May 3rd, 2013
Serena Williams Leads Insanely Tough Field at WTA Madrid
Notes: Insane field with two former No. 1s and an additional Slam champ all unseeded…The Top 3 seeds are current or former No. 1s…Tough opening-round matches are (5) Na vs. Tamira Paszek then the winner of Venus and (WC) Medina Garrigues, (3) Azarenka vs. Pavlyuchenkova, (11) Petrova vs. a qualifier then likely Kuznetsova, (16) Ivanovic vs. a qualifier then likely her Serb countrywoman Jankovic, (9) Stosur vs. the clay-savvy Suarez Navarro, and (2) Sharapova vs. a qualifier then likely Peng…No blue clay this year…Former champs in the field are Serena Williams (2012) and Kvitova (2011).
Posted by Staff @ 11:21 pm in Madrid, Tennis | 4 Comments »
April 27th, 2013
Nadal Seeks 8th Barcelona Title Against Almagro; Sharapova Eyes Stuttgart Repeat
Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova both bid for title defenses tomorrow.
Posted by Staff @ 6:51 pm in Barcelona | 52 Comments »
March 20th, 2013
Pennetta Lines Up Serena; Blake v Harrison Wed. at Sony in Miami
“I tried to be ready for Indian Wells but my ankle wasn’t ready, so I had to wait another few weeks,” Na said. “I really wanted to be 100 percent ready to come back to the court, because otherwise it would be dangerous. I’ve been really looking forward to coming back. I feel like I had another off-season just now.”
Posted by Staff @ 12:04 am in Tennis | 6 Comments »
January 25th, 2013
Australian Open Women’s Final Open Thread: Victoria Azarenka v Li Na
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka meets Li Na for the 2013 Australian Open women’s singles title.
Posted by Staff @ 6:46 pm in Australian Open | 77 Comments »
January 24th, 2013
Victoria Azarenka earned a controversial win over teen Sloane Stephens to book her spot in the Australian Open finals where she’ll meet Li Na Saturday. Novak Djokovic raced in the men’s final. He’ll await Friday’s Roger Federer-Andy Murray winner.
Posted by Staff @ 8:25 am in Australian Open | 69 Comments »
January 22nd, 2013
Berdych Beatdown, Sharapova Steamrolls at Australian Open
Djokovic, still on track for what would be an Open Era record third Australian Open title in a row, will in the semifinals meet No. 4 seed David Ferrer, who came back from a set down and more to beat fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-2.
Posted by Staff @ 8:29 am in Australian Open, Tennis | 12 Comments »
January 5th, 2013
Serena Williams, Radwanska, Li Win Week 1 Titles — WTA Round-up
The world No. 3-ranked player, but the No. 1 in the minds of her fellow players (except Victoria Azarenka) and the public, Serena Williams started off her 2013 campaign and a potential run back to the No. 1 ranking by winning the WTA Brisbane crown on Saturday night in Australia.
Posted by Staff @ 12:00 pm in Tennis | 8 Comments »
October 25th, 2012
Serena Rips Up Azarenka At WTA Championships, Lifts Sharapova’s No. 1 Hopes
At the WTA Championships Thursday it was Serena Williams beating down Victoria Azarenka for an 11th time in 12 meetings.
Posted by Staff @ 11:16 pm in WTA Championships | 4 Comments »
October 24th, 2012
On one of the most competitve days ever at the WTA champions, favorites Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka all survived upset bids.
Posted by Staff @ 10:51 pm in WTA Championships | 14 Comments »
October 22nd, 2012
Azarenka, Serena, Sharapova Battle In Istanbul For No. 1 Ranking, Player Of The Year Honors
The WTA Championships begin Tuesday in Istanbul as the trio of Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams bidding for supremacy.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:38 pm in WTA Championships | 11 Comments »