Maria Sharapova sealed her first title since her lengthy injury lay-off after Jelena Jankovic retired in the final of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
The 22-year-old Russian was leading 5-2 in the first set when Serbian seventh seed Jankovic was forced to withdraw with a recurrence of a shoulder injury.
It handed Sharapova, who only returned to action in May, her first tournament win since Amelia Island in April 2008.
"It was my second final of the year, so I was a bit nervous," Sharapov... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sorrel Stewart on Wednesday, September 2, 2009,
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US Open
Top seed Dinara Safina survived a huge scare to beat Australian world number 167 Olivia Rogowska 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-4 and reach the US Open second round.
Safina, who is still yet to win a Grand Slam title, had four set points in the first set but lost it in a tie-break.
She hit back to take the second set but struggled with her serve in the decider and had to dig deep to clinch victory.
Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva all made much easier progress... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sorrel Stewart on Sunday, June 28, 2009,
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Wimbledon
After a week of relative calm at Wimbledon, the storm clouds gathered ominously above the courts of the All England Club on middle Saturday. Despite rumblings of thunder in the distance there were no shocks today on Centre Court with Andy Murray, Andy Roddick and Venus Williams all progressing comfortably to the fourth round.
Murray in particular was in fine form beating Viktor Troicki in straight sets and a little over 90 minutes. Murray has been keeping everyone amused with his 'Tennis pl... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sorrel Stewart on Friday, June 26, 2009,
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Wimbledon
Andy Murray and Lleyton Hewitt have a lot in common. That both were victorious on Wimbledon Day 4 is just a minor thing. If Murray can become a Wimbledon winner like Hewitt, it would be a major thing. Murray and Hewitt are the sole representatives in the men’s draw of Britain and Australia, respectively; two proud tennis nations with a shared history, both in the grip of a talent crunch. They have been on the wrong side of public opinion in their homelands, they have said things when they we... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sorrel Stewart on Wednesday, June 24, 2009,
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Wimbledon
If not everything went to plan on day two of Wimbledon 2009, at least the weather followed the script and bathed the All England Club in warm summer sunshine and azure skies.
It was a day of tears for some, cheers for others - well done Andy Murray and Elena Baltacha - and, in that sense, was like every other day in the history of these Championships.
Tennis is a brutal sport and it does not get any less bruising just because it is played in surroundings which please the eye and remind ev... Continue reading ...
Maria Sharapova sealed her first title since her lengthy injury lay-off after Jelena Jankovic retired in the final of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
The 22-year-old Russian was leading 5-2 in the first set when Serbian seventh seed Jankovic was forced to withdraw with a recurrence of a shoulder injury.
It handed Sharapova, who only returned to action in May, her first tournament win since Amelia Island in April 2008.
"It was my second final of the year, so I was a bit nervous," Sharapov... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sorrel Stewart on Wednesday, September 2, 2009,
In :
US Open
Top seed Dinara Safina survived a huge scare to beat Australian world number 167 Olivia Rogowska 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-4 and reach the US Open second round.
Safina, who is still yet to win a Grand Slam title, had four set points in the first set but lost it in a tie-break.
She hit back to take the second set but struggled with her serve in the decider and had to dig deep to clinch victory.
Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva all made much easier progress... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sorrel Stewart on Sunday, June 28, 2009,
In :
Wimbledon
After a week of relative calm at Wimbledon, the storm clouds gathered ominously above the courts of the All England Club on middle Saturday. Despite rumblings of thunder in the distance there were no shocks today on Centre Court with Andy Murray, Andy Roddick and Venus Williams all progressing comfortably to the fourth round.
Murray in particular was in fine form beating Viktor Troicki in straight sets and a little over 90 minutes. Murray has been keeping everyone amused with his 'Tennis pl... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sorrel Stewart on Friday, June 26, 2009,
In :
Wimbledon
Andy Murray and Lleyton Hewitt have a lot in common. That both were victorious on Wimbledon Day 4 is just a minor thing. If Murray can become a Wimbledon winner like Hewitt, it would be a major thing. Murray and Hewitt are the sole representatives in the men’s draw of Britain and Australia, respectively; two proud tennis nations with a shared history, both in the grip of a talent crunch. They have been on the wrong side of public opinion in their homelands, they have said things when they we... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sorrel Stewart on Wednesday, June 24, 2009,
In :
Wimbledon
If not everything went to plan on day two of Wimbledon 2009, at least the weather followed the script and bathed the All England Club in warm summer sunshine and azure skies.
It was a day of tears for some, cheers for others - well done Andy Murray and Elena Baltacha - and, in that sense, was like every other day in the history of these Championships.
Tennis is a brutal sport and it does not get any less bruising just because it is played in surroundings which please the eye and remind ev... Continue reading ...
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