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The 2012 French Open Bracket Challenge is Here, Draw Posted, Make Your Picks Now

On the Baseline — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:21:02 +0000

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Brussels: Radwanska & Kanepi To Square Off In SFs

On the Baseline — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:07:37 +0000

Results – Thursday, May 24, 2012
Singles – Quarterfinals
(1) Agnieszka Radwanska d. (WC) Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 62 61
Simona Halep (ROU) d. (4) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 06 64 63
(8) Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 63 61
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d. (Q) Urszula Radwanska (POL) 75 64

Doubles – Semifinals
(4) Mattek-Sands/Mirza (USA/IND) d. Dellacqua/Rodionova (AUS/AUS) 63 46 105 (Match TB)

Doubles – Quarterfinals
Bondarenko/Niculescu (UKR/ROU) d. Jurak/Marosi (CRO/HUN) 61 76(2)

Order Of Play – Friday, May 25, 2012
Centre Court (from 11.30hrs)
1. Bondarenko/Niculescu vs. Rosolska/Zheng
2. Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Kaia Kanepi (NB 14.00hrs)
3. Simona Halep vs. Sofia Arvidsson

Strasbourg: Stephens To Face Schiavone In First Career SF

On the Baseline — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:57:57 +0000

Results – Thursday, May 24, 2012
Singles – Quarterfinals
(2) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 60 63
(WC) Alizé Cornet (FRA) d. (4) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 76(2) 76(5)
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d. (Q) Alexandra Panova (RUS) 63 63
Sloane Stephens (USA) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 63 64

Doubles – Semifinals
(2) Govortsova/Jans-Ignacik (BLR/POL) d. Cadantu/Keothavong (ROU/GBR) 62 61

Order Of Play – Friday, May 25, 2012
Central (from 11.45hrs)
1. Grandin/Uhlirova vs. Babos/Hsieh
2. Sloane Stephens vs. Francesca Schiavone (NB 14.00hrs)
3. Pauline Parmentier vs. Alizé Cornet

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Brussels: Radwanska Sisters Rolls Into QFs

On the Baseline — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:05:14 +0000

Results – Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Singles – Second Round

(1) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (LL) Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 61 60

(Q) Urszula Radwanska (POL) d. (2) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 64 62

(4) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 63 64

(8) Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. (LL) Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 62 62

Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. (10) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 63 62

Simona Halep (ROU) d. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 61 61

Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d. (Q) Arantxa Rus (NED) 62 31 ret. (low back injury)

(WC) Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) d. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 46 64 62

Doubles – Quarterfinals

(3) Rosolska/Zheng (POL/CHN) d. Dekmeijere/Kondratieva (LAT/RUS) 64 63

(4) Mattek-Sands/Mirza (USA/IND) d. (WC) Bovina/Van Uytvanck (RUS/BEL) 62 36 101 (Match TB)

Dellacqua/Rodionova (AUS/AUS) d. McHale/Oudin (USA/USA) 61 75

Doubles – First Round

Bondarenko/Niculescu (UKR/ROU) d. Kapshay/Wienerova (UKR/SVK) 64 75

Order Of Play – Thursday, May 24, 2012
Centre Court (from 11.30hrs)

1. Sofia Arvidsson vs. Urszula Radwanska

2. Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Kaia Kanepi (NB 14.00hrs)

3. Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Alison Van Uytvanck

4. Simona Halep vs. Dominika Cibulkova

Court 2 (from 12.00hrs)

1. Jurak/Marosi vs. Bondarenko/Niculescu

2. Mattek-Sands/Mirza vs. Dellacqua/Rodionova

Strasbourg: Three-Time Champ Medina Garrigues Into QFs

On the Baseline — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:43:48 +0000

Results – Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Singles – Second Round
(2) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (Q) Mirjana Lucic (CRO) 61 62
(4) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) 76(9) 76(2)
Johanna Larsson (SWE) d. (8) Tamira Paszek (AUT) 62 60
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d. Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) 36 62 63
Sloane Stephens (USA) d. Timea Babos (HUN) 62 36 63
Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. (WC) Virginie Razzano (FRA) 61 63
(Q) Alexandra Panova (RUS) d. Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 63 46 63
(WC) Alizé Cornet (FRA) d. Shahar Peer (ISR) 46 64 60

Doubles – Quarterfinals
(1) Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) d. Chang/Chuang (TPE/TPE) 75 64
(2) Govortsova/Jans-Ignacik (BLR/POL) d. Gámiz/Hermoso (VEN/MEX) 62 75
(4) Babos/Hsieh (HUN/TPE) d. Naydenova/Pereira (BUL/BRA) 63 64
Cadantu/Keothavong (ROU/GBR) d. Adamczak/Bengson (AUS/AUS) 63 63

Order Of Play – Thursday, May 24, 2012
Central (from 11.00hrs)
1. Ayumi Morita vs. Sloane Stephens
2. Johanna Larsson vs. Francesca Schiavone (NB 13.00hrs)
3. Anabel Medina Garrigues vs. Alizé Cornet (NB 15.00hrs)
4. Pauline Parmentier vs. Alexandra Panova

Cout 1 (from 14.00hrs)
1. Cadantu/Keothavong vs. Govortsova/Jans-Ignacik

Petra Kvitova Court Date

On the Baseline — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:32:45 +0000

Here is a new video Petra Kvitova did to promote Wilson’s “It’s A Court Date” contest. Wilson is giving fans the once in a lifetime opportunity to meet Petra and be her court date. Enter to win here: http://www.wilson.com/itsacourtdate

WTA Top 10 Rankings Feature Players From Ten Different Countries

On the Baseline — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:35:12 +0000

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA – The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), the global leader in women’s professional sport, announced today that its Top 10 Rankings for the week of May 21, 2012, will feature ten players from ten different countries and four different continents for the second time in history. The historic achievement first took place during the 2011 season (week of January 31).

“The WTA and our stars have never been more global, mirroring the increasingly international reach and popularity of the sport,” said Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO of the WTA.

“It’s remarkable how many countries today are producing world class women’s tennis players. It is great for the popularity of the game in so many national markets around the world, and is something that makes women’s tennis unique as a sport,” said Russia’s three-time Grand Slam Champion Maria Sharapova.

The WTA Top 10 Rankings for week of May 21, 2012 are as follows:

1. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)

2. Maria Sharapova (Russia)

3. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland)

4. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic)

5. Serena Williams (United States of America)

6. Samantha Stosur (Australia)

7. Li Na (China)

8. Marion Bartoli (France)

9. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)

10. Angelique Kerber (Germany)

Making her first appearance in the Top 10, Angelique Kerber leads a group of three players from Germany in the Top 15, which includes Andrea Petkovic and Sabine Lisicki. The current Top 10 have won 12 of 13 Premier-level and Grand Slam events this year. Serena Williams has made a strong come back after sitting out most of the 2011 season injured, and is 17-0 on clay this year with titles at the Family Circle Cup (Charleston) and the Mutua Madrid Open (Madrid).

The 2012 edition of the Forbes magazine’s “Top 100 List of Most Powerful Celebrities” features three WTA players – Maria Sharapova (No.71), Serena Williams (No.77) and Li Na (No.87) – the only three female athletes on the list.

The WTA’s calendar for the 2012 season features 52 tournaments and four Grand Slams in 32 countries, as well as the Olympic Tennis Event in London, with the geographic spread of events to include 20 in Asia, 21 in Europe and 16 in the Americas.

Full list of WTA Rankings can be found here:http://www.wtatennis.com/page/RankingsSingles/0,,12781~0~1~100,00.html

WTA – Brussels: Halep Survives Match Points To Edge Jankovic

On the Baseline — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:41:20 +0000

Results – Monday, May 21, 2012
Singles – First Round
(4) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Christina McHale (USA) 76(1) 61
Simona Halep (ROU) d. (6/WC) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 62 36 76(3) (saved 3mp)
(10) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 64 64
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 61 64
(WC) Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) d. Ksenia Pervak (KAZ) 63 57 64

Doubles – First Round
Dellacqua/Rodionova (AUS/AUS) d. (2) Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) 76(3) 62
(3) Rosolska/Zheng (POL/CHN) d. Lee-Waters/Moulton-Levy (USA/USA) 61 64

Singles Qualifying – Final Round
(1) Urszula Radwanska (POL) d. Lenka Wienerova (SVK) 64 62
(2) Arantxa Rus (NED) d. (8) Paula Ormaechea (ARG) 64 75
(3) Irina Falconi (USA) d. (6) Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 76(6) 57 64
Sania Mirza (IND) d. (5) Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 60 60

Order Of Play – Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Centre Court (from 11.00hrs)
1. Peng Shuai vs. Sofia Arvidsson
2. Tamaryn Hendler vs. Bojana Jovanovski
3. Yanina Wickmayer vs. Anna Chakvetadze (NB 15.00hrs)
4. Castaño/Lefèvre vs. Bovina/Van Uytvanck

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Greta Arn vs. Lesia Tsurenko
2. Chanelle Scheepers vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
3. Irina Falconi vs. Kaia Kanepi
4. Zheng Jie vs. Arantxa Rus

Court 3 (from 12.00hrs)
1. Monica Niculescu vs. Sania Mirza
2. Urszula Radwanska vs. Varvara Lepchenko
3. Jugic-Salkic/Klemenschits vs. Mattek-Sands/Mirza

Court 4 (from 12.00hrs)
1. Daniilidou/Hrdinova vs. Dekmeijere/Kondratieva
2. McHale/Oudin vs. Jeflea/Peers
3. Peschke/Srebotnik vs. Jurak/Marosi

WTA – Strasbourg: Top Seed Lisicki Toppled

On the Baseline — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:46:30 +0000

Results – Monday, May 21, 2012
Singles – First Round
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d. (1/WC) Sabine Lisicki (GER) 64 64
(8) Tamira Paszek (AUT) d. Alberta Brianti (ITA) 64 06 64
Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 67(5) 63 61
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) d. Elena Baltacha (GBR) 64 60

Suspended due to rain
(4) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) leads Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 75 34
Ayumi Morita (JPN) leads (6) Marina Erakovic (NZL) 51

Doubles – First Round
(2) Govortsova/Jans-Ignacik (BLR/POL) d. Aoyama/Chan (JPN/TPE) 76(3) 62
Naydenova/Pereira (BUL/BRA) d. Stephens/Woehr (USA/GER) 62 61
Chang/Chuang (TPE/TPE) d. Vrljic/Woerle (CRO/GER) 63 76(3)

Singles Qualifying – Final Round
(8) Mirjana Lucic (CRO) d. (1) María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 46 75 64
(2) Alexandra Panova (RUS) d. (6) Stéphanie Dubois (CAN) 63 64
Lauren Davis (USA) d. (3) Mandy Minella (LUX) 26 63 64
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) d. Lenka Jurikova (SVK) 60 61

Order Of Play – Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Central (from 11.00hrs)
1. Alexandra Panova vs. Mona Barthel
2. Anabel Medina Garrigues vs. Anna Tatishvili (tbc; NB 12.00hrs)
3. Alexandra Cadantu vs. Francesca Schiavone
4. Sloane Stephens vs. Maria Kirilenko
5. Alizé Cornet vs. Olga Govortsova (NB 17.30hrs)

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Mandy Minella vs. Lucie Hradecka
2. Timea Babos vs. Anastasija Sevastova
3. Marina Erakovic vs. Ayumi Morita (tbc)
4. Virginie Razzano vs. María José Martínez Sánchez
5. Cadantu/Keothavong vs. Minella/Parmentier

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Johanna Larsson vs. Lauren Davis
2. Mirjana Lucic vs. Anne Keothavong
3. Shahar Peer vs. Aleksandra Wozniak
4. Brianti/Foretz Gacon vs. Gámiz/Hermoso
5. Babos/Hsieh vs. Perrin/Shamayko

Court TBA (NB 17.00hrs)
1. Jurikova/Kucova vs. Adamczak/Bengson (NB 17.00hrs)

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On the Baseline — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:12:22 +0000

Order Of Play – Monday, May 21, 2012
Central (from 11.00hrs)
1. María José Martínez Sánchez vs. Mirjana Lucic (Singles Q Final)
2. Elena Baltacha vs. Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (NB 12.30hrs)
3. Sabine Lisicki vs. Pauline Parmentier
4. Anabel Medina Garrigues vs. Anna Tatishvili

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Mandy Minella vs. Lauren Davis (Singles Q Final)
2. Hsieh Su-Wei vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
3. Tamira Paszek vs. Alberta Brianti
4. Marina Erakovic vs. Ayumi Morita

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Alexandra Panova vs. Stéphanie Dubois (Singles Q Final)
2. Lenka Jurikova vs. Anastasija Sevastova (Singles Q Final; NB 12.30hrs)
3. Aoyama/Chan vs. Govortsova/Jans-Ignacik
4. Naydenova/Pereira vs. Stephens/Woehr
5. Chang/Chuang vs. Vrljic/Woerle