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Familiar Faces in Australian Open Semis
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Low-flying stunt planes and booming cannon fire had Kim Clijsters and Vera Zvonareva a little rattled during their quarterfinals. Come the Australian Open semifinals, they'll have other distractions to contend with. Clijsters and Zvonareva meet in a rematch of the last U.S. Open final on Thursday, after No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and Li Na have played in their semifinal. The 20-year-old Wozniacki has already guaranteed she will retain the top spot in the rankings by advancing this far, but is still out to prove she can win a Grand Slam. Zvonareva shares ...
Kim Clijsters Moves on to Semifinals, Will Face Vera Zvonareva
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia -- Kim Clijsters moved into an Australian Open semifinal showdown with second-ranked Vera Zvonareva, beating Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday as Air Force planes flew in formation overhead as part of celebrations for the national holiday. Cannons went off earlier when Zvonareva started the Australia Day proceedings at Rod Laver Arena with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitova. Thursday's semifinal will be a rematch of the last U.S. Open final, where Clijsters collected her third Grand Slam title. Clijsters is the only Grand Slam winner into the women's semis, ...
Vera Zvonareva Beats Petra Kvitova, Advances to Semifinals
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia -- Vera Zvonareva started the Australia Day proceedings at Rod Laver Arena with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitova, advancing to the Australian Open semifinals.With many patrons draped in Australian flags and others wearing customary Outback-style hats in honor of the country's national holiday, Zvonareva advanced to a semifinal against either U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters or Agnieszka Radwanska. Zvonareva and Kvitova were surprised during Wednesday's match when cannons went off in a nearby park. And Zvonareva asked that the match be stopped for a few minutes while a ...
Andy Murray, Vera Zvonareva Rolls Into Quarterfinals
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Andy Murray moved into the Australian Open quarterfinals without dropping a set, beating No. 11 Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 on Monday in an impressive victory that will heighten expectations about him breaking a long British drought. Murray closed with an ace to eliminate Melzer in straight sets at Melbourne Park for the second year in a row. The 2010 finalist gets a surprising opponent for his next match after 22-year-old Alexandr Dolgopolov stopped fourth-seeded Robin Soderling's eight-match winning streak with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 victory. Murray has ...
Vera Zvonareva Advances to Fourth Round of Australian Open
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Second-seeded Vera Zvonareva edged closer to making the final of her third Grand Slam in a row when she advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 7-6 (9) win Saturday over Lucie Safarova. Zvonareva served for the match twice but was extended to the tiebreaker, which Safarova led 4-2 and then 5-3 before Zvonareva clinched the match when Safarova netted a shot from the back of the court. In major finals las year, Zvonareva lost to Serena Williams at Wimbledon and to Kim Clijsters at the U.S. Open. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. The ...
Vera Zvonareva Dominates First-Round Match at Australian Open
By Hal Spivack - AOL NewsWith two straight Grand Slam runner-up finishes and a comfortable draw ahead, second-ranked Vera Zvonareva is equipped to win her first singles major at this year's Australian Open. There's a lot of work ahead for the 26-year-old Muscovite, but she didn't disappoint in her first-round match Tuesday. Often seen as an emotional ball of nerves with a towel draped over her head, Zvonareva has come up short in the most pressure-filled situations over the years. But she is currently playing at a career-high ranking of No. 2, and the Russian has finally learned to use her emotions in her ...
Australian Open Preview: Will Rafa Slam Put Nadal Over Federer?
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsThe question going around about Rafael Nadal is the wrong one. If he wins the Australian Open, which starts Sunday night (7:00 p.m. E.T.), it will be his fourth consecutive major championship. It will be just the fourth time any man has held all four trophies. But will it be a Grand Slam? "It's not a Grand Slam, but it's a great effort,'' Rod Laver told the Associated Press. "People will say, 'He's going for a Grand Slam,' and I say, `No, he's not doing that.' That wasn't the way this whole thing was set up.'' It might sound self-serving coming from Laver, the last man to win the Grand ...
Australian Open 2011 Seeds: Rafael Nadal, Caroline Wozniacki No. 1s
By Hal Spivack - AOL NewsRafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki were given the top seeds for the 2011 Australian Open that begins Jan. 17. It is the second major in a row both Nadal and Wozniacki are seeded No. 1. The men's and women's seeds follow the ATP and WTA rankings respectively. Defending champion Roger Federer is seeded No. 2, followed by Novak Djokovic, Robin Soderling and last year's runner-up, Andy Murray. Nadal, the 2009 Australian Open champion, won three of four majors last year but fell short at the Australian Open, where he had to retire in his quarterfinal match against Murray with a knee injury. ...
Kim Clijsters Cruises Into Semifinals at Sydney International
By Hal Spivack - AOL NewsLast year's WTA player of the year, Kim Clijsters, has picked up where she left off in 2010 and is cementing her status as the favorite for the upcoming Australian Open. The third-ranked Clijsters breezed through her quarterfinal match at the Sydney International against seventh-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday. Clijsters' groundstrokes and return game have been spectacular throughout the week during her tuneup tournament. She broke Azarenka five times and limited her to a 49 percent first-serve winning percentage. Meanwhile, Clijsters saved 12 of 14 break points and won 78 ...
Venus Williams Struggles in Return to Court Following Knee Injury
By Hal Spivack - AOL NewsWorld No. 5 Venus Williams, who missed a majority of 2010 with an injury to her left knee, returned to the court against world-class competition for an exhibition tournament in Hong Kong on Thursday. The seven-time Grand Slam champion struggled mightily against world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva, as the Russian handily defeated Williams 6-4, 6-2. Williams committed 16 unforced errors, while generating only five winners in the match. Last season, Williams did not play a tournament between Wimbledon and the U.S. Open due to her knee. She then cut her season short following her run to the semifinals at ...
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