Victoria Azarenka shrieks with the best of them. However, that may soon be coming to an end. This will come as good news to many tennis fans. Those loud, long-lasting screams, grunts and shrieks that sometimes last until after the ball has hit the court on the other side of the net may eventually be
World No. 1, Maria Sharapova of Russia, survived a real scare from No. 38 ranked Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria on Thursday in round two of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 6-0. Maria fought off 5 set points in the first set before taking it to a tie-break and winning the set 7-6(3). Maria was
No. 49 ranked Tamira Paszek of Austria knocked off former World No. 1, 7th seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in a hard-fought 3-setter, 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-4, in round one of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Tamira certainly wasn't an easy opponent, coming off a win at Eastbourne for her third WTA title. Against Caroline on Centre
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
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
No. 28 seed, Christina McHale of the U.S.A. survived a 1st-round match that was called because of darkness on day one of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships with the scored tied 7-all in the final set. The match was resumed on day two only to be delayed by rain after one game. The match was finally
No. 6 seed, Serena Williams of the U.S.A. cruised to an easy win over No. 61 ranked Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic in round one of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Five-time Wimbledon champion, Serena, posted a straight-sets victory 6-2, 6-4 while hitting 24 winners (3 aces) with only 12 unforced errors (1 double
No. 79 ranked Elena Vesnina of Russia had a relatively easy first round match against 5-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams of the USA, in the 1st round of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Williams 6-1, 6-3. Williams, currently ranked No. 58, took nearly seven months off from professional tennis, adjusting her diet and fitness regimen
No. 18 ranked Andrea Petkovic of Germany has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a persistent right ankle injury. Petkovic reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals last year at the Australian, French and U.S. Opens, and the third round at Wimbledon. She was replaced by Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia. Agnes Szavay of Hungary withdrew due to back
No. 208 ranked Melanie Oudin of the United States has won her first WTA title, overcoming No. 22 ranked Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the final of the 2012 Aegon Classic in Bermingham, England, a warm-up event for Wimbledon. Oudin won the rain-delayed, grass-court final 6-4, 6-2. The 20-year-old Oudin came through qualifying and won
