You may have noticed I've been offline for a couple of weeks, but I'm going to update you superquick on what has been happening since the China Open so we can take a look at the real work: the WTA Championships in Istanbul!
First up were the smaller tournaments in Linz (Generali Ladies in Austria) and Osaka (HP Japan Women's Open).
It wasn't a surprise that Azarenka won in Linz, with only Ivanovic and Goerges as real contenders for the title. I'm more surprised the number one chose Linz instead of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. Interesting at Linz was Belgian Flipkens' performance. She beat Ivanovic in the quarter finals in two sets: 6-4, 6-0 and seemed to upset Goerges in the semi's also with a 6-1 lead. Goerges kept her cool and battled back with her strong forehand: 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. In the final Azarenka won against the German: 6-3, 6-4.
In Osaka, Stosur was the first seed and everything looked promising until she bumped into Chang Kai-Chen, a player from Taiwan and ranked 134! The 2 hour and 24 minutes lasting semifinal ended in suspense with a third set tiebreak: 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3).
In the final, another grueling match occured with the Taiwanese player battling Heather Watson for the title. It took three hours and 11 minutes, including overcoming four match points, before the Brit took it: 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4). And in doing so, Watson becomes the first Brit to win a WTA title in 24 years!
Next up was the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, normally a packed Premier tournament, but this time Stosur was the first seed. So no Azarenka, Sharapova, Radwanska or Serena, just Stosur and Bartoli of the top ten.
Bartoli was immediately outplayed by Arvidsson, who is having an amazing autumn season, in the second round: 3-6, 0-6. Wozniacki had all the trouble in the world to get past the Swedish player in the semifinal: 6-3, (4)6-7, 6-4. In the final the Dane came across Stosur who defeated Ivanovic in the round before: 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
I was all set for an epic Stosur title at Moscow, especially with Wozniacki struggling with her new more agressive play but with Sammy, you never get what you want! The Dane was more patient in the third set and actually made a lot of beautiful points: 2-6, 6-4, 7-5. It's Wozniacki's second title, and it showed, in the photo it's like she's saying: nobody dare to take away my precious!
Last but not least was the smaller tournament in Luxembourg. Special guest here was Venus Williams! She immediately steamrolled ahead to a victory here by beating Niculescu in the final: 6-2, 6-3. Petkovic also had a good run here, meeting Venus in the semifinal and losing in a close three setter: 7-5, 4-6, 4-6.
So now you're totally caught up with all the action, ready to tackle on the WTA Championships in Istanbul! Keep posted!
In Osaka, Stosur was the first seed and everything looked promising until she bumped into Chang Kai-Chen, a player from Taiwan and ranked 134! The 2 hour and 24 minutes lasting semifinal ended in suspense with a third set tiebreak: 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3).
In the final, another grueling match occured with the Taiwanese player battling Heather Watson for the title. It took three hours and 11 minutes, including overcoming four match points, before the Brit took it: 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4). And in doing so, Watson becomes the first Brit to win a WTA title in 24 years!
Next up was the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, normally a packed Premier tournament, but this time Stosur was the first seed. So no Azarenka, Sharapova, Radwanska or Serena, just Stosur and Bartoli of the top ten.
Bartoli was immediately outplayed by Arvidsson, who is having an amazing autumn season, in the second round: 3-6, 0-6. Wozniacki had all the trouble in the world to get past the Swedish player in the semifinal: 6-3, (4)6-7, 6-4. In the final the Dane came across Stosur who defeated Ivanovic in the round before: 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
I was all set for an epic Stosur title at Moscow, especially with Wozniacki struggling with her new more agressive play but with Sammy, you never get what you want! The Dane was more patient in the third set and actually made a lot of beautiful points: 2-6, 6-4, 7-5. It's Wozniacki's second title, and it showed, in the photo it's like she's saying: nobody dare to take away my precious!
Last but not least was the smaller tournament in Luxembourg. Special guest here was Venus Williams! She immediately steamrolled ahead to a victory here by beating Niculescu in the final: 6-2, 6-3. Petkovic also had a good run here, meeting Venus in the semifinal and losing in a close three setter: 7-5, 4-6, 4-6.
So now you're totally caught up with all the action, ready to tackle on the WTA Championships in Istanbul! Keep posted!
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