Angelique Kerber

Gritty Sharapova sets up Stuttgart final against Li Na

Stuttgart: Top seed and holder Maria Sharapova battled through a tough three-set claycourt match for the third day in a row on Saturday to book a place in the final of the Stuttgart Grand Prix. The Russian ended the challenge of home favourite Angelique Kerber, beating the third seed 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to set up a title showdown with Li Na of China who put out American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands...

Kerber into last four at Indian Wells after Stosur withdrawal

Stosur, the seventh seed, injured her right calf on Tuesday while serving for the match during her 4-6 6-2 6-3 victory over Germany's Mona Barthel. ...

Azarenka, Stosur and Kerber advance at Indian Wells

Victoria Azarenka recovered from a sluggish start to beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-4, 6-1 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open. ...

Makaravo sends No. 5 Kerber packing in Aus Open

Fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber has been ousted in the fourth round of the Australian Open by the woman who defeated Serena Williams at the same stage last year. ...

Kerber storms into Australian Open fourth round

Angelique Kerber survived some nervous moments before fending off American teenager Madison Keys in the third round. ...

Kerber scrapes through to Brisbane quarter-finals

Angelique Kerber fought back from 2-5 down in the deciding tiebreaker to beat Puerto Rican qualifier Monica Puig 3-6, 6-4, 7-6. ...

Victoria Azarenka loses to Serena Williams again

Istanbul: American Serena Williams reached the semi-finals at the WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul on Thursday with what is fast becoming a routine defeat of world number one Victoria Azarenka. The Wimbledon and U.S Open champion recorded a 6-4 6-4 win at the season-ending event, her fifth triumph over the Belarusian this year. Williams also owns an 11-1 record in their career head-to-heads. The win was Williams' third at the...

Li beats Kerber at WTA Championships in Istanbul

Istanbul: Li Na defeated Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to retain a slim chance of advancing at the WTA Championships. Li's first win in two round-robin matches means she can still reach the semifinals, depending on other results in her Red Group. The fifth-ranked Kerber, making her first appearance in the season finale, bowed out after losing all three of her matches. She played more than three...

Errani beats Kerber in US Open fourth round

New York: Sara Errani reached the quarter-finals at a Grand Slam event for the third time this year, beating Angelique Kerber in straight sets at the US Open. The 10th-seeded Italian won 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Monday. Before this year's Australian Open, she had never been past the third round at a major tournament. Kerber made a surprise run to the US Open semi-finals a year ago and had advanced...

Kerber defeats Keothavong in 2 sets at US Open

New York: Sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber moved on easily at the US Open to set up a second round match with Venus Williams. The German beat Britain's Anne Keothavong 6-2, 6-0 in 54 minutes on Tuesday. Keothavong, ranked 81st, had 25 unforced errors to Kerber's nine. Ranked outside the top 100 at the start of 2010, Kerber is now a career-best sixth. She reached her first Grand Slam semifinal at Flushing...