shuai Peng (CHN) d Maria Kirilenko (RUS) — 6-0, 6-3

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    Court 17 – 11:30 A.M.  

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d Marinko Matosevic (AUS) — 6-7(5), 7-6(7), 7-6(9), 4-6, 7-5

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Second round
    Jimmy Wang (TPE) d Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (17) — 7-6(1), 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Sara Errani (ITA) (2) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (2) d Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) — 6-2, 6-2

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    Court 4 – 11:30 A.M.    

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Dustin Brown (GER) / Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) d Ken Skupski (GBR) / Neal Skupski (GBR) — 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

    Ladies’ Singles – First round
    Zarina Diyas (KAZ) d Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) — 7-6(4), 6-4

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Belinda Bencic (SUI) / Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d Kaia Kanepi (EST) / Anna Tatishvili (USA) — 6-2, 6-4

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Martin Klizan (SVK) / Dominic Thiem (AUT) d Carlos Berlocq (ARG) / Joao Sousa (POR) — 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 8-6

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    Court 5 – 11:30 A.M.    

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Andrea Petkovic (GER) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) d Kveta Peschke (CZE) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) — 7-5, 6-3

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Jamie Delgado (GBR) / Gilles Muller (LUX) d Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) / Divij Sharan (IND) — 2-6, 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-2

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) d Johanna Konta (GBR) / Tara Moore (GBR) — 6-4, 6-4

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Zarina Diyas (KAZ) / Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) d Pauline Parmentier (FRA) / Laura Thorpe (FRA) — 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Renata Voracova (CZE) d Jana Cepelova (SVK) / Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) — 6-1, 7-6(3)

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    Court 6 – 11:30 A.M.    

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Alex Bolt (AUS) / Andrew Whittington (AUS) — 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Lukasz Kubot (POL) (7) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) (7) d Santiago Giraldo (COL) / Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) — 6-2, 6-1, 6-4

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (6) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (6) d Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) / Heather Watson (GBR) — 6-4, 7-6(3)

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Tereza Smitkova (CZE) d Coco Vandeweghe (USA) — 6-3, 7-6(4)

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    Court 7 – 11:30 A.M.    

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Marcel Granollers (ESP) (6) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (6) d Marin Draganja (CRO) / Florin Mergea (ROU) — 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Klara Koukalova (CZE) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) d Sandra Klemenschits (AUT) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) — 6-1, 6-4

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Garbine Muguruza (ESP) (16) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (16) d Christina McHale (USA) / Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) — 7-6(4), 6-3

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (3) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) d Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) / Andreas Seppi (ITA) — 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 9 – 11:30 A.M.    

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Andre Begemann (GER) / Lukas Rosol (CZE) d Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / Philipp Oswald (AUT) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) (12) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) (12) d Marina Erakovic (NZL) / Arantxa Parra-Santonja (ESP) — 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Madison Keys (USA) / Alison Riske (USA) d Petra Cetkovska (CZE) / Vania King (USA) — 7-6(5), 6-2

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Kristina Barrois (GER) / Stefanie Voegele (SUI) d Irina Buryachok (UKR) / Elina Svitolina (UKR) — 6-0, 6-3

    Ladies’ Singles – Second round
    Michelle Larcher De Brito (POR) d Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

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    Court 10 – 11:30 A.M.    

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Julia Goerges (GER) (10) / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (10) d Vesna Dolonc (SRB) / Daniela Seguel (CHI) — 6-2, 6-3

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) / Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d Andrey Golubev (KAZ) / Denis Istomin (UZB) — 7-6(6), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(6)

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d Sharon Fichman (CAN) / Donna Vekic (CRO) — 6-1, 6-2

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Chris Guccione (AUS) / Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d Alejandro Falla (COL) / Marinko Matosevic (AUS) — 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-3

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    Court 11 – 11:30 A.M.    

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Juan-Sebastian Cabal (COL) (15) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) (15) d Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) / Purav Raja (IND) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (11) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (11) d Henri Kontinen (FIN) / Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) — 7-6(5), 6-4, 7-6(4)

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Timea Babos (HUN) (14) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (14) d Karolina Pliskova (CZE) / Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) — 6-3, 6-7(5), 12-10

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Vera Dushevina (RUS) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Annika Beck (GER) / Kurumi Nara (JPN) — 6-3, 6-2

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    Court 19 – 11:30 A.M.  

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (13) / Michaella Krajicek (NED) (13) d Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) — 5-7, 6-4, 6-2

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) / Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) d Tomasz Bednarek (POL) / Benoit Paire (FRA) — 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 7-6(2), 6-2

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – First round
    Eric Butorac (USA) (13) / Raven Klaasen (RSA) (13) d Ryan Harrison (USA) / Kevin King (USA) — 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4

    Ladies’ Doubles – First round
    Cara Black (ZIM) (4) / Sania Mirza (IND) (4) d Martina Hingis (SUI) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) — 6-2, 6-4

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  • 2014 Wimbledon Women’s Draw

    2014 Wimbledon Women’s Draw

    The women’s draw for the 2014 Wimbledon is out. Serena Williams (#1) and Simona Halep (#3) are in the top half; Li Na (#2) and Agnieszka Radwanska (#4) are in the bottom.

    First Quarter

    Serena Williams (USA) (1)
    Anna Tatishvili (USA)

    Chanelle Scheepers (RSA)
    Christina McHale (USA)

    Jovana Jaksic (SRB)
    Petra Cetkovska (CZE)

    Anna Schmiedlova (SVK)
    Alize Cornet (FRA) (25)

    Andrea Petkovic (GER) (20)
    Katarzyna Piter (POL)

    Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
    Virginie Razzano (FRA)

    Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)
    Olga Govortsova (BLR)

    Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (13)

    Angelique Kerber (GER) (9)
    Urszula Radwanska (POL)

    Heather Watson (GBR)
    Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO)

    Petra Martic (CRO)
    Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)

    Tamira Paszek (AUT)
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (24)

    A.Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (26)
    Alison Riske (USA)

    Alexandra Cadantu (ROU)
    Camila Giorgi (ITA)

    Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
    Sharon Fichman (CAN)

    Samantha Murray (GBR)
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (5)

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    Second Quarter

    Simona Halep (ROU) (3)
    Teliana Pereira (BRA)

    Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER)
    Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)

    Belinda Bencic (SUI)
    Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)

    Victoria Duval (USA)
    Sorana Cirstea (ROU) (29)

    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (21)
    Donna Vekic (CRO)

    Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
    Tara Moore (GBR)

    Zarina Diyas (KAZ)
    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)

    Shuai Zhang (CHN)
    Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (15)

    Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (11)
    Francesca Schiavone (ITA)

    Annika Beck (GER)
    Jie Zheng (CHN)

    Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
    Karin Knapp (ITA)

    Julia Glushko (ISR)
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (19)

    Klara Koukalova (CZE) (31)
    Taylor Townsend (USA)

    Madison Keys (USA)
    Monica Puig (PUR)

    Kristyna Pliskova (CZE)
    Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)

    Kaia Kanepi (EST)
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (7)

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    Third Quarter

    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (8)
    Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)

    Johanna Larsson (SWE)
    Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)

    Tereza Smitkova (CZE)
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE)

    Coco Vandeweghe (USA)
    Garbine Muguruza (ESP) (27)

    Lucie Safarova (CZE) (23)
    Julia Goerges (GER)

    Polona Hercog (SLO)
    Paula Ormaechea (ARG)

    Monica Niculescu (ROU)
    Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL)

    Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)
    Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (10)

    Sara Errani (ITA) (14)
    Caroline Garcia (FRA)

    Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
    Varvara Lepchenko (USA)

    Misaki Doi (JPN)
    Elina Svitolina (UKR)

    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (22)

    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (28)
    M.Larcher De Brito (POR)

    Stefanie Voegele (SUI)
    Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)

    Anett Kontaveit (EST)
    Casey Dellacqua (AUS)

    Andreea Mitu (ROU)
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4)

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    Fourth Quarter

    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (6)
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)

    Mona Barthel (GER)
    Romina Oprandi (SUI)

    Kurumi Nara (JPN)
    Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER)

    M.Torro-Flor (ESP)
    Venus Williams (USA) (30)

    Sloane Stephens (USA) (18)
    Maria Kirilenko (RUS)

    Johanna Konta (GBR)
    Shuai Peng (CHN)

    Lauren Davis (USA)
    Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)

    Jana Cepelova (SVK)
    Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (12)

    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (16)
    Shahar Peer (ISR)

    Naomi Broady (GBR)
    Timea Babos (HUN)

    Ana Konjuh (CRO)
    Marina Erakovic (NZL)

    Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
    Samantha Stosur (AUS) (17)

    Elena Vesnina (RUS) (32)
    P.Mayr-Achleitner (AUT)

    Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)
    B.Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)

    Vania King (USA)
    Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)

    Paula Kania (POL)
    Na Li (CHN) (2)

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  • Pennetta Dry-Spell Ends in the Desert of Indian Wells

    Pennetta Dry-Spell Ends in the Desert of Indian Wells

    Flavia Pennetta

    Flavia Pennetta overcame the No. 2 seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, 6-2, 6-1 in the final of the BNP Paribas Open in the California desert. This is the biggest tournament win by the 32-year-old Italian, who is coming back after wrist surgery in 2012.

    Pennetta broke at 1-1 to take the lead in the first set, but it soon became apparent that Radwanska was compromised. She took a medical timeout for a nagging knee injury, and never could get back into the match. At times, she couldn’t move to the ball at all, though she hung in to the end.  She choked back tears in her speech.

    The first Italian women ever to reach the Top 10 in 2009, Pennetta was ranked No. 21 coming into the match, and will be No. 12 when the new rankings come out tomorrow.

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Marianne Bevis

  • Li Na Third-Time Lucky in Australia

    Li Na Third-Time Lucky in Australia

    AO WTA Winner Li Na

    The Chinese superstar and world No. 4 Li Na won her first Australian Open title on her third try, defeating Dominika Cibulkova, 7-6(3), 6-0.  This is the second Major title for Li, 31, who won the French Open in 2011. Li is the first player from China to win the Australian Open, and Cibulkova is the first Slovakian to reach the final of any Major.

    Cibulkova, 24, ranked 21, and standing just 5’3″, was a surprise finalist. After the tournament saw off the top-seeded Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, Li’s draw opened up. But Cibulkova had to personally dispense with Maria Sharapova, rising star Simona Halep, and the tricky Agnieszka Radwanska to reach the final.

    Li broke the Slovakian in the first game of the match, but a low first serve percentage and too many unforced errors kept Cibulkova in the hunt. She proved a worthy opponent in a competitive and entertaining first set, which eventually went to a tiebreak. The veteran proved too much for the first-timer, however, whose serve let her down in the crunch. With the first set in hand, Li found her form and never looked back, closing the second set at love.

    Photo credit:  globalite (Creative Commons License)

     

     

  • Cibulkova Thrashes Radwanska in Australian Open Semifinal

    Cibulkova Thrashes Radwanska in Australian Open Semifinal

    AO WTA Finalist - Cibu

    Dominika Cibulkova dominated Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska en route to a 6-1, 6-2 victory and a place in the Australian Open final.

    Radwanska, who had previously defeated defending champion Victoria Azarenka, struggled to negate the aggression and physicality of the Slovakian throughout the match.

    Cibulkova was in control from the outset, dominating the exchanges from the baseline and attacking the Radwanska serve with impunity.

    The first set was barely a contest as she ran out a convincing 6-1 winner, closing out the set with a monstrous backhand winner.

    The same patterns of play continued in the second set with Radwanska repeatedly defending way behind the baseline as Cibulkova dictated proceedings with pure power tennis.

    Radwanska had three break points at 0-2 down in the second set but failed to capitalize and only managed to finally break at 0-4. She held serve in the next game but it was a temporary respite as Cibulkova regained her poise and closed out the set 6-2 to take the match in convincing fashion and book her place in the final.

    Her opponent for the championship decider is China’s Li Na, who defeated young Canadian Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 6-4.

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): robbiesaurus

  • Radwanska Unseats Defending Champ Azarenka

    Radwanska Unseats Defending Champ Azarenka

    Agnieszka Radwanska

    Victoria Azarenka’s defence of her Australian Open title has been brought to an end by fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska in Melbourne.

    Radwanska prevailed 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 in two hours. It continued a stream of upsets, coming in the wake of shock defeats to Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. It also snapped Radwanska’s own seven match losing streak to the World No. 2.

    The match began with Radwanska racing out to a 5-0 lead before Azarenka registered on the scoreboard. That game prevented the bagel but the Belorussian was powerless to prevent the Pole from closing out the first set.

    Azarenka rallied in the second set, making her move when Radwanska was serving to stay in the set at 5-6. She returned aggressively and finally got her reward by taking the game and the set with a powerful crosscourt winner.

    With the match carefully poised at one set each, the momentum switched again with Radwanska storming back on the back of some superb winners. Azarenka was visibly frustrated and it crept into her game.

    Radwanska was not to be denied and took the set with a 6-0 bagel to end the champion’s reign.

    “Play aggressive and go for every shot that I could. That was what I was trying to do and it worked today,” stated Radwanska after the match.

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    Cover Photo: globalite, Creative Commons License

  • Australian Open Day 11 Semifinals Schedule of Play / Scores: Thursday, January 23

    Australian Open Day 11 Semifinals Schedule of Play / Scores: Thursday, January 23

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    [Scores added as known.]

    Rod Laver Arena — 11:00 A.M.    

    Men’s Doubles – Semifinals
    Eric Butorac (USA) / Raven Klaasen (RSA) d. Daniel Nestor (CAN) (8) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (8) — 6-2, 6-4

    Not Before: 1:30 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Semifinals
    Na Li (CHN) (4) d. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (30) — 6-2, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Semifinals
    Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (20) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (5) — 6-1, 6-2

    Not Before: 7:30 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Semifinals
    Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (8) d. Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) — 6-3, 6-7(1), 7-6(3), 7-6(4)

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    Margaret Court Arena — Not Before: 12:30 P.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Semifinals
    Lukasz Kubot (POL) (14) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) (14) d. Michael Llodra (FRA) (13) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) (13) — 6-4, 6-7(12), 6-3

    Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Sania Mirza (IND) (6) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (6) d. Julia Goerges (GER) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) — 6-3, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Leander Paes (IND) — 6-3, 6-3

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  • France Overcomes Poland to Win Hopman Cup

    France Overcomes Poland to Win Hopman Cup

    Jo-Wilfred Tsonga

    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Alize Cornet clinched a maiden Hopman Cup triumph for France as they prevailed over the Polish pair Grzegorz Panfil and Agnieszka Radwanska 2-1 in a titanic tussle.

    The final at Perth Arena lasted until the early hours of Sunday evening with France finally prevailing in the mixed doubles 6-0, 6-2.

    In the earlier matches, Tsonga defeated Panfil 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, and Radwanska defeated Cornet 6-3, 6-7 (9-7), 6-2.

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    Cover Photo: Yann Caradec, Creative Commons License

  • Agnieszka Radwanska Wins Korean Open

    Agnieszka Radwanska Wins Korean Open

    Agnieszka Radwanska won her third WTA title of the year defeating Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in a gruelling match lasting 2 hours 45 minutes at the Korean Open in Seoul.

    The top seeded Pole prevailed 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. “After a great match, almost three hours of great tennis at a really high level, of course I’m very happy,” she said after clinching the title.

    After dropping a first-set tiebreak to Pavlyuchenkova she took back control of the match with an early second set break. Radwanska went on to seal the second set before breaking in the tenth game of a final set decider to take the match.

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    Cover Photo: Christopher Johnson (Globalite), Creative Commons License

  • US Open – Women’s Draw

    US Open – Women’s Draw

    Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska in top half; Victoria Azarenka and Sara Errani in bottom half.

    Click here to discuss the US Open Women’s Draw in our discussion forum.

    The full draw:

    First Quarter

    Serena Williams (USA) (1)
    Francesca Schiavone (ITA)

    Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)
    Monica Niculescu (ROU)

    Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)
    Olga Puchkova (RUS)

    Qualifier
    Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) (29)

    Jamie Hampton (USA) (23)
    Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)

    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
    A.Medina Garrigues (ESP)

    Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
    Urszula Radwanska (POL)

    Mandy Minella (LUX)
    Sloane Stephens (USA) (15)

    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (12)
    Venus Williams (USA)

    Kiki Bertens (NED)
    Jie Zheng (CHN)

    Qualifier
    Qualifier

    Lauren Davis (USA)
    Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (18)

    Kaia Kanepi (EST) (25)
    Vania King (USA)

    Stefanie Voegele (SUI)
    Anna Schmiedlova (SVK)

    Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)

    Lucie Hradecka (CZE)
    Angelique Kerber (GER) (8)

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    Second Quarter

    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (3)
    Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)

    M.Torro-Flor (ESP)
    Marina Erakovic (NZL)

    E.Cabeza Candela (ESP)
    Ashleigh Barty (AUS)

    Virginie Razzano (FRA)
    A.Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (32)

    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (24)
    Polona Hercog (SLO)

    Mathilde Johansson (FRA)
    Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)

    Paula Ormaechea (ARG)
    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)

    Qualifier
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (16)

    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (9)
    Madison Keys (USA)

    Monica Puig (PUR)
    Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)

    Qualifier
    Alexandra Cadantu (ROU)

    Qualifier
    Sorana Cirstea (ROU) (19)

    Laura Robson (GBR) (30)
    Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)

    Caroline Garcia (FRA)
    Shelby Rogers (USA)

    Petra Cetkovska (CZE)
    Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)

    Olga Govortsova (BLR)
    Na Li (CHN) (5)

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    Third Quarter

    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (6)
    Qualifier

    Chanelle Scheepers (RSA)
    Qualifier

    Jana Cepelova (SVK)
    Qualifier

    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE)
    Klara Zakopalova (CZE) (31)

    Elena Vesnina (RUS) (22)
    Annika Beck (GER)

    Karin Knapp (ITA)
    Qualifier

    Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
    Lucie Safarova (CZE)

    Timea Babos (HUN)
    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (10)

    Maria Kirilenko (RUS) (14)
    Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)

    Qualifier
    Eleni Daniilidou (GRE)

    Donna Vekic (CRO)
    Mariana Duque-Marino (COL)

    Heather Watson (GBR)
    Simona Halep (ROU) (21)

    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (27)
    Mallory Burdette (USA)

    Shuai Peng (CHN)
    Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)

    Nicole Gibbs (USA)
    Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

    Ayumi Morita (JPN)
    Sara Errani (ITA) (4)

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    Fourth Quarter

    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (7)
    Misaki Doi (JPN)

    Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)
    Andrea Petkovic (GER)

    Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
    Alison Riske (USA)

    Johanna Larsson (SWE)
    Mona Barthel (GER) (28)

    Nadia Petrova (RUS) (20)
    Qualifier

    Qualifier
    Sachia Vickery (USA)

    Maria Sanchez (USA)
    Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)

    Qualifier
    Samantha Stosur (AUS) (11)

    Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (13)
    Anna Tatishvili (GEO)

    Varvara Lepchenko (USA)
    Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU)

    Julia Goerges (GER)
    Christina McHale (USA)

    Elina Svitolina (UKR)
    Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (17)

    Alize Cornet (FRA) (26)
    Qualifier

    Qualifier
    Qualifier

    Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)
    Vesna Dolonc (SRB)

    Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER)
    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (2)

     

    Credits: Cover Photo:  Adam Isserlis (Creative Commons License)