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  • 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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  • Simona Halep Prevails on Home Turf

    Simona Halep Prevails on Home Turf

    Simona Halep

    Simona Halep defeated Roberta Vinci with a comfortable 6-1, 6-3 win to take the inaugural Bucharest Open title in Romania.

    Roared on by a partisan crowd in her home country, Halep dictated proceedings from start to finish to secure the title in just 68 minutes.

    Halep, the top seed and World No. 3, has now won eight titles in the last two years.

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    Cover Photo: si.robi (Creative Commons license)

  • Wimbledon Day 10: Women’s Semifinals – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 10: Women’s Semifinals – Order of Play & Scores

    Day 10 features the Women’s Semifinals. Both matches take place on Centre Court. First up is the Czech pair of Petra Kvitova (6), the 2011 champion, and Lucie Safarova (23). They’re followed by the No. 3 seed, Simona Halep (ROU), who faces the No. 13 seed, Eugenie Bouchard (CAN).

    The full schedule for Day 10 is listed below (results to follow). All times are local.

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    Centre Court – 1:00 P.M.  

    Ladies’ Singles – Semi-finals
    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (6) d Lucie Safarova (CZE) (23) — 7-6(6), 6-1

    Ladies’ Singles – Semi-finals
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (13) d. Simona Halep (ROU) (3) — 7-6(5), 6-2

    Mixed Doubles – Third round
    Jamie Murray (GBR) (10) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (10) d Horia Tecau (ROU) (6) / Sania Mirza (IND) (6) — 6-4, 7-6(3)

    Mixed Doubles – Quarter-finals
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (5) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (5) d Bruno Soares (BRA) (13) / Martina Hingis (SUI) (13) — 6-4, 7-6(3)

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 P.M.    

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – Quarter-finals
    Leander Paes (IND) (5) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (5) d Daniel Nestor (CAN) (3) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) — 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Third round
    Neal Skupski (GBR) / Naomi Broady (GBR) d Florin Mergea (ROU) / Elina Svitolina (UKR) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 A.M. 

    Senior Gentlemen’s Inv. Doubles
    Rick Leach (USA) / Mark Woodforde (AUS) d Mansour Bahrami (IRI) (1) / Henri Leconte (FRA) (1) – 6-3, 7-6(7)

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – Quarter-finals
    Vasek Pospisil (CAN) / Jack Sock (USA) d Alexander Peya (AUT) (2) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (2) — 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 A.M.    

    Ladies’ Doubles – Quarter-finals
    Sara Errani (ITA) (2) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (2) d Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (6) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (6) – 6-4, 2-6, 6-0

    Ladies’ Doubles – Quarter-finals
    Timea Babos (HUN) (14) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (14) d Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) (11) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) (11) — 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

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    Court 12 – 11:30 A.M.

    Ladies’ Invitation Doubles
    Jana Novotna (CZE) / Barbara Schett (AUT) d Andrea Jaeger (USA) / Rennae Stubbs (AUS) — 6-2, 6-4

    Senior Gentlemen’s Inv. Doubles
    Peter Fleming (USA) / Patrick McEnroe (USA) d Peter McNamara (AUS) / Paul McNamee (AUS) — 6-1, 6-4

    Ladies’ Doubles – Quarter-finals
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (9) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (9) d Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) — 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

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    Court 18 – 11:00 A.M.

    Mixed Doubles – Quarter-finals
    Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (15) / Samantha Stosur (AUS) (15) d Mikhail Elgin (RUS) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) — 6-3, 6-1

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  • Wimbledon Day 9: Quarterfinals – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 9: Quarterfinals – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 9 features all four men’s quarterfinals, and the two remaining women’s quarterfinals. On Centre Court, first up is Simona Halep (3), who will take on last year’s finalist Sabine Lisicki (19). Following them is the defending champion, Andy Murray (3), playing the No. 11 seed, Grigor Dimitrov (BUL), who just won the grass-court tune-up at Queen’s Club. The third match pits the two Swiss against each other: Roger Federer (4), the seven-time champion, and Stan Wawrinka (5), the winner of this year’s Australian Open.

    No. 1 Court opens with the other women’s quarterfinal: the German Angelique Kerber (9) faces the young Canadian Eugenie Bouchard (13). Next up is the 2011 champion and No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic, playing the No. 26 seed, Marin Cilic (CRO). The final match will be between Milos Raonic (8) and the unseeded Nick Kyrgios (AUS), who beat Rafael Nadal in the previous round.

    The full schedule for Day 9 is listed below (results to follow). All times are local.

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    Centre Court – 12:00 P.M.

    Ladies’ Singles – Quarter-finals
    Simona Halep (ROU) (3) d Sabine Lisicki (GER) (19) — 6-4, 6-0

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Quarter-finals
    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (11) d Andy Murray (GBR) (3) — 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-2

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Quarter-finals
    Roger Federer (SUI) (4) d Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (5) — 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4

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    No. 1 Court – 12:00 P.M.

    Ladies’ Singles – Quarter-finals
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (13) d Angelique Kerber (GER) (9) — 6-3, 6-4

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Quarter-finals
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d Marin Cilic (CRO) (26) — 6-1, 3-6, 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-2

    Gentlemen’s Singles – Quarter-finals
    Milos Raonic (CAN) (8) d Nick Kyrgios (AUS) — 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(4)

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 A.M.

    Ladies’ Doubles – Third round
    Sara Errani (ITA) (2) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (2) d Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Renata Voracova (CZE) — 7-5, 6-3

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – Quarter-finals
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Julian Knowle (AUT) (9) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (9) — 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Third round
    Bruno Soares (BRA) (13) / Martina Hingis (SUI) (13) d Martin Klizan (SVK) / Belinda Bencic (SUI) — 6-3, 5-7, 9-7

    Mixed Doubles – Third round
    Aisam Qureshi (PAK) (16) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) (16) d Bob Bryan (USA) (2) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (2) — 7-5, 6-4

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 A.M.

    Ladies’ Doubles – Third round
    Timea Babos (HUN) (14) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (14) d Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (1) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (1) — 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – Third round
    Leander Paes (IND) (5) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (5) d Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (11) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (11) — 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-5

    Mixed Doubles – Third round
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (5) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (5) d John Peers (AUS) (12) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (12) — 7-6(4), 6-3

    Mixed Doubles – Second round
    Horia Tecau (ROU) (6) / Sania Mirza (IND) (6) d Mate Pavic (CRO) / Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) — 6-3, 6-3

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    Court 12

    Ladies’ Doubles – Third round
    Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) (11) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) (11) d Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (7) / Abigail Spears (USA) (7) — 7-5, 6-4

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – Quarter-finals
    Michael Llodra (FRA) (12) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) (12) d Julien Benneteau (FRA) (4) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (4) — 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Third round
    Mikhail Elgin (RUS) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) d Rohan Bopanna (IND) (7) / Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (7) — 3-6, 7-5, 6-3

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    Court 18 – 11:30 A.M.

    Mixed Doubles – Third round
    Max Mirnyi (BLR) (14) / Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) (14) d Chris Guccione (AUS) / Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) — 6-2, 7-6(4)

    Mixed Doubles – Second round
    Jamie Murray (GBR) (10) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (10) d Jesse Huta Galung (NED) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) — 7-6(8), 6-7(5), 6-4

    Ladies’ Doubles – Quarter-finals
    Andrea Petkovic (GER) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) d Julia Goerges (GER) (10) / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (10) — 6-1, 7-6(6)

    Mixed Doubles – Third round
    Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (15) / Samantha Stosur (AUS) (15) d Eric Butorac (USA) / Timea Babos (HUN) — 2-6, 6-2, 8-6

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    Court 17 – 11:30 A.M.

    Gentlemen’s Doubles – Third round
    Vasek Pospisil (CAN) / Jack Sock (USA) d Mate Pavic (CRO) / Andre Sa (BRA) — 7-6(3), 7-6(3), 6-4

    Ladies’ Doubles – Third round
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (9) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (9) d Kristina Barrois (GER) / Stefanie Voegele (SUI) — 7-5, 6-0

    Mixed Doubles – Second round
    Florin Mergea (ROU) / Elina Svitolina (UKR) d Andre Sa (BRA) / Renata Voracova (CZE) — 6-4, 6-4

  • 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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  • Sharapova Wins French Open

    Sharapova Wins French Open

    2014 RG Winner - Sharapova

    In one of the best and most competitive women’s finals in recent Roland Garros history, Maria Sharapova defeated Simona Halep of Romania in Paris, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4.  It was Sharapova’s second victory at the French, her fifth Major title, but only the first one where she has repeated. (She won here three years ago.)

    For the 22-year-old Halep, it was her first Major final in a year where she has won seven titles and risen from No. 57 to No. 4 in the rankings. At the start of the match, it was the younger woman who seemed more calm and poised, where the veteran Sharapova showed signs of nerves. Simona broke Maria in the first game of the match, though the Russian broke back to level at 2-2. For all the excellent shot-making in the match and thrilling rallies, the serving was not especially fine, and the women traded five breaks of serve in the first set, six in the second, and the opening two games of the third.

    The young Romanian demonstrated a great deal of bravery and guile playing her opponent, but Sharapova is a fierce competitor. When the defending champion, Serena Williams, went out of the tournament in the second round, Sharapova became the favorite, and she is not one to let an opportunity pass her by. Less than a year ago, Maria had shoulder surgery, so the comeback from injury makes the victory even sweeter.

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Marianne Bevis