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  • Australian Open Day 2: Order of Play & Scores

    Australian Open Day 2: Order of Play & Scores

    Stan Wawrinka Novak Djokovic Serena Williams Petra Kvitova

    On Day 2 of the Australian Open, the top halves of the men’s and women’s draws play their first round matches. On Rod Laver Arena, the defending champion Stan Wawrinka (4) plays Marsel Ilhan (TUR), followed by the No. 1 seed, Novak Djokovic, who will take on Aljaz Bedene (SLO). On Margaret Court Arena, Serena Williams (1) will meet Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL), and on Hisense Arena, the No. 4 seed, Petra Kvitova (CZE) will play Richel Hogenkamp (NED).

    The full schedule for Day 2 is listed below (Results to follow).  All times are local.

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    Rod Laver Arena — 11:00am 

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Samantha Stosur (AUS) (20) d. Monica Niculescu (ROU) — 6-4, 6-1

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (4) d. Marsel Ilhan (TUR) — 6-1, 6-4, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d. Aljaz Bedene (SLO) — 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

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    Not Before 7:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Ze Zhang (CHN) — 6-3, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) d. Shelby Rogers (USA) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-0

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    Margaret Court Arena — 11:00am 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Kei Nishikori (JPN) (5) d. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) — 6-4, 7-6(1), 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (8) d. Taylor Townsend (USA) — 7-6(1), 6-2

    Not Before: 2:30pm

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (29) d. Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) — 6-4, 6-0

    Not Before 7:00pm

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) — 6-0, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Gael Monfils (FRA) (17) d. Lucas Pouille (FRA) — 6-7(3), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4

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    Hisense Arena — 11:00am

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Sloane Stephens (USA) — 6-3, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Milos Raonic (CAN) (8) d. Illya Marchenko (UKR) — 7-6(3), 7-6(3), 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (4) d. Richel Hogenkamp (NED) — 6-1, 6-4

    Not Before: 5:00pm

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Venus Williams (USA) (18) d. Maria Torro-Flor (ESP) — 6-2, 6-2

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    Show Court 2 — 11:00am 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) (16) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Gilles Simon (FRA) (18) d. Robin Haase (NED) — 6-1, 6-3, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Nicole Gibbs (USA) d. Olivia Rogowska (AUS) —  6-4, 6-1

    Not Before: 6:00pm

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (6) d. Kurumi Nara (JPN) — 6-3, 6-0

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    Show Court 3 — 11:00am

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Alize Cornet (FRA) (19) d. Shuai Zhang (CHN) — 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (11) d. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    David Ferrer (ESP) (9) d. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) — 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-0, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Benjamin Becker (GER) d. Julien Benneteau (FRA) (25) — 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4

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    Court 6 — 11:00am 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) (12) d. Denis Kudla (USA) — 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 10-8

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Madison Brengle (USA) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) (13) — 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Camila Giorgi (ITA) d. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (12) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Sam Querrey (USA) — 6-3, 6-7(5), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

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    Court 7 — 11:00am

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Garbine Muguruza (ESP) (24) d.  Marina Erakovic (NZL) — 7-5, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (31) d. James Ward (GBR) — 2-6, 6-0, 7-6(6), 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. Ons Jabeur (TUN) — 6-2, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Hiroki Moriya (JPN) — 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-3, 7-5

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    Court 8 — 11:00am

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Saisai Zheng (CHN) — 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    John Isner (USA) (19) d. Jimmy Wang (TPE) — 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Go Soeda (JPN) d. Elias Ymer (SWE) — 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Anna Tatishvili (USA) d. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) — 7-5, 6-4

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    Court 10 — 11:00am 

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. Heather Watson (GBR) — 6-4, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) d. Laurent Lokoli (FRA) — 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) — 6-1, 6-2, 7-6(6)

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Lauren Davis (USA) d. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) — 6-1, 7-5

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    Court 11 — 11:00am

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Adrian Mannarino (FRA) d. Blaz Rola (SLO) —  7-6(7), 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Irina Falconi (USA) d. Kaia Kanepi (EST) — 2-6, 6-4, 7-5

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Johanna Larsson (SWE) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) — 6-4, 6-3

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    Court 12 — 11:00am

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Denisa Allertova (CZE) d. Romina Oprandi (SUI) — 6-0, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Donald Young (USA) d. Tim Puetz (GER) — 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Matthias Bachinger (GER) d. Pablo Cuevas (URU) (27) — 7-6(1), 6-3, 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Madison Keys (USA) d. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) — 6-3, 7-5

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    Court 13 — 11:00am 

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (25) d. Timea Babos (HUN) — 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) (13) d. Dominic Thiem (AUT) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(5)

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (15) — 6-1, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) d. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) (21) — 6-4, 6-3, 6-2

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    Court 15 — 11:00am

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) d. Jie Zheng (CHN) — 6-1, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Marcel Granollers (ESP) d. Stephane Robert (FRA) — 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Elina Svitolina (UKR) (26) d. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) — 6-3, 7-5

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) — 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3)

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    Court 19 — 11:00am

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d. Peter Gojowczyk (GER) — 6-7(1), 7-5, 6-4, 1-0 (Ret.)

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Coco Vandeweghe (USA) d. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) — 6-2, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Marius Copil (ROU) d. Pablo Andujar (ESP) – 6-2, 6-2, 7-5

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) (30) d. Vitalia Diatchenko (RUS) — 6-3, 6-3

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    Court 20 — 11:00am

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Santiago Giraldo (COL) (30) d. Jan Hernych (CZE) — 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) d. Joao Souza (BRA) — 6-4, 7-5, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Tereza Smitkova (CZE) d. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) — 6-1, 6-1

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    Court 22 — 11:00am 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Steve Johnson (USA) d. Kyle Edmund (GBR) — 6-4, 6-4, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) — 6-4, 7-6(5), 7-6(3)

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Mona Barthel (GER) d. Donna Vekic (CRO) — 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

  • WTA: Week No. 2

    WTA: Week No. 2

    Heather Watson Petra Kvitova

    The second week of the season included a Premier-level event in Sydney, and an International-level event in Hobart. They were the final warm-ups to the Australian Open in Melbourne.

    Our own Correspondent Margaret McAleer watched as Petra Kvitova scored her 15 WTA title in Sydney. She faced fellow Czech Karolina Pliskova in the final and won in two straight tiebreaks, dodging a late surge by Karolina in the second set. Final score: 7-6(5), 7-6(6).

    Kvitova has now scored the most points during the first two weeks of the season, with 590. Currently ranked No. 4, she has an outside chance of becoming No. 1 if she wins the Australian Open, and Serena Williams has an early exit.

    Also, it’s worth noting that Simona Halep withdrew from Sydney due to illness.

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    Surprise results came out of a rainy and windy Hobart. Heather Watson became the first British woman in 30 years to score her second WTA title. She overcame a shaky first set to defeat American qualifier Madison Brengle. Final score: 6-3, 6-4. Watson did not drop a set during her run to victory, beating three seeded players, and winning the title on her first match point.

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Marianne Bevis / VOXSPORTSdotNET

  • 2015 Australian Open Women’s Draw

    2015 Australian Open Women’s Draw

    Australian Open

    The women’s draw for the 2015 Australian Open was released today. In the top half are the No. 1 seed, Serena Williams (USA), and the No. 4 seed, Petra Kvitova (CZE). In the bottom half are the No. 2 seed, Maria Sharapova (RUS), and the No. 3 seed, Simona Halep (ROM).

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    First Quarter

    Serena Williams (USA) (1)
    Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL)

    Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
    Ons Jabeur (TUN)

    Olivia Rogowska (AUS)
    Nicole Gibbs (USA)

    Jana Cepelova (SVK)
    Elina Svitolina (UKR) (26)

    Garbine Muguruza (ESP) (24)
    Marina Erakovic (NZL)

    Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
    Saisai Zheng (CHN)

    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
    Anna Tatishvili (USA)

    Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (15)

    Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (11)
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)

    Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
    Heather Watson (GBR)

    Romina Oprandi (SUI)
    Denisa Allertova (CZE)

    Shuai Zhang (CHN)
    Alize Cornet (FRA) (19)

    B.Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (25)
    Timea Babos (HUN)

    Jie Zheng (CHN)
    Kai-Chen Chang (TPE)

    Sloane Stephens (USA)
    Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

    Taylor Townsend (USA)
    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (8)

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    Second Quarter

    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (4)
    Richel Hogenkamp (NED)

    Donna Vekic (CRO)
    Mona Barthel (GER)

    Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
    Madison Keys (USA)

    Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)
    Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (29)

    Samantha Stosur (AUS) (20)
    Monica Niculescu (ROU)

    Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
    Coco Vandeweghe (USA)

    Irina Falconi (USA)
    Kaia Kanepi (EST)

    Madison Brengle (USA)
    Andrea Petkovic (GER) (13)

    Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (12)
    Camila Giorgi (ITA)

    Tereza Smitkova (CZE)
    Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)

    Lauren Davis (USA)
    Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)

    M.Torro-Flor (ESP)
    Venus Williams (USA) (18)

    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) (30)
    Vitalia Diatchenko (RUS)

    Shelby Rogers (USA)
    Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)

    Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)
    Johanna Larsson (SWE)

    Kurumi Nara (JPN)
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (6)

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    Third Quarter

    Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (5)
    Lucie Hradecka (CZE)

    Polona Hercog (SLO)
    Qiang Wang (CHN)

    Storm Sanders (AUS)
    Klara Koukalova (CZE)

    Julia Goerges (GER)
    Belinda Bencic (SUI) (32)

    Karolina Pliskova (CZE) (22)
    Evgeniya Rodina (RUS)

    Alison Riske (USA)
    Oceane Dodin (FRA)

    Roberta Vinci (ITA)
    Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)

    An-Sophie Mestach (BEL)
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (10)

    Sara Errani (ITA) (14)
    Grace Min (USA)

    S.Soler-Espinosa (ESP)
    Annika Beck (GER)

    Renata Voracova (CZE)
    Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)

    Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
    A.Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (23)

    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (28)
    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)

    Ying-Ying Duan (CHN)
    Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)

    Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)
    Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU)

    Karin Knapp (ITA)
    Simona Halep (ROU) (3)

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    Fourth Quarter

    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7)
    Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER)

    Kiki Bertens (NED)
    Daria Gavrilova (AUS)

    Stefanie Voegele (SUI)
    Pauline Parmentier (FRA)

    Caroline Garcia (FRA)
    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (27)

    C.Suarez Navarro (ESP) (17)
    Carina Witthoeft (GER)

    Stephanie Foretz (FRA)
    Christina McHale (USA)

    Elena Vesnina (RUS)
    Katerina Siniakova (CZE)

    Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
    Angelique Kerber (GER) (9)

    Lucie Safarova (CZE) (16)
    Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)

    Monica Puig (PUR)
    Arina Rodionova (AUS)

    Ana Konjuh (CRO)
    Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)

    Tatjana Maria (GER)
    Shuai Peng (CHN) (21)

    Zarina Diyas (KAZ) (31)
    Urszula Radwanska (POL)

    Anna Schmiedlova (SVK)
    Chanelle Scheepers (RSA)

    Alexandra Panova (RUS)
    Sorana Cirstea (ROU)

    Petra Martic (CRO)
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2)

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): brassynn

  • 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 2 – Order of Play & Scores

    Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 2 – Order of Play & Scores

    Caroline Wozniacki Maria Sharapova Petra Kvitova Agnieszka Radwanska

    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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  • 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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  • Sharapova Bests Beijing

    Sharapova Bests Beijing

    Maria Sharapova

    Injuries were the early news of the last Premier mandatory event of 2014: the top two seeds both pulled out after quarterfinal match wins due to injuries, but the other two top seeds delivered.

    In a final that featured the top Russian against the top Czech, Maria Sharapova defeated Petra Kvitova in a three set victory. Final score: 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.

    This was Maria’s first Beijing title.  It was also her first win on hard courts since 2013 in Indian Wells.  She now has four titles for 2014, which ties her with Petra, and only trailing Serena Williams, who has six.  The win also boosts Maria’s ranking to No. 2, the highest for the year, and ahead of Kvitova and Halep.

    In a match that featured lots of power hitting, but not many rallies, both players committed more unforced errors than they scored winners, both had five break of serves.  Sharapova only scored three more points than Kvitova in a contest that took 2 hours and 28 minutes.

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Marianne Bevis

  • Kvitova Wondrous in Wuhan

    Kvitova Wondrous in Wuhan

    Petra Kvitova

    The inaugural Premier 5 event in Wuhan ended with a rematch of this year’s Wimbledon final: third seeded Petra Kvitova, of the Czech Republic, defeated sixth seeded Eugenie Bouchard, of Canada, in straight sets — 6-3 6-4. The match lasted one hour and twenty minutes.

    This was Kvitova’s third title of the year and the fourteenth of her career. The win not only earned her $441,000 in prize money, but also 900 ranking points to gain her a spot in the year end championship. Kvitova is the fourth to qualify in the Race to Singapore. She follows Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Simona Halep. There are four more spots yet to be filled.

    Bouchard had no answers for Kvitova’s big lefty serve and forehand. Broken early at the beginning of each set, the Canadian was broken a total of three times, yet was only able to break the Czech’s serve once. This is the third straight loss of her career to Kvitova. However, on the strength of her appearance in the final of the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open, Bouchard will advance to No. 7 in the WTA rankings, bringing her one step closer to Singapore. The year end appearance will be the first for the 20-year-old, who is currently the youngest in the Top 10.

    Click here to read about Wuhan 2014 in our discussion forum, which includes a complete list of daily scores.

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi

  • Kvitova Wins in New Haven

    Kvitova Wins in New Haven

    Petra Kvitova

    Petra Kvitova has won the Connecticut Open for the second time, dominating Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova in the final, 6-4, 6-2.  Kvitova, ranked No. 4 in the world, is the reigning Wimbledon Champion, and had previously won here in 2012.  Rybarikova, No. 31, had suffered an injury to her right thigh in her semifinal match against Camila Giorgi and appeared hampered by it, though she did not call for the trainer during the final.

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kenneth Hong