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  • Serena Williams and Li Na Advance to WTA Championship Final

    Serena Williams and Li Na Advance to WTA Championship Final

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    Serena Williams and Li Na have advanced to the final of the WTA Championship in Istanbul, Turkey.

    Li Na beat Petra Kvitova 6-4, 6-2 in just over an hour and a half.

    Serena Williams won the first set against Jelena Jankovic 6-4, then played a distracted second set, getting broken twice, to lose it 2-6. In the third set, Williams was up a double break, and served for the match at 5-2, when Jankovic broke back, saving a match point, then proceeded to win the next two games. Williams finally closed out the match after serving for it a second time, closing it out 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

    Williams and Li Na will play the WTA Championship final on Sunday. It will begin not before 10 P.M. EDT.

  • Serena Williams, Kerber and Li Na Winners on Day 3 of WTA Championships

    Serena Williams, Kerber and Li Na Winners on Day 3 of WTA Championships

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    Serena Williams, Angelique Kerber, and Li Na were the winners on Day 3 of the WTA Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

    (1) Serena Williams (USA) d. (5) Petra Kvitova (CZE) — 6-2, 6-3
    (8) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. (3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) — 6-2, 6-2
    (4) Li Na (CHN) d. (7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) — 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

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    Schedule of play for Friday, October 25, 2013:

    Center Court (from 17:00 hrs)

    1. Victoria Azarenka vs. Li Na
    2. Petra Kvitova vs. Angelique Kerber
    3. Sara Errani vs. Jelena Jankovic

  • Li Na, Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams Victorious on Day 2 of WTA Championships

    Li Na, Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams Victorious on Day 2 of WTA Championships

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    Li Na, Jelena Jankovic, and Serena Williams won their matches on the second day of the WTA Championships, in Istanbul, Turkey.

    (1) Serena Williams (USA) d (3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) — 6-2, 6-4
    (4) Na Li (CHN) d (6) Sara Errani (ITA) — 6-3, 7-6 (5)
    (7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d (2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) — 6-4, 6-3

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    Schedule of play for Thursday, October 24, 2013:

    Center Court (from 17:00 hrs)
    1. Li Na vs. Jelena Jankovic
    2. Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Angelique Kerber
    3. Serena Williams vs. Petra Kvitova

  • Serena Williams, Kvitova and Azarenka Win Opening Matches at WTA Championships

    Serena Williams, Kvitova and Azarenka Win Opening Matches at WTA Championships

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    Serena Williams, Petra Kvitova, and Victoria Azarenka won their opening matches today at the WTA Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

    (2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d (6) Sara Errani (ITA) — 7-6 (4), 6-2
    (1) Serena Williams (USA) d (8) Angelique Kerber (GER) — 6-3, 6-1
    (5) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d (3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) — 6-4, 6-4

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    Schedule of play for Wednesday, October 23, 2013:

    Center Court (from 17:00 hrs)
    1. Li Na vs. Sara Errani
    2. Victoria Azarenka vs. Jelena Jankovic
    3. Serena Williams vs. Agnieszka Radwanska

  • Serena Williams Beats Jelena Jankovic for China Open Title

    Serena Williams Beats Jelena Jankovic for China Open Title

    Serena Williams overcame some back troubles to best Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-2 for her 10th title of 2013, the 56th of her career.  While Williams looked in discomfort in the second set, it was Jankovic who received treatment for hip pain.  Despite the loss, the Serbian is having her best year since 2009, and will raise her ranking to world No. 8 come Monday.

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  • Serena Williams Withdraws from Tokyo

    Serena Williams Withdraws from Tokyo

    World No. 1 Serena Williams withdrew on Thursday from the Pan Pacific Open, in Tokyo, citing fatigue, reported Japan’s Kyodo news agency.

    “I’m disappointed to have to withdraw from the Pan Pacific Open, which I was very much looking forward to playing this year. Unfortunately with the number of matches I have played throughout the summer I need more time to properly recover,” Williams said.

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  • Serena Williams Wins the US Open

    Serena Williams Wins the US Open

    Serena Williams fought Victoria Azarenka, the wind, and her nerves to win her 17th Major title.

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    Serena Williams has won her fifth US Open crown with a hard fought victory over world No. 2 Victoria Azarenka, 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-1, in a match lasting 2 hours and 45 minutes.  Oddly, it was the first time that the world No. 1 and No. 2 had faced each other in a US Open final in 10 years.

    It didn’t come easy. Serena had to overcome blustery weather conditions, unforced errors, and a very stubborn opponent in the Belorussian. Twice in the second set she served for the match but Azarenka broke her both times to force a deciding set.

    Azarenka had beaten Williams recently in Cincinnati in a three-set thriller but fell behind early in the final set and could not recover. Williams finally sealed the match when an Azarenka return sailed long.

    Williams increased her Grand Slam count to 17, one fewer than Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the all-time list, and jumped for joy on winning her fifth US Open title.

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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 9 Schedule of Play / Scores: Tuesday, Sept. 3

    US Open Day 9 Schedule of Play / Scores: Tuesday, Sept. 3

    [Scores added as known.]

    Arthur Ashe Stadium – 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 4
    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (2) d. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (13) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals
    Na Li (CHN) (5) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (24) — 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2

    Not Before: 2:30 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d. Marcel Granollers (ESP) — 6-3, 6-0, 6-0

    Not Before: 7:00 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals
    Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (18) — 6-0, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Andy Murray (GBR) (3) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) — 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-4, 6-4

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    Louis Armstrong Stadium — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (4) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (4) d. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (15) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) (15) — 6-4, 6-2

    Not Before: 12:30 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (21) d. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) — 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(3), 6-4, 7-5

    Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) d. Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) (5) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (5) — 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-4

    Not Before: 5:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (9) d. Tomas Berdych (CZE) (5) — 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(6), 6-2

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    Grandstand — 11:00 A.M.

    Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) d. Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Martin Emmrich (GER) — 7-6(5), 6-3

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3
    Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) d. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) (16) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (16) — 6-1, 7-5

    Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Abigail Spears (USA) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Liezel Huber (USA) (8) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (8) — 2-6, 6-1, 11-9

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (2) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (2) d. Cara Black (ZIM) (13) / Marina Erakovic (NZL) (13) — 5-7, 6-2, 6-4

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    Court 17 — 12:00 P.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Alexander Peya (AUT) (2) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (2) d. Jamie Murray (GBR) / John Peers (AUS) — 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (7) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) (7) d. Kveta Peschke (CZE) (4) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) (4) — 6-1, 6-2

    Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) (5) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (5) d. Lucie Hradecka (CZE) / Frantisek Cermak (CZE) — 6-4, 6-7(3), 13-11

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