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  • Rematch: Williams – Azarenka Prevail in Semifinals

    Rematch: Williams – Azarenka Prevail in Semifinals

    There were a lot of nerves on display in today’s women’s semifinals…and Serena Williams played, too.

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    Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams got through their semifinal matches today to set up the anticipated (and generally hoped-for) final, a rematch of last year’s, in which Williams prevailed.

    Azarenka played the Italian veteran Flavia Pennetta, who is coming back from a serious wrist injury and reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal.  It was a nervy affair, featuring 13 breaks of serve in 18 games.  It started with 5 service breaks at a trot until Azarenka finally held.  Pennetta tried to hang with the Belorussian, staving off 5 set points in the first set before Azarenka closed it out, but overall Azarenka’s powerful game was too much for Pennetta.  Azarenka prevailed in the end, 6-4, 6-2.

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    Williams beat Li Na of China, who battled both her nerves and a confident Serena, who is currently on a 24-match winning streak. It wasn’t until the second set that Li Na even won a game.  A letdown from Williams helped Li break for 2-1 in the second, to get her first lead in the match, and her legs back under her.  After that, she played more like the player that reached the semifinals, but Serena recovered and broke back in the next game.  Serving at 2-5, Li played an astonishingly gutsy game, saving 6 match points before finally holding for 3-5 in a nearly 14-minute game.  She then managed to get it to 30-all on Serena’s serve before the American closed it out on her 7th match point.  Williams won 6-0, 6-2 and has yet to drop a set in the tournament.

    Later Friday evening, Serena and Venus Williams lost in the doubles semifinals to the Czech Republic team of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka.

  • US Open Women’s Semifinals Schedule of Play: Friday, Sept. 6

    US Open Women’s Semifinals Schedule of Play: Friday, Sept. 6

    [Scores added as known.]

    Arthur Ashe Stadium – 12:30 P.M.

    Mixed Doubles – Final
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (7) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) (7) d. Abigail Spears (USA) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) — 7-6(5), 6-3

    Not Before: 1:45 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Semifinals
    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (2) d. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) — 6-4, 6-2

    Not Before: 3:45 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Semifinals
    Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Na Li (CHN) (5) — 6-0, 6-3

    Ater Suitable Rest — Women’s Doubles – Semifinals

    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (5) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (5) d. Serena Williams (USA) / Venus Williams (USA) — 6-4, 6-2

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  • US Open Day 5 Schedule of Play / Scores: Friday, August 30

    US Open Day 5 Schedule of Play / Scores: Friday, August 30

    [Scores added as known.]

    Arthur Ashe Stadium – 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Na Li (CHN) (5) d. Laura Robson (GBR) (30) — 6-2, 7-5

    Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d. Benjamin Becker (GER) — 7-6(2), 6-2, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Sloane Stephens (USA) (15) d. Jamie Hampton (USA) (23) — 6-1, 6-3

    Not Before — 7:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (6) — 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Serena Williams (USA) (1) vs. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)

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    Louis Armstrong Stadium – 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (3) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (32) — 6-4, 7-6(1)

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (5) d. Denis Kudla (USA) — 7-6(3), 7-6(3), 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Andy Murray (GBR) (3) d. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) — 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1

    Not Before: 5:30 P.M.
    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d. Eric Butorac (USA) / Frederik Nielsen (DEN) — 6-3, 6-2

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    Grandstand — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Tommy Haas (GER) (12) d. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) — 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3)

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (24) d. Sabine Lisicki (GER) (16) — 6-4, 7-5

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Florian Mayer (GER) d. Donald Young (USA) — 7-5, 6-3, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (18) d. Jie Zheng (CHN) — 6-2, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) / Treat Huey (PHI) d. Victoria Duval (USA) / Donald Young (USA) — 2-6, 6-4, 10-6

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    Court 17 — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Marcel Granollers (ESP) d. Rajeev Ram (USA) — 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (9) d. Kurumi Nara (JPN) — 6-4, 7-6(5)

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Martina Hingis (SUI) — 6-3, 7-5

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Kevin Anderson (RSA) (17) — 6-2, 6-2, 6-2

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    Court 13 — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (5) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (5) d. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) — 6-0, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (31) d. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) — 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Andreas Seppi (ITA) (20) d. Somdev Devvarman (IND) — 7-6(8), 6-4, 7-5

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Martin Emmrich (GER) d. Sloane Stephens (USA) / Jack Sock (USA) — 6-4, 6-4

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    Court 11 — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Melanie Oudin (USA) / Alison Riske (USA) d. Lauren Davis (USA) / Grace Min (USA) — 6-2, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Tim Smyczek (USA) d. Alex Bogomolov Jr. (RUS) — 3-6, 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Angelique Kerber (GER) (8) d. Kaia Kanepi (EST) (25) — 6-0, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (9) d. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) — 7-5, 7-6(8), 6-4

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    Court 4 — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (21) d. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) — 7-5, 6-1, 6-3

    Not Before: 12:30 P.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Treat Huey (PHI) (16) / Dominic Inglot (GBR) (16) d. Daniele Bracciali (ITA) / Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) — 6-3, 6-3

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Sandra Klemenschits (AUT) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) d. Vera Dushevina (RUS) / Heather Watson (GBR) — 6-1, 7-5

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Lucie Hradecka (CZE) / Frantisek Cermak (CZE) d. Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) / Colin Fleming (GBR) — 6-2, 7-5

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) d. Martina Hingis (SUI) / Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) — 7-6(5), 7-6(5)

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    Court 6 — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Jill Craybas (USA) / Coco Vandeweghe (USA) d. Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) / Simona Halep (ROU) — 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-4

    Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Joao Sousa (POR) d. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) — 1-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (7) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) (7) d. Kaitlyn Christian (USA) / Dennis Novikov (USA) — 6-1, 6-1

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (2) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (2) d. Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) — -6-4, 6-1

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    Court 7 — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) / Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) / Paula Ormaechea (ARG) — 6-3, 6-0

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Sharon Fichman (CAN) / Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) d. Allie Kiick (USA) / Sachia Vickery (USA) — 7-5, 4-6, 6-1

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Tobias Kamke (GER) — 6-4, 6-2, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) d. Peter Gojowczyk (GER) — 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3

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    Court 8 — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Polona Hercog (SLO) / Lisa Raymond (USA) d. Petra Martic (CRO) / Andrea Petkovic (GER) — 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

    Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (6) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (6) d. Bradley Klahn (USA) / Sam Querrey (USA) — 6-2, 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Michael Llodra (FRA) (14) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) (14) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) / Albert Ramos (ESP) — 6-3, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Alize Cornet (FRA) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. Sabrina Santamaria (USA) / Jarmere Jenkins (USA) — 6-4, 6-1

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Abigail Spears (USA) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Julia Goerges (GER) (3) / Rohan Bopanna (IND) (3) — 6-7(1), 6-2, 10-6

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    Court 9 — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (8) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (8) d. Petra Cetkovska (CZE) / Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) — 6-3, 6-4

    Not Before: 12:30 P.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (14) / Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) (14) d. Kiki Bertens (NED) / Johanna Larsson (SWE) — 7-5, 7-6(9)

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Albert Montanes (ESP) / Tommy Robredo (ESP) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-1

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Janette Husarova (SVK) / Filip Polasek (SVK) d. Yasmin Schnack (USA) / Eric Roberson (USA) — 6-4, 7-6(3)

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) d. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) / Scott Lipsky (USA) — 6-3, 6-3

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    Court 10 — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Vania King (USA) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) d. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) / Donna Vekic (CRO) — 6-1, 6-0

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Colin Fleming (GBR) (12) / Jonathan Marray (GBR) (12) d. Ryan Harrison (USA) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) — 6-3, 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Jamie Murray (GBR) / John Peers (AUS) d. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Andre Sa (BRA) — 6-7(7), 7-5, 7-5

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) (5) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (5) d. Melanie Oudin (USA) / Austin Krajicek (USA) — 7-5, 6-2

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Ashleigh Barty (AUS) / John Peers (AUS) d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (1) / Alexander Peya (AUT) (1) — 4-6, 6-3, 11-9

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    Court 14 — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Cara Black (ZIM) (13) / Marina Erakovic (NZL) (13) d. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) — 6-1, 7-6(5)

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (10) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (10) d. Andre Begemann (GER) / Martin Emmrich (GER) — 7-6(5), 6-3

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (2) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (2) d. Cara Black (ZIM) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) — 6-3, 6-1

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Liezel Huber (USA) (8) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (8) d. Sania Mirza (IND) / Horia Tecau (ROU) — 4-6, 7-6(10), 10-4

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    Court 15 — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) / Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) d. Florin Mergea (ROU) / Lukas Rosol (CZE) — 4-6, 7-5, 6-0

    Not Before: 12:30 P.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Anna-Lena Groenefeld(GER)(6) / Kveta Peschke(CZE)(6) d. Timea Babos (HUN) / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) — 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Christopher Kas (GER) / Oliver Marach (AUT) d. Pablo Andujar (ESP) / Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) — 6-2, 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (4) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (4) d. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) — 6-3, 6-4

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    Credits: Cover Photo: wchuang (Creative Commons License)

  • US Open Day 3 Schedule of Play / Scores: Wednesday, August 28

    US Open Day 3 Schedule of Play / Scores: Wednesday, August 28

    [Scores added as known.]

    Arthur Ashe Stadium – 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Na Li (CHN) (5) d. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) — 6-2, 6-2

    Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (6) d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) — 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(7)

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Serena Williams (USA) (1) vs. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) — Canceled

    Not Before 7:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Andy Murray (GBR) (3) d. Michael Llodra (FRA) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Sloane Stephens (USA) (15) d. Urszula Radwanska (POL) — 6-1, 6-1

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    Louis Armstrong Stadium – 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (3) d. Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) — 6-0, 7-5

    Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Jie Zheng (CHN) d. Venus Williams (USA) — 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(5)

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Ivo Karlovic (CRO) d. James Blake (USA) — 6-7(2), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2), 7-6(2)

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    Grandstand — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (17) d. Daniel Brands (GER) — 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Brian Baker (USA) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Jamie Hampton (USA) (23) d. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) — 7-5, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Angelique Kerber (GER) (8) vs. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) — Canceled

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    Court 17 — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (18) d. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) — 6-3, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Tim Smyczek (USA) d. James Duckworth (AUS) — 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Rajeev Ram (USA) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) (16) — 6-1, 6-2, 6-2

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) vs. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Martina Hingis (SUI) — Canceled

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    Court 13 — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Somdev Devvarman (IND) d. Lukas Lacko (SVK) — 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Alex Bogomolov Jr. (RUS) d. Benoit Paire (FRA) (24) — 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(5)

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (24) vs. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) — Canceled

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (9) vs. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) — Canceled

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    Court 11 — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Go Soeda (JPN) — 6-4, 6-3, 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Laura Robson (GBR) (30) d. Caroline Garcia (FRA) — 6-4, 7-6(5)

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (9) d. Radek Stepanek (CZE) — 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (16) vs. Paula Ormaechea (ARG) — Canceled

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Sorana Cirstea (ROU) (19) vs. Kurumi Nara (JPN) — Canceled

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    Court 4 — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (21) d. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) — 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(4)

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Peter Gojowczyk (GER) d. Igor Sijsling (NED) — 7-6(7), 2-6, 6-4, 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Kaia Kanepi (EST) (25) vs. Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) — Canceled

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) vs. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) — Canceled

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    Court 6 — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) d. David Goffin (BEL) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Victor Hanescu (ROU) — 7-6(4), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4)

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (6) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (6) vs. Bradley Klahn (USA) / Sam Querrey (USA) — Canceled

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Vania King (USA) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) vs. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) / Donna Vekic (CRO) — Canceled

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    Court 7 — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (32) d. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) — 6-4, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Andreas Seppi (ITA) (20) d. Xavier Malisse (BEL) — 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (1) / Alexander Peya (AUT) (1) vs. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) / John Peers (AUS) — Canceled

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    Court 8 — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Liezel Huber (USA) (9) / Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) (9) d. Nina Bratchikova (RUS) / Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) — 6-1, 6-1

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Kiki Bertens (NED) / Johanna Larsson (SWE) d. Shelby Rogers (USA) / Maria Sanchez (USA) — 7-5, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Marcel Granollers (ESP) d. Jurgen Zopp (EST) — 6-1, 3-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Melanie Oudin (USA) / Alison Riske (USA) vs. Lauren Davis (USA) / Grace Min (USA) — Canceled

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    Court 9 — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Albert Montanes (ESP) / Tommy Robredo (ESP) d. Frantisek Cermak (CZE) (15) / Filip Polasek (SVK) (15) — 6-4, 6-0

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Katalin Marosi (HUN) / Megan Moulton-Levy (USA) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Klara Zakopalova (CZE) — 6-3, 7-6(4)

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (4) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (4) vs. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) — Canceled

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Ryan Harrison (USA) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) vs. Steve Johnson (USA) / Michael Russell (USA) — Canceled

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    Court 10 — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Colin Fleming (GBR) (12) / Jonathan Marray (GBR) (12) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) / Eduardo Schwank (ARG) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) (29) — 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(3)

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Victoria Duval (USA) / Donald Young (USA) vs. Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) / Treat Huey (PHI) — Canceled

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Sharon Fichman (CAN) / Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) vs. Allie Kiick (USA) / Sachia Vickery (USA) — Canceled

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) / Simona Halep (ROU) vs. Jill Craybas (USA) / Coco Vandeweghe (USA) — Canceled

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Petra Martic (CRO) / Andrea Petkovic (GER) vs. Polona Hercog (SLO) / Lisa Raymond (USA) — Canceled

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    Court 14 — 11:00 A.M.

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Kveta Peschke (CZE) (4) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) (4) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) / Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) — 6-2, 2-6, 10-8

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Nadia Petrova (RUS) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d. Elina Svitolina (UKR) / Renata Voracova (CZE) — 6-2, 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) / Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) vs. Florin Mergea (ROU) / Lukas Rosol (CZE) — Canceled

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Julia Goerges (GER) (12) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (12) vs. Olga Govortsova (BLR) / Mandy Minella (LUX) — Canceled

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (2) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (2) vs. Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) — Canceled

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    Court 15 — 11:00 A.M.

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / David Marrero (ESP) d. Saisai Zheng (CHN) / Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) — 2-6, 6-0, 10-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) / Mikhail Elgin (RUS) d. Marinko Matosevic (AUS) / Grega Zemlja (SLO) — 1-6, 6-3, 6-2

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) (11) / Scott Lipsky (USA) (11) vs. Jonathan Erlich (ISR) / Andy Ram (ISR) — Canceled

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (11) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) (11) vs. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) — Canceled

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Austin Krajicek (USA) / Denis Kudla (USA) vs. Martin Klizan (SVK) / Michal Mertinak (SVK) — Canceled

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    Court 16 — 11:00 A.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Pablo Cuevas (URU) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) d. Max Mirnyi (BLR) (13) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (13) — 6-2, 7-5

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Mona Barthel (GER) / Liga Dekmeijere (LAT) d. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) / Eva Hrdinova (CZE) — 6-3, 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) / Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs. Lucas Arnold Ker (ARG) / Juan Monaco (ARG) — Canceled

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Vera Dushevina (RUS) / Heather Watson (GBR) vs. Sandra Klemenschits (AUT) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) — Canceled

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Pablo Andujar (ESP) / Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs. Christopher Kas (GER) / Oliver Marach (AUT) — Canceled
    Credits: Cover Photo: jpellgen (Creative Commons License)

  • Cincinnati Western & Southern ATP/WTA Semifinals: Saturday, August 17

    Cincinnati Western & Southern ATP/WTA Semifinals: Saturday, August 17

    [Scores added as known.]

    Center Court – Start 1:00 P.M.

    John Isner (USA) d (7) Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) — 6-7(5), 7-6(9), 6-3

    Not Before 2:30 P.M.
    (4) Rafael Nadal (ESP) d (6) Tomas Berdych (CZE) — 7-5, 7-6(4)

    Not Before 7:00 P.M.
    (1) Serena Williams (USA) d (5) Na Li (CHN) — 7-5, 7-5
    (2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d (14) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

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    Grandstand – Start 3:00 P.M.

    (2) Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP) d (8) Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) — 7-5, 6-2

    Not Before 4:30 P.M.
    (1) Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) d Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Scott Lipsky (USA) — 4-6, 7-6(6), 10-6

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  • Rogers Cup Semifinals Schedule/Scores

    Rogers Cup Semifinals Schedule/Scores

    Today’s ATP matches [See below for WTA] Scores added as known.

    Not before 3:00 P.M.
    (11) M Raonic (CAN) d (WC) V Pospisil (CAN) — 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4)

    Not before 8:00 P.M.
    (4) R Nadal (ESP) d (1) N Djokovic (SRB) — 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2)

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    Today’s WTA matches. Scores added as known.

    Not before 1:00 P.M.
    S Cirstea (ROU) d (4) N Li (CHN) — 6-1, 7-6(5)

    Not before 6:30 P.M.
    (1) S Williams (USA) d (3) A Radwanska (POL) — 7-6(3), 6-4

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  • Wimbledon Women’s QFs: Kirsten Flipkens upsets Petra Kvitova; Sloane Stephens, last US player, is out.

    Wimbledon Women’s QFs: Kirsten Flipkens upsets Petra Kvitova; Sloane Stephens, last US player, is out.

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    Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium pulled off the latest upset at Wimbledon.  And, at this point, why not?  A year ago, Flipkens was ranked 262, due to injury lay-offs.  She’s back at #20, but she withstood the #8 ranked, (7-inches taller and favored) Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

    Sloane Stephens, the 20-year-old US hopeful, lost to Marion Bartoli of France, 6-4, 7-5.  Stephens made a match of it, but Bartoli is seasoned and crafty.  A controversial moment came when the Frenchwomen insisted on stopping play at 4-5, deuce, on the American’s serve, citing the rain and condition of the court.  When play resumed, she won the next two points, and the set.  Ultimately, Bartoli prevailed in the second, keeping her on track for her second Wimbledon final. (She lost to Venus Williams in 2007.)

    Sabine Lisicki, who yesterday bumped Serena Williams from The Championships, got through her match v. Kaia Kanepi in impressive fashion, 6-3, 6-3.

    In another tightly contested match, Li Na was down a set and a break to Agnieszka Radwanska in the second, but fought back to take the second, though it was all Radwanska in the third:  7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2.

  • Wimbledon Day 8: Tuesday, July 2 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 8: Tuesday, July 2 – Order of Play & Scores

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    [Scores will be added as known.]

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d Na Li (CHN) (6) — 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (20) d Petra Kvitova (CZE) (8) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Kaia Kanepi (EST) — 6-3, 6-3

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15) d Sloane Stephens (USA) (17) — 6-4, 7-5

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (14) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (14) d Robert Lindstedt (SWE) (6) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (6) — 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 6-7(3), 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (1) d Filip Polasek (SVK) / Janette Husarova (SVK) — 6-2, 6-3

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Julia Goerges (GER) (16) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (16) d Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) d Julien Benneteau (FRA) (11) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (11) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Horia Tecau (ROU) (2) / Sania Mirza (IND) (2) d Martin Emmrich (GER) / Julia Goerges (GER) — 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Marcin Matkowski (POL) (11) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (11) d Andy Ram (ISR) / Abigail Spears (USA) — 7-5, 7-5

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    James Blake (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Juan-Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) (8) / Julian Knowle (AUT) (8) — 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 7-6(4)

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (2) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (2) d Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) — 6-4, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Marcelo Melo (BRA) (6) / Liezel Huber (USA) (6) d Rajeev Ram (USA) / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) — 4-0 Ret.

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) d Max Mirnyi (BLR) (4) / Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (4) — 7-6(3), 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (8) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (8) d Dominic Inglot (GBR) / Johanna Konta (GBR) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Eric Butorac (USA) / Alize Cornet (FRA) d Leander Paes (IND) (15) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) (15) — 6-3, 6-3

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    Court 8

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Frederik Nielsen (DEN) / Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d Ivan Dodig (CRO) (16) / Marina Erakovic (NZL) (16)  — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 11

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    John Peers (AUS) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d Treat Huey (PHI) (9) / Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (9) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

  • Roland Garros/French Open Day 2, May 27: Scores

    Roland Garros/French Open Day 2, May 27: Scores

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    Court Philippe Chatrier – 11:00 AM

    Na Li (CHN) [6] def. A. Medina Garrigues (ESP) 6-3 6-4
    Rafael Nadal (ESP) [3] def. Daniel Brands (GER) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 6-3
    Gael Monfils (FRA) def. Tomas Berdych (CZE) [5] 7-6(8) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 7-5
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2] def. Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 6-2 6-1

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    Court Suzanne Lenglen – 11:00 AM

    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [4] def. Shahar Peer (ISR) 6-1 6-1
    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] def. Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-2 6-2 6-3
    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [10] def. Laura Robson (GBR) 6-3 6-2
    Richard Gasquet (FRA) [7] def. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)  6-1 6-4 6-3

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    Court 1 – 11:00 AM

    Roberta Vinci (ITA) [15] def. Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) 6-3 6-0
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) [30] def. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 7-6(5) 6-3 5-7 7-6(5)
    Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-4 4-6 7-6(9) 4-6 6-2
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) [21] def. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2-6 6-4 6-0

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    Court 2 – 11:00 AM

    Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) def. Martin Alund (ARG) 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-0
    Mathilde Johansson (FRA) def. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 7-5 6-1
    Angelique Kerber (GER) [8] def. Mona Barthel (GER) 7-6(6) 6-2
    John Isner (USA) [19] def. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 6-3 6-4 6-4

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    Court 3 – 11:00 AM

    Zuzana Kucova (SVK) def. Julia Goerges (GER) [24] 7-6(8) 6-0
    Nicolas Almagro (ESP) [11] def. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3
    Ernests Gulbis (LAT) def. Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) 6-1 7-6(4) 6-3
    Francesca Schiavone (ITA) def. Melinda Czink (HUN) 6-0 7-6(1)

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    Court 4 – 11:00 AM

    Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) [20] def. Simona Halep (ROU) 3-6 6-2 6-2
    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) [29] def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 6-1 6-2
    Martin Klizan (SVK) def. Michael Russell (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-1 Ret.
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) def. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 6-1 7-6(2)

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    Court 5 – 11:00 AM

    Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) def. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 7-6(7) 2-6 7-6(2) 6-2
    Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 6-3 6-2
    Jie Zheng (CHN) def. Vesna Dolonc (SRB) 6-4 6-1
    Paula Ormaechea (ARG) def. Tatjana Maria (GER) 6-3 4-6 6-0

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    Court 6 – 11:00 AM

    Pablo Cuevas (URU) def. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6-3 2-6 6-3 5-7 7-5
    Madison Keys (USA) def. Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-3 6-2
    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) def. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [22] 6-4 6-2
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) [21] def. Albert Ramos (ESP) 7-6(3) 7-5 6-3

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    Court 7 – 11:00 AM

    Kei Nishikori (JPN) [13] def. Jesse Levine (CAN) 6-3 6-2 6-0
    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) def. Marcel Granollers (ESP) [31] 7-5 2-6 6-4 4-6 6-4
    Marin Cilic (CRO) [10] def. Philipp Petzschner (GER) 6-1 6-2 6-3
    Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) def. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 6-0 6-1
    Sloane Stephens (USA) [17] def. Karin Knapp (ITA) 6-2 7-5

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    Court 8 – 11:00 AM

    Tobias Kamke (GER) def. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-3 6-3 3-6 0-6 6-3
    Jana Cepelova (SVK) def. Christina McHale (USA) 7-6(3) 2-6 6-4
    Albert Montanes (ESP) def. Steve Johnson (USA) 6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-1

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    Court 10 – 11:00 AM

    Igor Sijsling (NED) def. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-4 6-3 6-2
    Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) def. Julia Glushko (ISR) 6-2 7-5
    Ryan Harrison (USA) def. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 6-3 6-4 7-6(4)
    Garbine Muguruza (ESP) def. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4-6 7-5 6-3

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    Court 11 – 11:00 AM

    Johanna Larsson (SWE) def. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 6-2 6-3
    Grega Zemlja (SLO) def. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-1 6-4 6-1
    Lukas Rosol (CZE) def. Pere Riba (ESP) 6-3 6-4 6-4

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    Court 14 – 11:00 AM

    Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) 6-4 6-1
    Vania King (USA) def. Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) 7-6(3) 6-1
    Fabio Fognini (ITA) [27] def. Andreas Beck (GER) 6-3 7-5 6-3
    Michal Przysiezny (POL) def. Rhyne Williams (USA) 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5 7-5

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    Court 16 – 11:00 AM

    Tommy Robredo (ESP) [32] def. Jurgen Zopp (EST) 6-3 6-2 6-1
    Elina Svitolina (UKR) def. Romina Oprandi (SUI) 6-3 4-6 6-1
    Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) def. Juan Monaco (ARG) [17] 4-6 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 6-4

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    Court 17 – 11:00 AM

    Nick Kyrgios (AUS) def. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 7-6(4) 7-6(8) 7-6(11)
    Melanie Oudin (USA) def. Tamira Paszek (AUT) [28] 6-4 6-3
    Robin Haase (NED) def. Kenny De Schepper (FRA) 6-4 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3

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  • The Queen of Stuttgart

    The Queen of Stuttgart

    Maria Sharapova claimed her second consecutive Stuttgart crown in defeating China’s Li Na at the Porsche Open.

    The World Number 2 won in straight sets 6-4 6-3. It was the only match of the tournament where she hadn’t been stretched to a deciding final set.

    Sharapova exerted a lot of pressure on the Li Na service game, with quality agressive returning. This paid dividends as she broke Li twice in the first set. She was broken back once, but it was a temporary repreive for Li and the russian closed out the set.

    Sharapova serving well and returning even better, wrapped things up in a comfortable second set with Li Na double faulting on match point.

    “I thought it’d be the toughest match of the tournament, but I played my best tennis today,” Sharapova said. “I was able to step it up.”

    The second-seeded Li had a double-fault on match point

    Sharapova now improves to 9-5 over Li in their personal head to head matchup and is confidently building momentum during the European clay court swing, where the main focus will be to defend her Roland Garros title in Paris.

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