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WTA PRE-WIMBLEDON PARTY: Red-Carpet Glam Ladies Of The WTA Enroute To Kensington Gardens
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Venus Williams, USA
Serena Williams, USA
Ana Ivanovic, Serbia
Agnieszka Radwańska, Poland
Dominika Cibulková, Slovakia
Li Na, China
Sabine Lisicki, Germany
Sloane Stephens, USA
Victoria Azarenka, Belarus
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Posted by Shelia at 9:33 PM Email this post
2012 U.S. OPEN: Li Na And Rain Prove Too Much For Britain's Heather Watson
Monday, August 27, 2012
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Heather Watson of Great Britain against Na Li of China on day one of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. |
Two months after becoming the first British woman for 10 years to reach the third round at Wimbledon, Heather Watson lasted just 81 minutes on the first day of the US Open here yesterday.
The 20-year-old from Guernsey, who was overpowered 6-2, 6-3 by China's Li Na, held on until mid-afternoon thanks only to a lengthy rain delay.
If Watson took advantage of a favourable draw at the All England Club – her first two opponents were both ranked outside the world's top 50 –fortune was not on her side here. Li, the world No 8, has been the outstanding player on the north American hard-court circuit this summer, reaching the final at Montreal and then winning at Cincinnati to secure her first title since last year's French Open.
She had too much firepower for Watson, who never looked like threatening the 30-year-old Chinese in the way she had troubled Maria Sharapova last year, when the Briton went within six points of causing one of the shocks of the tournament. Striking the ball beautifully from the back of the court, Li cracked 28 winners to Watson's 10 and broke serve five times.
At least it will not be the end of the tournament for Watson, who is playing doubles here with New Zealand's Marina Erakovic. They have won two doubles titles together this summer, in Stanford and Dallas.
"I'm happy with how I played," Watson said afterwards. "I even feel I played better today than I did last year against Maria. I don't think it was Maria's best match last year, but today Li Na was on another level. She was hitting winners off balls I wouldn't think you could hit winners off, hitting lots of lines. She had a really high first-serve percentage and she just played better tennis. She played like a Grand Slam champion."
source: The Independent
photos by: Getty Images
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Posted by Shelia at 9:51 PM Labels: 2012 U.S. Open, All England Club, China, d Great Britain, Guernsey, Heather Watson, Li Na, Maria Sharapova, Marina Erakovic, New Zeland Email this post
Serena Takes Out China's Li Na At The Bank Of The West Classic
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
STANFORD, Calif. — "Shhhh," hushed Serena Williams when asked about the rankings system in women's tennis that seems askew with public perception. "They already think I'm No. 1."
The computer, however, says otherwise.
Despite winning three of the last four majors, No. 2 Williams sits behind Dinara Safina of Russia by a substantial 1,742 points. Safina supplanted Williams atop the rankings in April but has never won a Grand Slam title.
That rankings dissonance continued to spark debate at the Bank of the West Classic here as Williams geared up for her first event since winning a third Wimbledon title.
"The only thing that gets under my skin is that everyone keeps talking about it and so now people know that I'm not No. 1," laughed Williams, who opened her summer hardcourt campaign Tuesday night with a 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) victory against Li Na of China.
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Posted by Shelia at 12:05 AM Labels: Angela Haynes Serena Williams, Bank of the West Classic, China, Douglas Robson, Li Na, USA Today Email this post
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