I know I've been offline for a while, I'm sorry you guys, I've been swamped with school stuff!
The Kim's 'Thank You' Games (aka former Proximus Diamond Games) made me return to my passion for tennis and my blog for my 100th post!
I'm still gonna post a review of 2012 but let's watch at the WTA rankings of last year to compare with those of today to start off with.
Rankings of December 2011:
| Rank | Prior | Nat | Points | # Tourn | |
| 1 | (1) | WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE | DEN | 7485 | 22 |
| 2 | (2) | KVITOVA, PETRA | CZE | 7370 | 19 |
| 3 | (3) | AZARENKA, VICTORIA | BLR | 6520 | 21 |
| 4 | (4) | SHARAPOVA, MARIA | RUS | 6510 | 15 |
| 5 | (5) | LI, NA | CHN | 5720 | 18 |
| 6 | (6) | STOSUR, SAMANTHA | AUS | 5585 | 21 |
| 7 | (7) | ZVONAREVA, VERA | RUS | 5435 | 22 |
| 8 | (8) | RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA | POL | 5250 | 20 |
| 9 | (9) | BARTOLI, MARION | FRA | 4710 | 29 |
| 10 | (10) | PETKOVIC, ANDREA | GER | 4580 | 18 |
Rankings now:
| 1 | Azarenka, Victoria | 10595 |
| 2 | Sharapova, Maria | 10045 |
| 3 | Williams, Serena | 9400 |
| 4 | Radwanska, Agnieszka | 7425 |
| 5 | Kerber, Angelique | 5550 |
| 6 | Errani, Sara | 5100 |
| 7 | Li, Na | 5095 |
| 8 | Kvitova, Petra | 5085 |
| 9 | Stosur, Samantha | 4135 |
| 10 | Wozniacki, Caroline | 3765 |
Where is Wozniacki? It's been a frequently asked question and luckily she's still in the top 10 otherwise she would have disappeared in my post too! Lesser results in the Grand Slams (first round out in US Open!) made her drop from the number one spot to ten.
Also Kvitova dropped six places. Everybody thought she would take that number one spot from Wozniacki after the Australian Open but she lost to Sharapova in the semi's. Her game improved during the US Open Series to secure that eight spot.
Sharapova lost to Azarenka in that Australian Open final who took that number one spot eventually. 2012 has been their year with a lot of (very loud!) thrilling finals! Will it be the same way in 2013 or will some third party surprise both of them?
Sharapova lost to Azarenka in that Australian Open final who took that number one spot eventually. 2012 has been their year with a lot of (very loud!) thrilling finals! Will it be the same way in 2013 or will some third party surprise both of them?
Na Li had a medium season and dropped two spots, probably because she never got to a Grand Slam final like in 2011 and couldn't back up her Roland Garros win of last year by losing in the fourth round against Shvedova. Same story for Stosur who couldn't defend her title in the US Open (quarterfinal against Azarenka) and fell down the ranking to place 9.
Zvonareva disappeared completely because of injuries: spot 96 now! (I would get angry too Bepa, but just let the racket go!)
Radwanska was one of the top stories of this year and with some amazing results, she settled on the fourth spot at the end of 2012. She still misses some spike against Serena, Azarenka or Sharapova though but it didn't keep Poland from giving her to carry the flag at the Olympics:
Bartoli dropped out of the top ten and is now number 11. Petkovic didn't have luck this year with a back injury first and then hurting her foot, place 126! (that's just not a pretty picture for Petko!)
2012 was the year of Serena Williams, she got herself from spot 12 to 3 by winning 2 majors and two golden medals at the Olympics, here are all the Serena victory pictures:
Newcomers Kerber rose from 32 to 5 and Errani deservingly from 45 to 6! We're going to see more of them this year!
Newcomers Kerber rose from 32 to 5 and Errani deservingly from 45 to 6! We're going to see more of them this year!
Can't wait for 2013, bring it on! Happy Holidays and keep posted!
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