Sydney International Tennis 2012 Players Party
Here is the players party at the Sydney International 2012. Its a shame it was a raining evening!
Archive for the ‘WTA News’ Category
Serena Williams Australian Open 2012 Dress
Serena Williams will be wearing a very fetching blue Nike dress at the Australian Open 2012. Im just hoping her ankle injury holds up!
Maria Sharapova Australian Open 2012 Dress
Here is Maria Sharapova’s Australian Open 2012 Dress. It will be very interesting to see if she can perform well at the Australian Open 2012.
Victoria Azarenka Signs with Wilson
Victoria Azarenka has just signed with Wilson. Azarenka seems very excited to be joining Wilson and Im sure she got a nice signing bonus to match.
I’m extremely excited to be changing to Wilson’s new Juice racket. The power and spin that I feel with this racket is insane and I look forward to seeing what I can do with it
Jelena Dokic Gets Nervous and Chokes at Sydney International
Jelena Dokic has had over 15 years on tour, but she has been struggling of late with her nerves. Dokic was hammered at the Sydney International yesterday with a 6-0 6-3 loss to Marion Bartoli of France.
I froze out there … It was not about tennis. It was not about her being the better player. I just really, really got nervous. Yeah, I really froze. My legs and my arms and everything just couldn’t move.
It seems like Jelena has a lot of work to do before the Australian Open 2012.
Venus Williams Will Return to WTA Tour in February
Venus Williams has announced that she wont be coming back onto the tour until February (after the Australian Open). Venus has been training and receiving treatment for several months, she has been getting a lot stronger, but just isnt going to be ready in time for the Australian Open.
Zheng Jie Should Be Know as Jay-Z: Rap Included
Zheng Jie has a lot of fans and players on tour pronounce her name in many different ways. Interviewer suggests she uses her initials and becomes JZ or Jay-Z.
Serena Williams Practicing in Melbourne Ready for Australian Open 2012
Serena Williams is already on the practice court ready for the Australian Open 2012. It seemed like her injury was over exaggerated and she will definitely be playing in Melbourne.
Australian Open 2012 Seeds
Here are the seeds for the Australian Open 2012.
Men’s Seeds
1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB)
2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP)
3 Federer, Roger (SUI)
4 Murray, Andy (GBR)
5 Ferrer, David (ESP)
6 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA)
7 Berdych, Tomas (CZE)
8 Fish, Mardy (USA)
9 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB)
10 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP)
11 Del Potro, Juan Martin(ARG)
12 Simon, Gilles (FRA)
13 Dolgopolov, Alexandr (UKR)
14 Monfils, Gael (FRA)
15 Roddick, Andy (USA)
16 Isner, John (USA)
17 Gasquet, Richard (FRA)
18 Lopez, Feliciano (ESP)
19 Troicki, Viktor (SRB)
20 Mayer, Florian (GER)
21 Wawrinka, Stanislas (SUI)
22 Verdasco, Fernando (ESP)
23 Raonic, Milos (CAN)
24 Nishikori, Kei (JPN)
25 Monaco, Juan (ARG)
26 Granollers, Marcel (ESP)
27 Chela, Juan Ignacio (ARG)
28 Ljubicic, Ivan (CRO)
29 Stepanek, Radek (CZE)
30 Anderson, Kevin (RSA)
31 Melzer, Jurgen (AUT)
32 Bogomolov Jr., Alex (RUS)
Women’s Seeds
1 Wozniacki, Caroline (DEN)
2 Kvitova, Petra (CZE)
3 Azarenka, Victoria (BLR)
4 Sharapova, Maria (RUS)
5 Li, Na (CHN)
6 Stosur, Samantha (AUS)
7 Zvonareva, Vera (RUS)
8 Radwanska, Agnieszka (POL)
9 Bartoli, Marion (FRA)
10 Petkovic, Andrea (GER)
11 Schiavone, Francesca (ITA)
12 Clijsters, Kim (BEL)
13 Williams, Serena (USA)
14 Jankovic, Jelena (SRB)
15 Lisicki, Sabine (GER)
16 Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia (RUS)
17 Peng, Shuai (CHN)
18 Cibulkova, Dominika (SVK)
19 Kuznetsova, Svetlana (RUS)
20 Pennetta, Flavia (ITA)
21 Hantuchova, Daniela (SVK)
22 Ivanovic, Ana (SRB)
23 Goerges, Julia (GER)
24 Vinci, Roberta (ITA)
25 Safarova, Lucie (CZE)
26 Kanepi, Kaia (EST)
27 Medina Garrigues, Anabel (ESP)
28 Kirilenko, Maria (RUS)
29 Wickmayer, Yanina (BEL)
30 Petrova, Nadezda (RUS)
31 Kerber, Angelique (GER)
32 Niculescu, Monica (ROU)
Serena Williams Will Play Australian Open 2012
Serena Williams has confirmed she will play the Australian Open through Twitter. After looking at the replay of her twisting her ankle it really wasnt that bad and there seemed to be a lot of stress over nothing. Especially considering Serena played on after the incident and still won the match.
It will be interesting to see how she performs at the Australian Open 2012.
That pic is a bit over the top.. just makes me laugh!
Isabella Holland Gets Sydney International Wildcard
Isabella Holland has been given a wildcard into the Sydney International.
“I’m really thrilled to be given this great opportunity to play in the Apia International Sydney for the first time,” Holland said.
“I’m really thankful to the tournament organisers for the wildcard and hopefully I will put in some good performances.
The Sydney International starts in a couple of days.
Kim Clijsters Talks After Her Win over Ana Ivanovic in Brisbane
Kim Clijsters talks to the press after her second round win over Ana Ivanovic at the Brisbane International 2012.
Serena Williams Up Close and Personal at Brisbane International 2012
As we just reported Serena Williams has pulled out of the Brisbane International with an ankle injury. Here is a roundup of some great pictures from her second round match. Enjoy!
Serena Williams Pulls Out of Brisbane with Ankle Injury: In Doubt for Australian Open 2012
Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Brisbane International with an ankle injury. Williams suffered the injury in her second round match with Bojana Jovanovski.
I have been to hospital and it has been confirmed that I have a left ankle sprain that I probably shouldn’t play on. I’m going to take a couple of days off – not too many – and see how I feel. I’m still hopeful of playing the Australian Open.
Im sure Williams will rest up and have a lot of physio leading up to the Australian Open 2012 and hopefully she will be ready.
Brisbane International 2012 Kids Day
It is the inaugural Brisbane International Kids Day. Kids Tennis Day action from the Queensland Tennis Centre.
Andrea Petkovic Praises Her Coach for Strong Brisbane 2012 Win
Andrea Petkovic has had a strong start to 2012 at the Brisbane Internation with a win over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. Petkovic praised her coach for her strong performance already this year.
Alisa Kleybanova Finishes Cancer Therapy and Recovering Well
Alisa Kleybanova has finished her cancer therapy and seems to be recovering very well!! Even planning a comeback to the tour.
@akleybanova has finished her chemo/radiation therapy and hopes to head to Florida in February to start practice & begin her comeback!
— Cari Champion (@CariSquared) December 28, 2011
“If all goes well her coach think she could play warm ups to FO and FO. But they both know its long road ahead with many IF’s involved.” She added.
It will be great to see Alisa back on court very soon.
Wozniacki and Jankovic Get a lot More Grief then Davenport and Hingis Did
Remember the days when Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport were slamless? Well Im sure they never got as much shit as Jelena Jankovic and Caroline Wozniacki currently get.
via WTB
Sacha Jones Decides to Play for Australia and Not New Zealand
Sacha Jones has decided to switch elegances and moves from playing for New Zealand to Australia. This move will allow the 21 year old Aucklander to play to Australia as of next week.
“I’m very grateful for the support that Tennis New Zealand has given to my career to date but, if I want to achieve my goals, I believe that being involved in the Australian program will give me the best opportunity to do it.”
With a New Zealand mother and an Australian father, Jones has dual nationality and had the option of playing for either country.
