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French Open 2013: Azarenka, Sharapova, USA’s Stephens win at French Open
Another great day of tennis at Roland Garros as top seeds start to get pushed as we enter the 2nd week of Roland Garros. Australia's Open champion, Victoria Azarenka was formed to fight back against Alize Cornet while defending Champion, Maria Sharapova faught back from a double break deficit against Jie Zheng.

Azarenka breezes in her opener / No. 1 Djokovic advances at French Open
Victoria Azarenka waited until the fourth day of the French Open for her opening match, then showed she’s eager to continue. Filling a mostly empty stadium court with her familiar shrieks Wednesday, the world’s former No. 1 player beat Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-1, 6-4 in a match postponed one day because of rain....

Asian tennis will fill December off-season
December becomes prime time for tennis in Asia as the much-hyped "off-season" takes a beating with the launched in late 2014 of the six-team International Premier Tennis League.

Serena Williams too good for Azarenka in Rome
Serena Williams was just too powerful and too accurate all week at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia and that form didn't let up in Sunday's final, as she hit over twice as many winners as unforced errors to dominate Victoria Azarenka in straight sets and capture her 51st WTA title.

Victoria Azarenka stays atop WTA Rankings with AusOpen title
Victoria Azrenka of Belarus clung on to her world number one position in the latest edition of the WTA Rankings released Monday after she won the Australian Open 2013 title at Melbourne Park this weekend.

Victoria Azarenka wins 2nd Australian Open crown
World No.1 Victoria Azarenka won a dramatic three-setter against Li Na in the final of the Australian Open on Saturday night, her second straight title at the first Grand Slam of the year.

Women’s final set; Victoria Azarenka vs. Li Na
The 2013 Australian Open Women’s singles final is now set after Victoria Azarenka and Li Na had strong wins over Sloane Stephens and Maria Sharapova respectively.

Djokovic and Azarenka top seeds for Australian Open
Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka are top seeds for Australian Open starting January 14. The first grand slam of the year has seeds based on the ranking of the player as of the previous ending week. Novak Djokovic had a fantastic 2012 where he won the Austalian Open, reached finals of French...

Serena Williams into Brisbane final
In what was the most anticipated match of the tournament, World No 1. Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from her semi-final match with Serena Williams due to right big toe injury. The withdrawal as resulted in Serena Williams advancing into Saturday final where she will play the winner of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova...

Predictions for the women in 2013?

In 2012, we saw a new Grand Slam champion crowned (Victoria Azarenka) at the Australian Open, Maria Sharapova completed her Career Grand Slam at Roland Garros and Serena Williams made another great comeback winning Wimbledon and the US Open (plus the Olympic Gold medal).   What do you think will happen in...

Your favourite WTA moment in 2012?
Throughout the entire year, there have been many amazing moments on the WTA Tour.  Starting with Victoria Azarenka’s stunning victory over Maria Sharapova to win the Australian Open, Serena Williams does another comeback in singles tennis and even at the end of the tour, we saw another upset when the Czech...

What was your favourite women’s Grand Slam match of 2012?
The Grand Slams of tennis have always produced the best tennis in the women’s game and 2012 defiantly showcased the best tennis, amazing stories and unbelievable comebacks. What was your favourite Grand Slam final in 2012? Australian Open – Victoria Azarenka def. Maria Sharapova Starting in Australia, we...

Azarenka finishes as No. 1
Victoria Azarenka will finish the 2012 season as the Women’s Tennis Association’s Year-End World No.1, presented by Dubai Duty Free, becoming the 11th different player to finish a season at No.1 in the world since the introduction of the computer rankings in November 1975. Azarenka received the trophy,...

Miracle Comeback For Serena At US Open
It almost didn’t happen for her, but then again, that’s when she’s the most dangerous. Serena Williams pulled off a miracle third set comeback against Victoria Azarenka in the final of the US Open, fighting herself as well as a 5-3 third set deficit to win her 15th Grand Slam title. Everything seemed...

US Open Final – Victoria Azarenka vs. Serena Williams
Victoria Azarenka made a huge comeback in her semi-final match against Maria Sharapova and will now face former 3-time US Open champion Serena Williams in quest for her 2nd Grand Slam title. The World No 1. claimed her first Grand Slam title earlier this year during the Australian Open when she defeated Maria...

Azarenka end’s Stosur’s title defense
AUSTRALIA’S defending champion Samantha Stosur has been knocked out of the US Open in the quarter-finals by top seed Victoria Azarenka. The Australian Open champion downed Stosur 6-1 4-6 7-6 (7-5) in a superb Flushing Meadows quarter-finals. The defeat is likely to have Stosur dropping out of the top 10, but the...

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Azarenka wins Indian Wells

Nine days ago she was on the verge of it all coming to an end, just two points from losing her opening match. But no one has more belief these days, and after surviving that one Victoria Azarenka just got better – now she is the Indian Wells champion and 23-0 on the year. Last Friday, Azarenka survived a...