Third seed Victoria Azarenka reached the final four at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, having ousted 7th seed Marion Bartoli in straight sets, 7-5, 6-0.
Joining Azarenka in the semifinal are (4) Vera Zvonareva and (9) Agnieszka Radwanska, who defeated Kaia Kanepi in straight sets.
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova rounds out the last four, following her victory [...]
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Second seed Maria Sharapova is through to the quarterfinal, following her straight-set victory over 13th seed Julia Goerges. The Russian overcame 11 double faults through to a 7-6(4), 7-6(4) win in the round of 16.
Joining the 24-year-old in the quarterfinal are (3) Victoria Azarenka, (4) Vera Zvonareva, (5) Petra Kvitova, (7) Marion Bartoli, (9) Agnieszka [...]
“I played some good tennis in the second set and the first half of the third but then I couldn’t get my serve in.
“Kaia played a good match today. I’ll try to do better next time.”
- World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, after her round of 16 defeat to Kaia Kanepi at the Pan [...]
World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki survived a tricky opening-round in Tokyo, having ousted Australian Jarmila Gajdosova in three sets, 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3. The 21-year-old Dane collected 7 aces and four service breaks through two hours and 9 minutes of play.
Joining Wozniacki in round three are (2) Maria Sharapova, (3) Victoria Azarenka, (4) Vera Zvonareva, (5) [...]
“I wanted to relive competitive tennis again and I’ve really enjoyed it. I’ve made good progress this year but my age is counting.
“For me, I know what’s still possible if I put even more effort into it. But I have a family and also would get to my physical limits one [...]
September 26
SERENA JAMEKA WILLIAMS (30)
Frank Dancevic (27)
September 27
Doug Sorenson (52)
Goran Popovic (25)
Olga Poutchkova (24)
September 28
Kimiko Date Krumm (41)
Marin Cilic (23)
September 30
Martina Hingis (31)
Kristina Barrois (30)
Igor Kunitsyn (30)
October 1
Laura Pous Tio (27)
October 2
Darren “Killer” Cahill (46)
Thomas Muster (44)
Jana Novotna (43)
Prakash Amritraj (28)
Marion Bartoli (27)
“I can’t say how happy I am to win my first hardcourt title.
“Rafael Nadal, Feliciano López, Nicolas Almagro, Fernando Verdasco… they are the golden age of Spanish tennis right now. But the women players are also working very hard.”
- WTA Tour star Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, following her title-winning run in Seoul
Fourth seed Dominika Cibulkova will have to wait a little longer to capture her first WTA Tour title, after falling to quarterfinal foe Polona Hercog. The Slovakian lost in straight sets, 3-6, 1-6.
“It was really tough to play (Cibulkova) on grass. She moves so fast and the ball bounces so low, so she is [...]
“After consultation with my team, I’ve unfortunately decided to pull out of the Shanghai Rolex Masters in order to take some necessary time to rest and recuperate after a long summer. I have some nagging injuries that I need to address and I look forward to returning to the ATP World Tour as [...]