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Kuznetsova upsets Wozniacki at Australian Open

Two-time Grand Slam winner, Svetlana Kuznetsova upset Danish 10th seed and former-world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in a close 3-set match, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 in the 2013 Australian Open. Kuznetsova was forced to miss a big portion of the 2012 tennis season because of a right knee injury, spending two months on crutches, and had

Azarenka struggles in win over Hamption

World No. 1, Victoria Azarenka survived a scare before defeating injured Jamie Hampton. The 63rd ranked American took Azarenka to three sets before Azarenka pulled it together to win 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in round three of the 2013 Australian Open. Hampton was wincing in pain from a back problem that needed treatment in the second

Semifinals set for 2012 Wimbledon Championships

The 2012 Wimbledon Championship semifinals have been determined, pitting in one match No. 2 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus against No. 6 Serena Williams of the U.S.A. Serena leads their head-to-head series 7-1 with the last five going to Serena, including a quarterfinal match at Wimbledon in 2009. Most recently, Serena defeated Victoria on clay at

Sharapova into 4th round over Hsieh

World No. 1 Maria Sharapova of Russia has cruised into the 4th round of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships with a win over No. 62 Su Wei Hsieh from Taiwan 6-1, 6-4. It wasn't as easy, however, as the score indicates. After an easy 1st set, Maria had to rally from 4-2 down in the 2nd

Cirstea defeats Li Na at Wimbledon

Sorana Cirstea of Romania, ranked No. 50, defeated last year's French Open champion, No. 11 seed, Li Na of China, 6-3, 6-4, in round 2 of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. The match lasted just one hour and 37 minutes. Li, the No. 1 Chinese player, became the first Asian player to win a Grand Slam

Rus pulls upset over Clijsters

A 20-year-old wild card, Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, took out No. 2 seed, Kim Clijsters of Belgium Thursday in the 2nd round of the French Open, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. In the biggest win of her career, Rus scored on 7 of 13 break points, while Clijsters converted only 5 of 17 break point chances.

Azarenka triumphs over Sharapova

No. 8 seed, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus easily triumphed over No. 16 seed, Maria Sharapova of Russia in a straight-sets victory, 6-1, 6-4, in the Final of the 2011 WTA Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Saturday. Azarenka came out with guns blazing, while Sharapova hardly got her guns out of the holster, with the

Azarenka and Sharapova reach final

No. 8 seed, Victoria Azarenka and No. 16 seed, Maria Sharapova, will face off on Saturday in the Final of the 2011 WTA Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. They are tied at 2-2 in career matches, with Azarenka winning their last match in last year's Stanford final, 6-4, 6-1. Azarenka defeated No. 3 seed, Vera

Clijsters and Henin headed for 4th round Belgian showdown

Belgian countrywomen Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters are headed for a potential 4th round showdown. Both have advanced into the 3rd round, and one more win each will pit them against each other. It would make a very interesting match, putting 8th seeded Kim against 17th seeded Justine. Both are playing in their 1st Wimbledon

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