Maria Sharapova of Russia was totally dominate once more on Saturday as she claimed her first French Open Title, completed her Career Slam, and will regain the world No. 1 ranking on Monday. Just all in a days work as she took out No. 21 seed, Sara Errani of Italy in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
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
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
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
Maria Sharapova of Russia made quick work of Ayumi Morita of Japan 6-1, 6-1 in round two of the 2012 French Open. Maria was hitting winners almost at will. The match lasted just an hour, with games sometimes lasting only a minute. Through two rounds of play, a determined Sharapova has hit 40 winners compared
Virginie Razzano of France pulled the major upset of her career by downing the 2002 French Open champion and 5th seeded Serena Williams of the USA 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 in Round 1 of the 2012 French Open. Virginie, ranked No. 111, has now won four of her last six matches against players ranked in the
Former World No. 1, Kim Clijsters of Belgium, has announced that this year's U.S. Open will be her last tournament. She had previously announced that this season would be her last. Now she says she expects to quit after Flushing Meadows, where she is a three-time champion. “In principle, I will stop after the U.S.
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
