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  • WTA: Week No. 1

    WTA: Week No. 1

    Maria Sharapova Venus Williams Simona Halep

    The 2015 tennis season started with multiple events in different cities. Brisbane, Auckland, and Perth in Australia, plus Shenzhen in China were all hosting events. All this serving as warm-up to the first Grand Slam of 2015 in Melbourne, Australia.

    The first title of the season went to one of the oldest players on tour. Venus Williams scored her 46th career title in Auckland in a drama-filled three-set encounter against Caroline Wozniacki. The two former world No. 1’s delighted a packed crowd on a bright, windy, sunny afternoon for close to two hours. The final score was 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in favor of Venus.

    Ana Ivanovic was in the same position as Venus, but she was competing in Brisbane, the only Premier-level event of the week, though Ana was the second seed and across the net was the top seed again. Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic delivered and made the final in a dream match-up. Both former No. 1’s fought for 2 and 1/2 hours before Maria finished first in the three-set match. The first set alone took over an hour. Final score:  6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3.

    With Li Na’s retirement, Shenzhen was left without a defending champion in its third year of existance but WTA delivered two Top 10 stars in the form of Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova. In the end, the two stars delivered. Simona Halep won her first title of 2015, and her ninth overall in a little over an hour via straight sets; Petra Kvitova lost the semifinals to eventual runner-up Timea Bacsinszky.

  • Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 5 – Order of Play & Scores

    Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 5 – Order of Play & Scores

    Serena Williams Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniacki Ana Ivanovic Simona Halep Petra Kvitova Eugenie Bouchard Agniezska Radwanska

    Round-robin action concludes on Day 5 of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals. Up first are Maria Sharapova (2) and Agnieszka Radwanska (6), followed by Petra Kvitova (3) and Caroline Wozniacki (8). The night session features Simona Halep (4) and Ana Ivanovic (7).

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

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    Center Court — 1:30 P.M.

    Maria Sharapova (2) (RUS) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (6) (POL) — 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-2
    Caroline Wozniacki (8) (DEN) d. Petra Kvitova (3) (CZE) — 6-2, 6-3

    Not Before 7:30 P.M.

    Ana Ivanovic (7) (SRB) d. Simona Halep (4) (ROU) — 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-3
    Kveta Peschke/Katarina Srebotnik d. Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci (1) — 2-1 (Ret.)

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

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

    Serena Williams Maria Sharapova Ana Ivanovic Agnieszka Radwanska Simona Halep Petra Kvitova Eugenie Bouchard Caroline Wozniacki

    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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  • Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 3 – Order of Play & Scores

    Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 3 – Order of Play & Scores

    Serena Williams Ana Ivanovic Simona Halep Eugenie Bouchard

    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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  • Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 1 – Order of Play & Scores

    Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 1 – Order of Play & Scores

    Serena Williams Ana Ivanovic Simona Halep Eugnie Bouchard

    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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  • Draw Set for Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals

    Draw Set for Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals

    Serena Williams Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniaki Simona Halep Petra Kvitova Ana Ivanovic Eugenie Bouchard Aga Radwanska Singapore 2014

    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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  • Ivanovic Takes Tokyo Title

    Ivanovic Takes Tokyo Title

    Ana Ivanovic

    In a battle between two former number one ranked players, third seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia defeated No. 2 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in a straight set match that took 1 hour and 40 minutes. The final score: 6-2, 7-6(2).

    Caroline, a former winner here in 2010 and a finalist in this year’s US Open, got ahead twice in the second set only to lose the lead and ultimately lose the match in a second set tiebreak.

    Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open champion, added to her 51 match record win, a career best for her, by winning the WTA premier tournament, in which she did not drop a set. This is career title No. 15 for Ivanovic, and her fourth of the year. The win puts her ahead of Jelena Jankovic as the top Serbian player.

    The result puts both Ivanovic and Wozniacki ahead of Angelique Kerber in the race to the year end championship in Singapore, with the Serb occupying the sixth place in that race.

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Christian Mesiano

  • Serena Williams Wins Cincinnati

    Serena Williams Wins Cincinnati

    Serena Williams

    Serena Williams won her first ever title in at the Western and Southern Open, beating Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-1.  The Serb made a strong start, breaking Williams in the first game of the match and seemed committed to being aggressive on the intimidating Williams serve, often standing inside the baseline.  But Serena found her serve, breaking back in the sixth game for 3-3.  After that, Ivanovic appeared to be feeling the effects of a long and emotional match win last night over Maria Sharapova.  And Williams began to play her best tennis of this North American hard court swing, the lead-up to the US Open, which begins in 8 days.

    Ivanovic, having the winningest season of any woman on tour, will be back in the top 10 when the rankings come out tomorrow.  Serena, one month shy of her 33rd birthday, goes into the next Slam as the heavy favorite.  She is looking for her 18th Major title, which would tie her with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.  And having won the US Open tune-up season, she would also collect a bonus, should she win the title in New York…a payday of $4 million dollars.

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Marianne Bevis

  • Western & Southern Open Finals – Sunday, August 17 – Day 7: Schedule of Play & Results

    Western & Southern Open Finals – Sunday, August 17 – Day 7: Schedule of Play & Results

    Western & Southern Open

    On Sunday, the Western & Southern Open features the men’s and women’s finals. Up first are the women. No. 1 seed Serena Williams will play Ana Ivanovic (9). They will be followed by the Spaniard David Ferrer (6), who will face the No. 2 seed, Roger Federer.

    The full schedule is below. Results posted as known.

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    Center Court Start 2:00 P.M.

    (1) Serena Williams (USA) d (9) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) — 6-4, 6-1

    Not Before 4:00 P.M.

    (2) Roger Federer (SUI) d (6) David Ferrer (ESP) — 6-3, 1-6, 6-2

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    Grandstand Start 12:15 P.M.

    (1) Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) d Vasek Pospisil (CAN) / Jack Sock (USA) — 6-3, 6-2

    Not Before 2:45 P.M.

    (7) Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) / Abigail Spears (USA) d (6) Timea Babos (HUN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) — 6-1, 2-0 (Ret.)

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi

  • Federer Claims 7th Halle Title; Dimitrov and Ivanovic Win in England

    Federer Claims 7th Halle Title; Dimitrov and Ivanovic Win in England

    Roger Federer won the title at the Gerry Weber Open today, defeating Alejandro Falla, 7-6(2), 7-6(3.)  It was just the tune-up he would have been hoping for as he prepares for the start of Wimbledon in one week.

    Ana Ivanovic won her first grass title and third of this year in Birmingham over Zahlavova-Strycova, 6-3, 6-2.  And Grigor Dimitrov also won his first trophy on grass, beating Feliciano Lopez in three tight sets, 6-7(8),  7-6(1), 7-6(6).