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Serena Conquers Sharapova & Istanbul

With a barrage of winners from every part of her game – from the serve and off the return, off the ground and at the net, a whopping 40 in all – Serena Williams overpowered Maria Sharapova to complete a dream season at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships – Istanbul 2012. There was a lot pointing...

Maria and Serena in WTA Final

Serena Willliams cruised into the final of the WTA Championships by beating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 6-1 Saturday. Williams was never challenged by the fourth-ranked Radwanska apart from dropping serve in the fourth game of the first set. The American has dominated the second half of the year, winning...

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,...

Zvonareva and Stosur qualify for WTA Championships

BEIJING, CHINA – Today, Russia’s Vera Zvonareva and Australias Sam Stosur became the sixth and seventh players to qualify for the prestigious TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, which will be hosted at the state of the art Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul, Turkey from October 25-30, 2011. Zvonareva and...

Field complete for TEB BNP WTA Championships-Istanbul

The Womens Tennis Association (WTA) today announced that Agnieszka Radwanska has secured the final singles spot in the field of the prestigious TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, to be hosted at the state of the art Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul, Turkey from October 25-30, 2011. Radwanska completes the field that...