Kim Clijsters practices at the Western & Southern Women’s Open
Kim Clijsters practices at the Western & Southern Women’s Open
2004 Australian Open Women’s Final: Clijsters v Henin
Highlights from the 2004 Australian Open Women’s final between Kim Clijsters (BEL) and Justine Henin (BEL).
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李娜Li Na won !! (French Open 2011 women’s final)
李娜Li Na defeats Francesca Schiavone in convincing fashion 6-4, 7-6 (7-0) First Chinese Singles Grand Slam Winner… She had a 31-12 edge in winners. She defeated maria Sharapova. She broke away from the Chinese government’s sports system in late 2008 under an experimental reform policy for tennis players dubbed “Fly Alone.” Li was given the freedom to choose her own coach and schedule and to keep much more of her earnings: Previously, she turned over 65 percent to the authorities; now it’s 12 percent. That comes to about $205000 of the $1.7 million French Open winner’s check.
Is Venus Williams’ getting smacked down by Li Na in women’s singles tennis a sign of the APOCALYPSE???
I mean, the U.S. is supposed to have God’s backing, rite?
Srsly, what’s going on??
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Kim Clijsters defeats Christina Mchale at Western & Southern Women’s Open
Kim Clijsters defeats Christina Mchale at the Western & Southern Women’s Open
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My WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) Quiz!?
After so many people have been making quizzes, I really wanted to make one too!
Please don’t go searching around for the answers! If you know it, that’s great!!!!!! If you don’t, its okay! I’ll post the answers at the end!!!!!
Oh and I declare the winner:
1. By Number of Correct Answers
2. When you answered it!
Questions:
1. Which player made her “come-back” to professional tennis in 2009 at the Australian Open where she made a surprise run to the Quarter-Finals?
2. Who made the Quarter-Finals of both Wimbledon and US Open in 2010?
3. Which Country won 5-0 in the 2010 Fed Cup World Group Play Offs? Who were their opponents?
4. What were the three titles that Elena Dementieva won in 2009?
5. What was the first tournament Maria Sharapova played after her should surgery?
6. Which player made it to 8 finals in 2009 and (so far) 6 finals in 2010?
7. Which player has made it to two finals in 2010 and recorded a 7-6, 6-2 win against a former World-Number 1 in the China Open?
8. Who were the four semifinalist of the 2008 Summer Olympics? Who came 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th?
9. Which player is a former World Number 1, has won 8 titles in her career and is only 22 years old?
10. Which three players does Caroline Wozniacki have a 3-2 win-loss record against?
Good Luck!
Xoxo
Ashley
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No changes in women’s tennis rankings
No changes in women’s tennis rankings
Berlin – Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki continues to top women’s tennis in the latest rankings issued on Monday by the WTA. With most of the world’s top players sitting out last week, there were no changes in the top 10 with Wozniacki still leading Russian Vera Zvonareva and former number one Kim Clijsters by 1,250 and 1,400 points respectively.
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Breakdown of Roland Garros Women’s Draw Top Half
Me breaking down the Top half of the Women’s Draw of the French Open 2010
Can I watch Maria Sharapova vs Jarmila Groth Live Women’s Single on U.S Open Online ?
Can I watch Maria Sharapova vs Jarmila Groth Live Women’s Single on U.S Open Online ?
WHEN?HOW?WHERE?
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Kremlin Cup 2010: Men’s and Women’s Draw Previews
Kremlin Cup 2010: Men’s and Women’s Draw Previews
The last official duel-gender event of the tennis calender will take place in Moscow, Russia this week. While the men of the ATP World Tour finished up their Asian journey in Shanghai, the women of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour wrapped up proceedings in Osaka, Japan. The long trek from Asia to Europe can often include jet-lag and becoming familiar with different court conditions, but considering …
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Shahar Peer Vs Shahar Peer Live Streaming WTA Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open world tour Third Round Online coverage August 1
Shahar Peer Vs Shahar Peer Live Streaming WTA Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open world tour Third Round Online coverage August 12,2010.Atp, wta tour.Watch live tennis direct to your laptop or pc.
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Players Profile:
Shahar Peer
Rank Points Record
17 3175 38-15
Country: Israel Height: 5-7 Born: 5/1/1987
Handedness: Right Handed Weight: 132 Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel
Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open
Surface: Hard Date: Aug. 9 – Aug. 15 Seed: 13
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Olga Govortsova Win 6-3, 4-1 Retired
Second Round Nuria Llagostera Vives Win 6-3, 6-2
Mercury Insurance Open presented by Tri-Medical Center
Surface: Hard Date: Aug. 2 – Aug. 8 Seed: 7
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Ana Ivanovic Win 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
Second Round Yaroslava Shvedova Win 7-5, 6-4
Quarterfinals Agnieszka Radwanska Loss 2-6, 0-6
Bank of the West Classic
Surface: Hard Date: Jul. 26 – Aug. 1 Seed: 6
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Daniela Hantuchova Win 0-6, 6-4, 6-3
Second Round Maria Kirilenko Loss 4-6, 3-6
Wimbledon
Surface: Grass Date: Jun. 21 – Jul. 4 Seed: 13
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Ana Ivanovic Win 6-3, 6-4
Second Round Angelique Kerber Loss 6-3, 3-6, 4-6
AEGON International
Surface: Grass Date: Jun. 13 – Jun. 19 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Jie Zheng Loss 6-1, 1-6, 3-6
Roland Garros
Surface: Red Clay Date: May 23 – Jun. 6 Seed: 18
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Nuria Llagostera Vives Win 6-1, 6-4
Second Round Bethanie Mattek-Sands Win 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
Third Round Marion Bartoli Win 7-6 (9-7), 6-2
Fourth Round Serena Williams Loss 2-6, 2-6
Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
Surface: Clay Date: May 8 – May 16 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Svetlana Kuznetsova Win 6-3, 2-6, 6-0
Second Round Alisa Kleybanova Win 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
Third Round Arantxa Parra Santonja Win 7-5, 6-2
Quarterfinals Na Li Win 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Semifinals Venus Williams Loss 3-6, 0-6
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Rank Points Record
25 2170 33-13
Country: Russia Height: 5-10 Born: 7/3/1991
Handedness: Right Handed Weight: 159 Birthplace: Samara, Russia
Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open
Surface: Hard Date: Aug. 9 – Aug. 15 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Daniela Hantuchova Win 6-3, 6-4
Second Round Elena Dementieva Win 6-1, 6-3
Istanbul Cup
Surface: Red Clay Date: Jul. 26 – Aug. 1 Seed: 3
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Marta Domachowska Win 6-1, 6-0
Second Round Magdalena Rybarikova Win 6-3, 6-2
Quarterfinals Sorana Cirstea Win 6-4, 6-2
Semifinals Jarmila Groth Win 7-6 (7-1), 2-6, 7-5
Final Elena Vesnina Win 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Surface: Hard Date: Jul. 19 – Jul. 25 Seed: 3
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Alberta Brianti Win 7-5, 6-1
Second Round Rossana De Los Rios Win 6-3, 6-0
Quarterfinals Johanna Larsson Loss 3-6, 2-6
Wimbledon
Surface: Grass Date: Jun. 21 – Jul. 4 Seed: 29
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Iveta Benesova Win 6-3, 6-4
Second Round Roberta Vinci Win 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)
Third Round Caroline Wozniacki Loss 5-7, 4-6
AEGON International
Surface: Grass Date: Jun. 13 – Jun. 19 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Lucie Safarova Loss 4-6, 6-3, 4-6
Roland Garros
Surface: Red Clay Date: May 23 – Jun. 6 Seed: 29
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Alize Cornet Win 6-4, 6-2
Second Round Jill Craybas Win 6-4, 6-1
Third Round Serena Williams Loss 1-6, 6-1, 2-6
Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
Surface: Clay Date: May 8 – May 16 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Daniela Hantuchova Win 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
Second Round Nadia Petrova Loss 2-6, 5-7
Internazionali BNL d’Italia
Surface: Red Clay Date: May 2 – May 9 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Alberta Brianti Loss 4-6, 6-7 (5-7)
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Maria Sharapova Vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova live streaming Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open Semifinals WTA world tour Online c
Maria Sharapova Vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova live streaming Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open Semifinals WTA world tour Online coverage Saturday, August 14.Atp, wta tour.Watch live tennis direct to your laptop or pc.Good quality tennis tv at a very cheap rate.
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Players Profile:
Maria Sharapova
Rank Points Record
15 3260 30-7
Country: Russia Height: 6-2 Born: 4/19/1987
Handedness: Right Handed Weight: 130 Birthplace: Nyagan, Russia
Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open
Surface: Hard Date: Aug. 9 – Aug. 15 Seed: 10
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Svetlana Kuznetsova Win 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Second Round Andrea Petkovic Win 6-3, 6-1
Third Round Agnieszka Radwanska Win 6-2, 6-3
Quarterfinals Marion Bartoli Win 6-1, 6-4
Semifinals Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Bank of the West Classic
Surface: Hard Date: Jul. 26 – Aug. 1 Seed: 5
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Jie Zheng Win 6-4, 7-5
Second Round Olga Govortsova Win 6-3, 6-3
Quarterfinals Elena Dementieva Win 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Semifinals Agnieszka Radwanska Win 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
Final Victoria Azarenka Loss 4-6, 1-6
Wimbledon
Surface: Grass Date: Jun. 21 – Jul. 4 Seed: 16
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Anastasia Pivovarova Win 6-1, 6-0
Second Round Ioana Raluca Olaru Win 6-1, 6-4
Third Round Barbora Zahlavova Strycova Win 7-5, 6-3
Fourth Round Serena Williams Loss 6-7 (9-11), 4-6
AEGON Classic
Surface: Grass Date: Jun. 7 – Jun. 13 Seed: 2
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Bye
Second Round Bethanie Mattek-Sands Win 6-0, 6-3
Third Round Alla Kudryavtseva Win 6-3, 6-1
Quarterfinals Sesil Karatantcheva Win 6-2, 6-4
Semifinals Alison Riske Win 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Final Na Li Loss 5-7, 1-6
Roland Garros
Surface: Red Clay Date: May 23 – Jun. 6 Seed: 12
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Ksenia Pervak Win 6-3, 6-2
Second Round Kirsten Flipkens Win 6-3, 6-3
Third Round Justine Henin Loss 2-6, 6-3, 3-6
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Rank Points Record
25 2170 35-13
Country: Russia Height: 5-10 Born: 7/3/1991
Handedness: Right Handed Weight: 159 Birthplace: Samara, Russia
Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open
Surface: Hard Date: Aug. 9 – Aug. 15 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Daniela Hantuchova Win 6-3, 6-4
Second Round Elena Dementieva Win 6-1, 6-3
Third Round Shahar Peer Win 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Quarterfinals Yanina Wickmayer Win 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
Semifinals Maria Sharapova
Istanbul Cup
Surface: Red Clay Date: Jul. 26 – Aug. 1 Seed: 3
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Marta Domachowska Win 6-1, 6-0
Second Round Magdalena Rybarikova Win 6-3, 6-2
Quarterfinals Sorana Cirstea Win 6-4, 6-2
Semifinals Jarmila Groth Win 7-6 (7-1), 2-6, 7-5
Final Elena Vesnina Win 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Surface: Hard Date: Jul. 19 – Jul. 25 Seed: 3
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Alberta Brianti Win 7-5, 6-1
Second Round Rossana De Los Rios Win 6-3, 6-0
Quarterfinals Johanna Larsson Loss 3-6, 2-6
Wimbledon
Surface: Grass Date: Jun. 21 – Jul. 4 Seed: 29
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Iveta Benesova Win 6-3, 6-4
Second Round Roberta Vinci Win 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)
Third Round Caroline Wozniacki Loss 5-7, 4-6
AEGON International
Surface: Grass Date: Jun. 13 – Jun. 19 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Lucie Safarova Loss 4-6, 6-3, 4-6
Roland Garros
Surface: Red Clay Date: May 23 – Jun. 6 Seed: 29
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Alize Cornet Win 6-4, 6-2
Second Round Jill Craybas Win 6-4, 6-1
Third Round Serena Williams Loss 1-6, 6-1, 2-6
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Women’s Name-Brand Shoes for Spring 2010
Hot Name Brands for Spring 2010 Women’s Shoes
The trends for this year’s women’s spring shoes invite personality, flair, and fun into your spring 2010 wardrobe! Bright colors pair with increasingly-popular natural materials such as cork and rope to create a new bold and unique look. The actual styles of the hottest spring 2010 shoes do not differ too much from those trends of the fall, and include booties, gladiator sandals, platform sandals, and wedges—but the most popular name brand shoes have taken the classic fall styles and added a twist of personality through color, pattern, and materials in order to create chic spring 2010 shoe trends.
Open Your Eyes to the Open-Toed Bootie
Booties are becoming an increasingly popular trend in women’s shoes, and for spring 2010, open-toed women’s booties are in! The open-toed booties provide air circulation, keeping your tootsies from getting too toasty, while at the same time adding decoration to your ankle. One of the most popular brand names is Dolce Vita, with the contrasting Joey Ankle Boot and the Vince Peep Toe Booties. The Joey Ankle Boot provides a timeless and simple design, with a fold-down cuff for a sprinkling of flair. On the other hand, the Vince Peep Toe Booties add spice to a simpler outfit with their intricate buckle detail.
Glad They’re Back: Gladiators
After being booted out by the booties last season, gladiator sandals have fought their way back to the forefront of fashion for spring 2010 shoes! The trendiest gladiators are unique in design and vary in color. It’s the truth that no two pairs of gladiators are alike! Some of the biggest name brand shoes this spring include the Maria Sharapova Collection and Michael Kors. Maria Sharapova’s Women’s Gwaltney Gladiator sandal presents a layered look and incorporates a closed back and scooped sides, mixing delicate and strong aspects together to create a fresh trend. Michael Kors’ Scorpion gladiator sandals, made with patent leather, are available in a variety of colors to compliment any outfit!
Build Me Up, Buttercup!
If you buy women’s platform sandals this spring, your wardrobe will not be let down! The trendy gladiator sandals mentioned above are also trés chic with a bit of a lift, as evidenced by the popularity of Giuseppe Zanotti’s I9179 Platform Sandal. Patterned and brightly colored heels are also hot for women’s spring shoes this year. Many name brands, including Christian Louboutin, Guess, and Seychelles, offer pumps in bright patterns and floral colors, including yellows and reds. Wedges are also hot this spring. Giuseppe Zanotti’s I96166 Wedge Pump, for example, encompasses two of spring 2010′s most popular shoe trends: a high wedge and a vibrant leopard print.
Trendy Feet for Spring 2010
This year, women’s spring shoes are characterized by personality and flair. Bold colors and bright patterns dominate the shoe scene. Popular name brands that have done the best job of following the hottest trends this spring include Dolce Vita, Maria Sharapova, Michael Kors, Christian Louboutin, and Giuseppe Zanotti. But name brands are just a guide: of course, the best way keep your feet from looking frumpy is to keep in mind the most popular styles for spring 2010 shoes: women’s booties, gladiator sandals, and wedges, oh my!
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Jelena Jankovic Vs Vera Dushevina live streaming Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open world tour Online coverage August 10
Jelena Jankovic Vs Vera Dushevina live streaming Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open world tour Online coverage August 10.Atp, wta tour.Watch live tennis direct to your laptop or pc.
Players Profile:
Jelena Jankovic
Rank Points Record
2 5900 38-13
Country: Serbia Height: 5-9.5 Born: 2/28/1985
Handedness: Right Handed Weight: 130 Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open
Surface: Hard Date: Aug. 9 – Aug. 15 Seed: 1
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Bye
Second Round Vera Dushevina
Mercury Insurance Open presented by Tri-Medical Center
Surface: Hard Date: Aug. 2 – Aug. 8 Seed: 1
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Bye
Second Round Alisa Kleybanova Loss 5-7, 2-6
Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Surface: Hard Date: Jul. 19 – Jul. 25 Seed: 1
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Bojana Jovanovski Win 6-3, 6-3
Second Round Anastasiya Yakimova Loss 6-1, 3-6, 0-1 Retired
Wimbledon
Surface: Grass Date: Jun. 21 – Jul. 4 Seed: 4
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Laura Robson Win 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Second Round Aleksandra Wozniak Win 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Third Round Alona Bondarenko Win 6-0, 6-3
Fourth Round Vera Zvonareva Loss 1-6, 0-3 Retired
Roland Garros
Surface: Red Clay Date: May 23 – Jun. 6 Seed: 4
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Alicia Molik Win 6-0, 6-4
Second Round Kaia Kanepi Win 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Third Round Alona Bondarenko Win 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
Fourth Round Daniela Hantuchova Win 6-4, 6-2
Quarterfinals Yaroslava Shvedova Win 7-5, 6-4
Semifinals Samantha Stosur Loss 1-6, 2-6
Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
Surface: Clay Date: May 8 – May 16 Seed: 7
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Bye
Second Round Ana Ivanovic Win 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Third Round Anabel Medina Garrigues Win 6-2, 6-0
Quarterfinals Aravane Rezai Loss 5-7, 4-6
Internazionali BNL d’Italia
Surface: Red Clay Date: May 2 – May 9 Seed: 7
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Bye
Second Round Bethanie Mattek-Sands Win 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Third Round Yanina Wickmayer Win 6-2, 6-0
Quarterfinals Venus Williams Win 6-0, 6-1
Semifinals Serena Williams Win 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Final Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Loss 6-7 (5-7), 5-7
Vera Dushevina
Rank Points Record
71 970 13-14
Country: Russia Height: 5-10.75 Born: 10/6/1986
Handedness: Right Handed Weight: 161 Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open
Surface: Hard Date: Aug. 9 – Aug. 15 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Anastasia Rodionova Win 6-2, 7-6 (9-7)
Second Round Jelena Jankovic
Istanbul Cup
Surface: Red Clay Date: Jul. 26 – Aug. 1 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Petra Martic Win 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
Second Round Anastasija Sevastova Win 6-3, 6-7 (8-10), 6-2
Quarterfinals Jarmila Groth Loss 5-7, 2-6
Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Surface: Hard Date: Jul. 19 – Jul. 25 Seed: 6
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Anna Lapushchenkova Win 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Second Round Virginie Razzano Win 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
Quarterfinals Anna Chakvetadze Loss 6-2, 3-6, 5-7
Wimbledon
Surface: Grass Date: Jun. 21 – Jul. 4 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Francesca Schiavone Win 6-7 (0-7), 7-5, 6-1
Second Round Tsvetana Pironkova Loss 3-6, 4-6
AEGON International
Surface: Grass Date: Jun. 13 – Jun. 19 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Marion Bartoli Loss 4-6, 5-7
Roland Garros
Surface: Red Clay Date: May 23 – Jun. 6 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Alona Bondarenko Loss 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 4-6
Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
Surface: Clay Date: May 8 – May 16 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Kirsten Flipkens Win 6-2, 6-1
Second Round Serena Williams Loss 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (5-7)
Internazionali BNL d’Italia
Surface: Red Clay Date: May 2 – May 9 Seed: None
Round Opponent W / L Result
First Round Andrea Petkovic Loss 3-6, 0-6
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FRENCH OPEN BETTING ? WOMEN’S SEMI FINALS
Day twelve at Roland Garros sees the Semi Final matches between the final four players left in the Women’s tournament. Who will be playing in Saturday’s final? BetRepublic.com previews both matches here:
Elena Dementieva v Francesca Schiavone Tennis Betting:
The bookmakers are having a hard time determining who will be the player that progresses to the French Open final with both PaddyPower.com and William Hill having odds of 5/6 for both Dementieva and Schiavone to win the match. It looks like it’ll be a close match, but will it be the fifth or seventeenth seed that progresses to the final?
After a relatively easy route through the tournament, Dementieva came across Nadia Petrova in the Quarter Finals. Petrova had defeated Venus Williams in round four and started the Quarter Final match with great confidence and won the first set in an injury broken sixty-two minutes. From there, however, things went downhill for the nineteenth seed as Dementieva got into her stride and won the next two sets 6-2, 6-0 to book her Semi Final place. She will need to perform like she did in those final two sets to progress to the final, but will Dementieva be able to?
Schiavone is the first Grand Slam semi finalist from Italy since the Open era began and she has claimed this feat in style. She has beaten three seeded players on route to the final four, Na Li (11) in round three, Maria Kirilenko (30) in round four and Caroline Wozniacki (3) in the Quarters. More impressive than that is the fact that bar dropping her first set of the tournament she has won the following ten sets to reach the Semi Finals. She is clearly the player in the better form of the two, but can she reach the final?
This will be the eleventh meeting of the two players, with Dementieva holding a 6-4 advantage on the scorecard. Dementieva has won the last three encounters and Schiavone’s last victory against the Russian came in 2007. Also, they have met just once on clay with Dementieva emerging victorious. Despite this I feel that Schiavone will add another victory to her previous four wins against Dementieva as her form at Roland Garros has been exceptional so far. My money will be on Francesca Schiavone to beat Elena Dementieva at odds of 5/6.
Jelena Jankovic v Samantha Stosur Tennis Betting Tips:
After beating Justine Henin and Serena Williams in the last two rounds, it is unsurprising that Samantha Stosur is the favourite with William Hill at odds of 8/13 to reach the final of the French Open. My pre-tournament favourite Jelena Jankovic is available at 6/5. Who will be right, me or the bookies?
Of the two players Jankovic has had the easier route to this point in the tournament and has only had to defeat the twenty-third and twenty-seventh seeds in rounds three and four. Unsurprisingly she has dropped just the one set on the way to the final four and that came against Kaia Kanepi in the second round.
Stosur, on the other hand, has beaten the top seed in Serena Williams in the Quarter Finals and the four time winner of the French Open in Justine Henin in round four. Henin started off the stronger of the two in their match and won the first set 6-2 in thirty-two minutes before Stosur won the next two sets 6-1, 6-4 to book her place in the last eight of the competition. Filled with confidence from beating Henin she raced off into a 6-2, 5-3 lead before Serena came back and won the second set in a tie-breaker. The final set was nip and tuck until the very end when Stosur broke Williams at 7-6 and won the match 6-2, 6-7, 8-6 in what was an epic game. Can she carry on from there and book her place in the final?
These two players have met on four previous occasions and Jankovic has won three compared to Stosur’s single win. All four matches have been played on hard courts and they have met twice this year with the score tied at 1-1, with Stosur winning the last game in Miami. None of their four matches have gone to three sets, but I feel that this one will with Stosur in the form of her life and highly confident after her last two victories. Unfortunately for her I am sticking with my original prediction of Jankovic to win the title, so I’ll be backing her at odds of 6/5 to win this match. I’ll also be putting a small bet on Jankovic to win 2-1 @ 7/2 with PaddyPower.com.
BetRepublic.com Recommends:
• Francesca Schiavone to beat Elena Dementieva @ 5/6
• Jelena Jankovic to beat Samantha Stosur @ 6/5
• Jelena Jankovic to win 2-1 @ 7/2
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French Open Women’s Final Tennis Betting
This Saturday sees the final day’s action for the ladies at Roland Garros as Francesca Schiavone takes on Samantha Stosur in a surprise final. Who will emerge with their first Grand Slam victory? BetRepublic.com previews the action here.
Francesca Schiavone v Samantha Stosur Tennis Betting:
Both of these players have been the surprise packages of the tournament, with Schiavone becoming the first Italian to reach a Grand Slam semi final, and now final, in the Open era while Stosur has beaten four time winner Justine Henin and world number one Serena Williams on route to the final. PaddyPower.com have made Stosur a 2/9 favourite to claim the title ahead of 13/4 for Schiavone, mainly down to whom she has beaten and the fact that she is unbeaten against Schiavone since 2005. Will that run continue or will Schiavone become the first Italian to win a Grand Slam?
In her last three matches Stosur has had to overcome four time winner Justine Henin in round four, world number one Serena Williams in the Quarter Finals and the fourth seed, and my pre-tournament favourite for the title, Jelena Jankovic in the Semis. Stosur took three sets to get past both Henin and Serena, but she completely blew Jankovic away with a 6-1, 6-2 win to book her place in her first ever Grand Slam final. Can she continue in this form to claim the 2010 French Open title?
Schiavone has beaten seeded players in her last four matches, with three of those matches being against players seeded above her. The seventeenth seed defeated Na Li (11) in round three, Maria Kirilenko (30) in the fourth round, Caroline Wozniacki (3) in the Quarter Finals and Elena Dementieva (5) in the last four. She won the first three of those matches in straight sets with the semi final match against Dementieva going on for just one set as Dementieva retired with a calf injury after losing the set 7-6. In fact, apart from the first set of her first match, Schiavone has not dropped a set on her run to the final. Can she keep that going and make history as the first Italian to win a Grand Slam in the Open era?
These two players have met on five previous occasions and Stosur leads the scorecard 4-1. The Australian has won the last four matches and Schiavone’s only win came in 2005. Of their five previous matches two have been on clay and Stosur has won both of these in straight sets, including beating Schiavone in the first round of the 2009 French Open. However, I feel that things will be different this time around with both players in highly confident moods after their exceptional runs to this point. Who will win though? Despite Schiavone having lost just one set in six matches at Roland Garros this year I feel that Stosur has had the more difficult run in terms of matches, if not opponents, and she has had to dig deeper to get the results and this will have her better prepared for whatever may happen in the final. I don’t expect Schiavone to make it easy for her though, so my money is on a 2-1 Stosur win at odds of 16/5 with William Hill.
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• Back Samantha Stosur to win the French Open by beat Francesca Schiavone 2-1 @ 16/5
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FRENCH OPEN BETTING – WOMEN’S SEMI FINALS
Day twelve at Roland Garros sees the Semi Final matches between the final four players left in the Women’s tournament. Who will be playing in Saturday’s final? BetRepublic.com previews both matches here:
Elena Dementieva v Francesca Schiavone Tennis Betting:
The bookmakers are having a hard time determining who will be the player that progresses to the French Open final with both PaddyPower.com and William Hill having odds of 5/6 for both Dementieva and Schiavone to win the match. It looks like it’ll be a close match, but will it be the fifth or seventeenth seed that progresses to the final?
After a relatively easy route through the tournament, Dementieva came across Nadia Petrova in the Quarter Finals. Petrova had defeated Venus Williams in round four and started the Quarter Final match with great confidence and won the first set in an injury broken sixty-two minutes. From there, however, things went downhill for the nineteenth seed as Dementieva got into her stride and won the next two sets 6-2, 6-0 to book her Semi Final place. She will need to perform like she did in those final two sets to progress to the final, but will Dementieva be able to?
Schiavone is the first Grand Slam semi finalist from Italy since the Open era began and she has claimed this feat in style. She has beaten three seeded players on route to the final four, Na Li (11) in round three, Maria Kirilenko (30) in round four and Caroline Wozniacki (3) in the Quarters. More impressive than that is the fact that bar dropping her first set of the tournament she has won the following ten sets to reach the Semi Finals. She is clearly the player in the better form of the two, but can she reach the final?
This will be the eleventh meeting of the two players, with Dementieva holding a 6-4 advantage on the scorecard. Dementieva has won the last three encounters and Schiavone’s last victory against the Russian came in 2007. Also, they have met just once on clay with Dementieva emerging victorious. Despite this I feel that Schiavone will add another victory to her previous four wins against Dementieva as her form at Roland Garros has been exceptional so far. My money will be on Francesca Schiavone to beat Elena Dementieva at odds of 5/6.
Jelena Jankovic v Samantha Stosur Tennis Betting Tips:
After beating Justine Henin and Serena Williams in the last two rounds, it is unsurprising that Samantha Stosur is the favourite with William Hill at odds of 8/13 to reach the final of the French Open. My pre-tournament favourite Jelena Jankovic is available at 6/5. Who will be right, me or the bookies?
Of the two players Jankovic has had the easier route to this point in the tournament and has only had to defeat the twenty-third and twenty-seventh seeds in rounds three and four. Unsurprisingly she has dropped just the one set on the way to the final four and that came against Kaia Kanepi in the second round.
Stosur, on the other hand, has beaten the top seed in Serena Williams in the Quarter Finals and the four time winner of the French Open in Justine Henin in round four. Henin started off the stronger of the two in their match and won the first set 6-2 in thirty-two minutes before Stosur won the next two sets 6-1, 6-4 to book her place in the last eight of the competition. Filled with confidence from beating Henin she raced off into a 6-2, 5-3 lead before Serena came back and won the second set in a tie-breaker. The final set was nip and tuck until the very end when Stosur broke Williams at 7-6 and won the match 6-2, 6-7, 8-6 in what was an epic game. Can she carry on from there and book her place in the final?
These two players have met on four previous occasions and Jankovic has won three compared to Stosur’s single win. All four matches have been played on hard courts and they have met twice this year with the score tied at 1-1, with Stosur winning the last game in Miami. None of their four matches have gone to three sets, but I feel that this one will with Stosur in the form of her life and highly confident after her last two victories. Unfortunately for her I am sticking with my original prediction of Jankovic to win the title, so I’ll be backing her at odds of 6/5 to win this match. I’ll also be putting a small bet on Jankovic to win 2-1 @ 7/2 with PaddyPower.com.
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â¢Â   Francesca Schiavone to beat Elena Dementieva @ 5/6
â¢Â   Jelena Jankovic to beat Samantha Stosur @ 6/5
â¢Â   Jelena Jankovic to win 2-1 @ 7/2
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