In a battle of seeded players, No. 4 seed, Agnieszka Radwanska had a surprisingly easy 4th-round win over No. 13 seed, Ana Ivanovic in the 2013 Australian Open, 6-2, 6-4. Radwanska has not lost a match yet this season, and is 13-0, off to a great start. After the match, Radwanska said: "I think I
Two former No. 1s, four-time Grand Slam champion, Maria Sharapova of Russia, and seven-time Grand Slam champion, Venus Williams of the USA, met in round three of the 2013 Australian Open. No. 2 seed, Maria kept up her dominating ways eliminating the No. 25 seed, Venus, 6-1, 6-3. After the match, Maria said: "“I think
Serena & Venus Williams celebrate on the podium after receiving their gold medal for winning the London 2012 Olympic Games women's doubles tennis tournament on Saturday, August 5, 2012. They defeated Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of Czechoslovakia 6-4, 6-4 under a closed roof on a rainy afternoon at the All England Club. Serena became
In a stunning upset, No. 56 ranked Ekaterina Makarova of Russia defeated No. 12 seed, Serena Williams of the USA in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3 in round 4 of the Australian Open. Williams had seven double faults, several to set up break points, to allow Makarova to earn one of the biggest wins of her
In an all Russian match, No. 56 ranked Ekaterina Makarova stunned No. 7 seed, Vera Zvonareva in straight sets, 7-6(7), 6-1 in the 3rd round of the Australian Open. The first set was hard fought and very competitive, coming down to Makarova pulling out a hard-fought tie-break. The 2nd set was all Makarova, with Zvonareva
Former French Open Champion, No. 20 seed, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia was among the 1st round upsets as she was taken down by Johanna Larsson of Sweden 7-6(7-3), 0-6, 6-2. Ivanovic struggled through a first close set, which she lost in the tie-break due to unforced errors and poor serving. However, she seemed to have
No. 19 seed, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, took a 1st round exit from the Australian Open, blaming an injury for the loss. Ana's departure came at the hands of No. 49 ranked Ekaterina Makarova of Russia who won the thriller 3-6, 6-4, 10-8. While it was a close match, it was very disappointing for Ana,
Five-time Wimbledon champion, and current World No. 2, Venus Williams, advanced to the 4th round of Wimbledon 2010 without really being challenged. Her victims have been , 6-3, 6-2, Ekaterina Makarova, 6-0, 6-4, Alisa Kleybanova, 6-4, 6-2. Venus' next opponent will be No. 92 ranked Jarmila Groth. Venus has had a rather easy draw. Looking
Ekaterina Makarova of Russia won the women's final against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the 2010 WTA AEGON International held in Eastbourne, England June 14-19. Ekaterina won the match in straights sets, 7-6(5), 6-4. Ekaterina is ranked No. 103, and was a qualifier, while Victoria was also unseeded but ranked much higher at No. 15.
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
