Former World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was ousted from the 2013 French Open in round two by unseeded Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia by a score of 7-6(2), 6-3. The 47th-ranked Jovanovski hit 33 winners to only 13 for the 10th-seeded Wozniacki. She will now face former French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.
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
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
No. 26 seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, routed No. 3 seed, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, 6-1, 6-2, in round three of the 2012 French Open. Agnieszka didn’t look anything like the player who overwhelmed seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams of the USA in straight sets just two days earlier. Agnieszka has been having a
Ana Ivanovic of Serbia was a 3rd-round loser to No. 21 seed, Sara Errani of Italy, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. The 13th-seeded Ana, a former top-ranked player who won the French Open title in 2008, committed 37 of her 40 unforced errors in the final two sets. Errani had only 18. Ana started off solidly, but
No. 28 seed, Daniela Hantuchova, pulled out a stunning upset over No. 1 seed, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, in a straight sets victory, 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the 2011 French Open. The 28-year-old Hantuchova from Slovakia stayed mentally tough the entire match, while 20-year-old Wozniacki of Denmark had trouble keeping the ball
No. 21 seed, Andrea Petkovic of Germany, pulled an upset over World No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the 2011 WTA Sony Ericsson Open, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. It was the biggest win of Petkovic's career. Her previous best was a win over then No. 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2009. Petkovic fired an ace on
French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone of Italy, out dueled her Russian friend, Svetlana Kuznetsova, in the longest women's singles match in Grand Slam history, winning 6-4, 1-6, 16-14. The 30-game 3rd set alone took exactly three hours. The first two sets lasted 51 and 53 minutes for a total match time of 4 hours, 44
World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki has reached the quarter-finals of the 2011 Australian Open in Melbourne with a straight sets win over No. 46 ranked Anastasjia Sevastova, 6-3, 6-4. Wozniacki, 20-years-old, double-faulted to give up a break in the first game and trailed Sevastova 3-1 before sailing through the next six games. Sevastova, also 20-years-old,
The 23rd seed Svetlana Kuznetsova upset No. 11 seeded Justine Henin in round three of the 2011 Australian Open in Melbourne. Svetlana took the match in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6(8). After taking the first set, Svetlana twice served for the match. Justine broke both times sending the 2nd set to a tie-break. After several lead
