Former World No. 1, current No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was taken out in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix, falling to No. 23 Carla Suarez-Navarro of Spain. The tournament is being played in Stuttgart, Germany Apr. 22-28. Wozniacki, seeded seventh, had an early 3-0 lead, but let it get away, losing
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
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
The Women's Final at the 2012 French Open has been determined. No. 2 seed, Maria Sharapova of Russia, and No. 21 seed, Sara Errani of Italy, each won their semifinal matches on Thursday. Maria gained her final berth by overpowering No. 4 seed, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3. Maria has lost only
No. 142, Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan, shocked the French Open defending champion, Li Na of China, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 in round 4 of the 2012 French Open. Li, who defeated Francesca Schiavone in the final last year, looked to be in control of the match in the opening set but the cool and windy conditions
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus absolutely routed Maria Sharapova of Russia Saturday night to not only claim the 2012 Australian Open title, but also to take over the World No. 1 ranking. The match was over in just 1 hour 22 minutes as Azarenka handily took down three-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova 6-3, 6-0, winning 12
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova are set for a final battle with nothing more on the line than the Australian Open Title, and the World No. 1 ranking. In one semifinal, the No. 4 seed, Sharapova, showing a remarkable comeback after shoulder surgery, defeated the No. 2 seed, Petra Kvitova in a close contest, 6-2,
No. 3 seed, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, won a hard-fought semifinal match over No. 11 seed, Kim Clijsters of Belgium, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, to advance to her first ever major final at the 2012 Australian Open. Azarenka won the first set 6-4, then fell apart to lose the 2nd set 1-6. Clijsters was broken early
In a close match, Kim Clijsters of Belgium has effectively knocked Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark from her perch as World No. 1. In the Quarterfinals of the Australian Open, Clijsters defeated Wozniacki in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6(7-4). Wozniacki will now be usurped by either Victoria Azarenka, Petra Kvitova, or Maria Sharapova, all three of whom
World No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, was upset on Wednesday in a quarterfinal match at the 2012 WTA Apia International Sydney tournament by No. 7 seed, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. Wozniacki had a chance to serve out the match at 5-4 in the second set, but was broken, then lost four straight games leading
