Seventeen-year-old Victoria Duval of the USA pulled the biggest upset of the US Open so far by defeating 2011 US Open champion, Samantha Stosur of Australia 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the 2013 US Open. After dropping the first set 5-7, Duval was able to overcome her young age and inexperience for
No. 73 ranked Arantxa Rus from The Netherlands defeated last year's US Open champion, 5th seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 in round 2 of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Wimbledon has not been Samantha's best Grand Slam. It is the only one at which she has a losing record, and she had fallen
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. 15 seed, Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, eliminated the No. 1 seed, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in straight sets on Sunday in round four of the 2012 French Open, 6-2, 7-6(4). After losing the first set, Azarenka appeared to be getting back on track as she broke to lead 2-0 in the second, but 23-year-old
Unseeded No. 59 ranked Sorana Cirstea of Romania pulled off a big shocker over No. 6 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia with a straight sets win, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 in the first round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. It took only 91 minutes for the Romanian to pull off the huge upset at
Argentina's Gisela Dulko eliminated Australia's Samantha Stosur in the 3rd round of the 2011 French Open in 3-sets, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. The 26-year-old Dulko, ranked No. 51, broke Stosur’s serve in the first and third games of the match, slashing inside-out backhands for winners and a forehand so deep it forced the Australian to hit
No. 7 Maria Sharapova of Russia defeated No. 8 Samatha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-4 to win the championship at the Internazionali BNL d' Italia Alice Cup in Rome on Sunday. Sharapova was dominant from the start, winning 14 of the first 15 points in the match to take a 4-0 lead, finishing off that
In a major disappointment for home-town folks down under, No. 5 seed, #6 Samantha Stosur of Australia had her hopes dashed for a 1st Grand Slam title by No. 25 seed, # 28 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 7-6(7-5) 6-3 at the 2011 Australian Open in Melbourne. The 3rd round match began with a
Tournament organizers say top-ranked Serena Williams has pulled out of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo scheduled for Sept. 26-Oct. 2. Most of us are probably not surprised this time, since this is the fifth tournament Serena has missed since cutting her foot on some glass in an accident at a restaurant back in
