Stuttgart: Second-ranked Maria Sharapova cruised past top-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Porsche Grand Prix for her first title of the year. Sharapova lost the finals of the Australian Open and Indian Wells this year to Azarenka, and the Russian had never beaten her rival from Belarus in four previous encounters in a final. "I am really pleased to win such a tough tournament, against such...
08:15 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Stuttgart: Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the top ranked players in the world, will contest the final of the Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday. No. 1 Azarenka of Belarus cruised past Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 6-3 in the first of Saturday's semifinals. Second-ranked Sharapova then outlasted No. 3 Petra Kvitova, the Wimbledon champion, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Azarenka is seeking a tour-high fifth tournament title of the year. She went...
09:04 AM, Apr 29, 2012
Stuttgart: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka needed nearly 3 hours to overcome big-serving Mona Barthel 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-5 on Friday for a place in the Porsche Grand Prix semi-finals that feature the top four players in the world rankings. Azarenka will face fourth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska, a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 winner over Li Na. Second-ranked Maria Sharapova rallied to outlast Sam Stosur of Australia 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5 in a match...
08:46 AM, Apr 28, 2012
Stuttgart: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced to the Porsche Grand Prix quarter-finals when Andrea Petkovic was forced to retire after picking up another in a long list of serious injuries on Thursday. Azarenka was leading 6-2, 4-4 when the German stepped awkwardly and twisted her right ankle on the indoor red clay court and had to give up. Petkovic didn't even try to continue playing and had to be...
08:39 AM, Apr 27, 2012
Stuttgart: Second-ranked Maria Sharapova began her clay court season on Wednesday by reaching the quarter-finals of the Porsche Grand Prix when her opponent Alize Cornet of France retired with a shoulder injury. The Russian was leading with 6-3, 1-0 when qualifier Cornet quit because of the right shoulder injury. Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark advanced to the second-round when Jelena Jankovic of Serbia also retired with an identical score of 6-3,...
10:40 AM, Apr 26, 2012
Stuttgart: Julia Goerges upset top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday. The 22-year-old German won in Bad Gastein, Austria, last year but had never captured a title in one of WTA's premier events. "I only know I won, but I don't know how," Goerges said. "Playing against Caroline is like climbing a high hill." Goerges becomes the first German to win...
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