After not playing for almost a year, Serena Williams of the USA won her first match at Wimbledon over France's Aravane Rezai in a hard fought 3-setter, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, closing it out with her 13th ace. Serena had been off the court for almost a year, first because of a cut tendon in her
No. 16 seed, Maria Sharapova advanced to the fourth round of the 2011 WTA BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells with an easy, straight sets win over No. 20 seed, Aravane Rezai of France, 6-2, 6-2. Rezai was celebrating her 24th birthday, and was hoping for a win to cap it off, but it wasn't
No. 15 ranked Maria Sharapova of Russia was sent packing today by No. 67 ranked wildcard Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan in the first round of the 2010 Pan Pacific Open being played in Tokyo, Japan. The 23-year-old Maria was the defending champion of this tournament, but was shown the exit door by a local
No. 14 seed Maria Sharapova blew 18-year-old Beatrice Capra away today with a 6-0, 6-0 thumping. What Sharapova's excellent play didn't blow away, the blustery conditions caused by the remnant of Hurricane Earl did. Capra was not able to duplicate the level she played at in her earlier wins over No. 95 Karolina Sprem and
Maria Sharapova made quick work of her 2nd round match against Iveta Benesova, winning easily 6-1, 6-2. Sharapova, the 14th seed, didn't face a single break point in her demolition of 68th ranked Benesova of the Czech Republic. Benesova contributed 26 unforced errors to add to her own demise. Sharapova broke down Benesova's defense with
Perhaps a new American sensation is spreading her wings as Beatrice Capra upset No. 18 seed Aravane Rezai in the 2010 U.S. Open tournament today. Playing in her Grand Slam debut as a wild-card entry, Capra is the youngest player left in the women's field and the lowest-ranked, at 371. It took three sets, but
Shahar Peer of Israel was the highest seed to be eliminated in the 2nd round at Wimbledon 2010. The 13th seeded Shahar lost to No. 54 ranked Angelique Kerber of Germany 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. It was a round that saw many seeded players fall to much lower ranked players. Some of the higher seeds included
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was among the early upsets at the 2010 WTA AEGON International being played June 14-20 in Eastbourne, England. The No. 1 seed was defeated in the 1st round by Aravane Rezai of France 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. The Wimbledon warmup claimed other top seeds in the 1st round, including No. 2 seed
Aravane Rezai of France won the biggest title of her career by defeating Venus Williams of the USA 6-2, 7-5 in the 2010 WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open. It was unseeded Rezai, last year's champion at Strasbourg and Bali taking on 4th seed Williams, this year's champ in Dubai and Acapulco in the Final. Rezai
Unseeded Aravane Rezai of France will meet Venus Williams of the USA in the Final of the 2010 WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open after defeating Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic. The match against Safarova ended after just one set which Rezai won convincingly, 6-1. Safarova could no longer continue due to a left thigh
