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Samantha Stosur Interview on US Open Preparation

Samantha Stosur had a great first round win yesterday against Sofia Arvidsson 6-2 6-3. Here is what Sam had to say before the match about Sofia and how she was preparing for this years US Open.

Maria Sharapova into Cincinnati Final

Maria Sharapova has won her semifinal at the Cincinnati event over Samantha Stosur 6-3 6-2.

Sharapova played a great match and has now a 9-0 career win loss against Stosur.

“I did many good things today that caused her a lot of trouble,” Sharapova said. “I didn’t give her much time to do the things she likes to do.”

Highlights Rogers Cup 2011 Final: Serena Williams vs Samantha Stosur

This is a great highlights video of the 2011 Rogers Cup final between Serena Williams and Samantha Stosur.

WTA Tour Rankings: Serena Up to 31st, Kim Clijsters Down

The new WTA Tour rankings are out and here is what has changed after the Rogers Cup in Toronto.

The complete top ten according to the August 15 rankings is below:

1.  Caroline Wozniacki
2.  Vera Zvonareva
3.  Kim Clijsters
4.  Victoria Azarenka
5.  Na Li
6.  Petra Kvitova
7.  Maria Sharapova
8.  Francesca Schiavone
9.  Marion Bartoli
10. Samantha Stosur

Serena Williams won the Rogers Cup in Toronto and she is now 31st in the world rankings.

This week is the Cincinnati tournament in which we will see Serena Williams possibly play Samanthat Stosur in the second round.

French Open Day 6 Round Up

Mens Singles:

What a day in the mens singles. David Ferrer and Roger Federer were both in action and they didnt disappoint, both advanced very easily in straight sets. Additionally, we mentioned at the start of the tournament to watch Fabio Fognini and he has played some amazing tennis so far to progress to the fourth round.

The match of the day was Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Stanislas Wawrinka. Both players have amazing clay court records and it was going to be a very tough match. In the end Wawrinka was a little too strong with a victory, 4-6 6-7 7-6 6-2 6-3.

Womens Singles:

There were a lot of strong performances with Zvonareva, Kuznetsova and Schiavone all winning. Casualties were Samantha Stosur who lost to Gisela Dulko 6-4 1-6 6-3. Plus top seed Caroline Wozniacki was thumped on center court by Daniela Hantuchova 6-1 6-3.

French Open Day 1 RoundUp

Mens Singles:

In the mens first round we saw the early performances from David Ferrer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who both won their matches in straight sets. Ferrer looked incredibly good as he swept past a strong Jarkko Nieminen.

In other results Julien Benneteau performed well in front of his local crowd, while Stanislas Wawrinka looked at home on the French clay. The only real upset of the day was Marin Cilic (19) falling to Spaniard Ruber Ramirez Hidalgo.

Womens Singles:

Julia Goerges has continued her great form with a very strong performance in the first round defeating Mathilda Johansson. Winners also included Samantha Stosur, Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anastasia Pavluchenkova.

The only real upsets on the womens side of the draw was Shahar Peer (19) losing to Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, and Flavia Pennetta (18) being defeated by Varvara Lepchenko in three very tough sets.

Overall:

The performances of the day definitely came from Samantha Stosur who will look to go one step better this year and win the title. While on the mens side David Ferrer was very strong and it will take a lot to defeat him on the clay.

French Open is Under Way with Stosur First Up

Well the French Open is underway this year and I’m really looking forward to sitting in front of the TV for the next two weeks. The first match on center court is between Samantha Stosur and Iveta Benasova. Sam is from the same place in Australia as I’m from and I know her very well from junior tennis. I’m really hoping she can perform just as well at this years French Open as her previous two, in which she made the final and semifinal.

Sharapova Beats Stosur to Win Rome Title

After she has won the Italian Open, which is the biggest clay-court title yet of her career, Maria Sharapova proves to be back again!

In the final of the tournament in Rome, Sharapova faced Samantha Stosur. After a three-hour rain delay, Sharapova swept the first four games, playing aggressively and consistently throughout. The top-spinning Australian was not in her best form, as the Russian was eager to capture the title and did so in a quick fashion, beating Stosur with a score of 6-2 6-4, in 1 hour and 23 minutes.

This is blissful news for Sharapova, since the French Open is a week ahead and she is looking to perform well in the only Grand Slam that she hasn’t won.

“I’m so excited to be able to be champion of this tournament,” said former world number one Sharapova.

Congrats, Sharapova! Wishing you luck in Paris!

Sam Stosur Felt Sick Before Rome final

Australian Samantha Stosur was reported to be sick before playing her match against Maria Sharapova this Sunday in Rome. She received anti-nausea medication before the match, and said to have been so sick that she wasn’t able to finish her warm-up session before the match. Nonetheless, she lost 62 64 in the final of the Italian tournament.

She is now awaiting test results before heading to Paris, where she is the defending champion.

Get well soon, Sam!

Sam Stosur Crashes Out of Wimbledon to Kaia Kanepi

Samantha Stosur offered no excuses after her first-round loss to Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi.

“I just didn’t play as well as I know that I can today,” the French Open runner-up said after the 6-4 6-4 loss on Tuesday.

“But I thought she played well. She served very well. I didn’t serve as well as her and I think that kind of hurt me.

Samantha Stosur Knocks Out Justine Henin at the French Open

Well in my previous post this morning I thought Justine Henin and Samantha Stosur would have the match of the day, and I was right! Stosur knocked out Henin 2-6 6-1 6-4.

This is a great win for Samantha, but it doesnt get any easier with Serena Williams in the next round. Stosur has been playing some of the best tennis of her career and the results are starting to flood in!

Its good to see the Aussie’s doing well, now if we only had a few male players to back up the women’s results!

Sam Stosur and Justine Henin: Match of the Day!

Im really looking forward to the match today between Justine Henin and Samantha Stosur. I used to know Sam very well while playing tennis back home in Australia (we are both Queenslanders). It has been amazing how much progress she has made in this past year, moving from just a doubles player to now really competing and winning in singles.

Justine has this to say about Sam and her game after defeating Maria Sharapova:

She has beautiful qualities on clay because she plays kind of a men’s tennis. I mean, she has very heavy balls.

Samantha Stosur Wins Her First WTA Tour Title at Japan Open

The Tennis Times would like to send out a big congratulations to Samantha Stosur who won her first career WTA tour title at the 2009 Japan Open. Sam is from the same place as me back home in Australia and we played all the same tournaments when I was a junior, so its great to see a fellow Aussie doing so well.

The final match in Japan Sam defeated No. 24 ranked Francesca Schiavone 7-5 6-1 to take home the title.

Stosur was quoted at Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, “I’m very, very pleased to win my first title after losing five previous finals. It has been a personal goal for a while, so I’m glad to have achieved it and it’s the perfect way to finish my year in singles. My next goal is to reach the Top 10, for which I would need to play like today every day.”

Stosur had been on a downward trend the past three years, being ranked No. 29 at the end of 2006, No. 46 at the end of 2007, and No. 49 at the end of 2008. Currently ranked No. 13, she has made a good turn around and her goal of reaching the Top Ten certainly seems possible.

You can see more of Stosur’s career stats at Sony Ericcson WTA Tour.

French Open Womens Final – Dinara Safina vs Svetlana Kuznetsova

Dinara played a great match this morning against Dominika Cibulkova, defeating the less experienced player 6-3 6-3. While the match this afternoon was a great one to watch as it was back and forth. Svetlana Kuznetsova won the first set 6-4 then was leading slightly in the second set 6-5 and then 5-2 in the tiebreak, but was unable to capitalise on her opportunities and Samantha Stosur came back to win the second set 7-5 in the tiebreak. In the final set Svetlana has taken an early lead and built up a 5-2, before closing out the match 6-3 in the third set.

Mens and Womens French Open 2009 Quarterfinal Draws

Robin Soderling (23) vs Nikolay Davydenko (10) = This is going to be a great match. Robin Soderling beat four time reigning champion Rafael Nadal in four sets in the previous round and Davydenko defeated Fernando Verdasco in straight sets. I think Robin will be still on a high from his last victory, so it will be interesting to see if he can keep it going. This could be a five set match with Soderling taking the first few sets then Davydenko coming back.

Andy Murray (3) vs Fernando Gonzalez (12) = Andy and Fernando have been in great for in this tournament so far and they both didnt lose a set in their fourth round matches. Murray has had quite an easy draw so far and I think Gonzalez might actually cause a big upset in this match.

Juan Martin Del Potro (5) vs Tommy Robredo (16) = Juan Martin Del Potro has been playing some great tennis and beating good opponents so far in the tournament. However, in this match he will coming up against Tommy Robredo who has a huge amount of experience on the clay courts of Roland Garros. I can see Robredo winning this match in a long five set match.

Gael Monfils (11) vs Roger Federer (2) = This is another exciting match with Roger on the back of coming from two sets to love down to win in five, while Monfils played one of his greatest matches at the French Open defeating Andy Roddick in straight sets. I think this will be Rogers match to lose.

Dinara Safina (1) vs Victoria Azarenka (9) = Azarenka had a great previous match disposing of the defending champion Ana Ivanovic in straight sets. While Safina hasn’t put a foot wrong and has been demolishing her opponents. I think the first set is going to be very tight and Azarenka really needs to win it, cause I cant see her coming back in three sets.

Dominika Cibulkova (20) vs Maria Sharapova = This is going to be a very interesting match, Maria hasnt been in the greatest of form but she has been grinding out wins. Cibulkova has been playing some good tennis, but hasnt really played a major name at this years French Open. I can see Maria winning in another three set match.

Sorana Cirstea vs Samantha Stosur (30) = Cirstea has had a great tournament so far, especially with her win in the last match at 9-7 in the third set over Jelena Jankovic. Stosur has been going through the draw very quietly. Clay is not Stosurs best surface but she has a great kick serve for a female player and I can see her demolishing Cirstea in straight sets.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) vs Serena Williams (2) = The girls have a great rivalry and have played some great matches over the years. I think Serena is in great form and the quick clay surface this year is suiting her game and I cant really see Kuznetsova getting into the match from the beginning.