Wozniacki triumphs over Bartoli at Indian Wells final

World No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, triumphed over No. 15 seed, Marion Bartoli of France, in a tightly fought match at the finals of the 2011 WTA BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.

Wozniacki proved again why she is ranked at No 1 in a match that lasted 2 hours and 8 minutes. Running Bartoli from side to side at will, Wozniacki easily took the first set, 6-1, making it look like this would be a blowout. Bartoli looked very winded after some of the long grueling points, but stormed back the 2nd set showing she had no intentions of being blown away. With very determined play, she took the 2nd set 6-2.

Wozniacki easy victor over Martinez Sanchez at Indian Wells

World No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, had an easy time reaching the 4th round of the 2011 WTA BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells with a win over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain, 6-1, 6-3.

Martinez Sanchez was 3-0 against Wozniacki in previous matches, but this time, Wozniacki was the more consistent player and the outcome was reversed from their previous three meetings.

Martinez Sanchez got only 28 percent of her first serves in during the first set. Wozniacki took advantage, going on offense as soon as the second serves arrived. Her returns left the Spaniard scrambling during many points.

Chakvetadze faints in match against Wozniacki

Ana Chakvetadze of Russia crumpled to the court during her match against World No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the 2011 WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, UAE.

Chakvetadze had dropped the first set to Wozniacki but led 5-3 in the second when she suddenly collapsed. She was out before she hit the ground. She lay motionless for an instant before doctors and trainers attended to her, propped her up and checked her vital signs.

The 23-year-old rested for a few minutes before returning to play one point. She wisely retired before the next point, giving the win to Wozniacki 6-1, 3-5.

Clijsters replaces Wozniacki at No. 1

Kim Clijsters has taken over the World No. 1 ranking, as the new rankings will reflect when they come out on Monday.

Clijsters achieved the honor after defeating Jelena Dokic of Australia in the Quarterfinals, 6-0, 6-3 at the WTA Open GDF Suez in Paris, France. She will replace the current No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.

It has been 256 weeks since Clijsters’ last stretch at No. 1. That is the second longest in ATP or WTA history, beaten only by Serena Williams at 265 weeks.

Clijsters defeats Zvonareva to reach final

No. 3 seed, #3 Kim Clijsters of Belgium won in straight sets over No. 2 seed, #2 Vera Zvonareva of Russia to reach the Final of the 2011 Australian Open.

Clijsters handled Zvonareva quite easily winning 6-3, 6-3, hitting 18 winners with 18 unforced errors compared to Zvonareva’s 14 winers and 21 unforced errors. Clijsters scored on 4 of the 7 break points she reached against Zvonareva, while Zvonareva converted only 1 of 3 break points against Clijsters.

Li upsets Wozniacki in semifinal

No. 9 seed, Na Li of China, upset World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in a thrilling 3-setter, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 at the 2011 Australian Open.

Wozniacki won the 1st set 6-3, looking like she would easily take the match. She continued looking good in the 2nd set, serving for the match at 5-4. Wozniacki reached match point at 40-30, but Li won the point and the game to break even at 5-5. Li went on to win the set 7-5.

Wozniacki survives scare from Schiavone

No. 1 seed, Caroline Wozniacki survived a scare from No. 6 seed Francesca Schiavone in a Quarterfinal match at the 2011 Australian Open, but prevailed 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

It was evident from the start that Schiavone came to play, and the battle was on. Everyone thought Schiavone would be exhausted from her record-long match in round four. She had played more than twice as long total match time during the tournament as Wozniacki. But she came out showing no signs of fatigue.

Schiavone outlasts Kuznetsova in record-setting match

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 minutes.

After destroying last year’s finalist, Justine Henin, in straight sets in the third round, Kuznetsova should have been filled with confidence coming in against veteran Schiavone, who has never made it past the fourth round in Melbourne. But it was Schiavone who took Kuznetsova by surprise in the opening set.

Wozniacki reaches quarter-finals with win over Sevastova

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, fought back to 4-4 after being a break down in the second set, but served up two unforced errors to hand it straight back and Wozniacki sealed the match after whipping a cross-court forehand winner.

Wozniacki crushes King in 2nd round at Australian Open

World No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, seems intent on proving to a skeptical world that she is indeed deserving of her ranking as she cruised easily through her first two rounds at the 2011 Australian Open without dropping a set.

Caroline lost only one game in her 2nd round match on Wednesday, destroying Vania King of the USA, 6-1, 6-0.

Caroline hit 23 winners and only 8 unforced errors, a ratio of nearly 3 to 1, rarely achieved in “modern” tennis. Vania hit 10 winners, with 20 errors.