The Tennis Times » wta http://thetennistimes.com Your Look Inside The World Of Tennis From a Players Perspective Fri, 25 May 2012 17:49:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Maria Kirilenko Hinders Sharapova at Indian Wells 2012 http://thetennistimes.com/maria-kirilenkos-hinders-sharapova-at-indian-wells-2012/ http://thetennistimes.com/maria-kirilenkos-hinders-sharapova-at-indian-wells-2012/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:38:44 +0000 Dasha Sulimoff http://thetennistimes.com/?p=7144 Although it happened about two weeks ago, I thought I’d show you guys a clip from the quarterfinal women’s match where Maria Kirilenko faced Maria Sharapova. Two point away from the end of the match, Kirilenko apparently tapped her racquet a few times against the court during the point and the point was subsequently stopped by the referee and called a hindrance. If you didn’t catch that while you were there or watching on TV, here’s your chance for a replay of the incident.

http://youtu.be/C_3yLZTCBaE

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/maria-kirilenkos-hinders-sharapova-at-indian-wells-2012/feed/ 0 Azarenka still friends with Radwanska after comments http://thetennistimes.com/azarenka-still-friends-with-radwanska-after-comments/ http://thetennistimes.com/azarenka-still-friends-with-radwanska-after-comments/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:10:07 +0000 Dasha Sulimoff http://thetennistimes.com/?p=6560
After Victoria Azarenka beat Agnieszka Radwanska in the Doha semifinals, she eventually went on to become champion at the event and have an undefeated record for 2012. However, the Polish number one had some complaints about Azarenka’s on-court antics.

This time it wasn’t about the grunting, but rather about the injury that Azarenka sustained throughout the tournament. Radwanska stated that Azarenka used the injury as a cover-up and was bluffing to everyone about her body health.

Azarenka is known for her no-nonsense attitude and apathy towards fellow players, but showed no sign of anger or resentment towards Radwanka. They are good friends off the court and here is a what she had to say about the situation:

“I still see her as a friend, but what could I do?”

“I wouldn’t have pulled out if I wasn’t hurting. I don’t believe in making comments about opponents. There are so many people on this planet that there are bound to be conflicting opinions and there’s nothing more that can be said.”

Showing signs of coolness towards such rancor might be unusual when it comes to Azarenka, but hopefully she has learned how to control her inner beast and release it only on the tennis court.

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/azarenka-still-friends-with-radwanska-after-comments/feed/ 0 WTA Tennis Kuala Lumpur Photo Gallery http://thetennistimes.com/wta-tennis-kuala-lumpur-photo-gallery/ http://thetennistimes.com/wta-tennis-kuala-lumpur-photo-gallery/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:32:11 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=6539

Here is our photo gallery of the Kuala Lumpur WTA Tour Event. Enjoy!

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via – WTA Tour

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/wta-tennis-kuala-lumpur-photo-gallery/feed/ 0 Caroline Wozniacki at Dubai WTA Tour Tournament – Photos http://thetennistimes.com/caroline-wozniacki-at-dubai-wta-tour-tournament-photos/ http://thetennistimes.com/caroline-wozniacki-at-dubai-wta-tour-tournament-photos/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:04:32 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=6413

Photos from Dubai WTA tennis Championships 2nd round Caroline Wozniacki defeated Simona Halep 6-2 6-3

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/atp-vs-wta-who-are-the-best-dancers/feed/ 0 Number 1 Female Junior Players and How They Progressed onto the WTA Tour http://thetennistimes.com/number-1-female-junior-players-and-how-they-progressed-onto-the-wta-tour/ http://thetennistimes.com/number-1-female-junior-players-and-how-they-progressed-onto-the-wta-tour/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:10:56 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=6207 I put together this list which details all of the female number 1 junior players for the past 7 years or so. It is very interesting to see how many of these players havent been able to progress into the senior WTA ranks (well top 20 in the world). However, from number 8 down.. most have moved onto the WTA Tour and had moderate success, in other words top 100 in the world.

1. Irina Khromacheva RUS (31 Oct 2011)
2. Sophie-An Mestach BEL (31 Jan 2011)
3. Daria Gavrilova RUS (23 Aug 2010)
4. Elina Svitolina UKR (21 Jun 2010)
5. Kristina Mladenovic FRA (08 Jun 2009)
6. Laura Robson GBR (30 Mar 2009)
7. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn THA (08 Dec 2008)
8. Arantxa Rus NED (07 Jul 2008)
9. Simona Halep ROU (19 Jun 2008)
10. Urszula Radwanska POL (10 Sep 2007)
11. Agnieszka Radwanska POL (26 Jun 2006)
12. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS (30 Jan 2006)
13. Victoria Azarenka BLR (31 Jan 2005)
14. Michaella Krajicek NED (30 Sep 2004)
15. Kateryna Bondarenka UKR (05 Jul 2004)
16. Sessil Karatantcheva KAZ (28 Jun 2004)
17. Kirsten Flipkens BEL (08 Sep 2003)
18. Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER (07 Jul 2003)
19. Vera Dushevina RUS (17 Mar 2003)
20. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE (18 Mar 2002)
21. Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (10 Dec 2001)
22. Eva Birnerova CZE (15 Oct 2001)
23. Kaia Kanepi EST (11 Jun 2001)
24. Jelena Jankovic SRB (28 May 2001)
25. Maria-Emilia Salerni ARG(29 May 2000)
26. Lina Krasnoroutskaya RUS (31 Dec 1999)

My favourite player on the list has to be Lina Krasnoroutskaya she was quite sexy!


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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/number-1-female-junior-players-and-how-they-progressed-onto-the-wta-tour/feed/ 0 Six Women Fight for Australian Open 2012 Title and World Number 1 Ranking http://thetennistimes.com/six-women-fight-for-australian-open-2012-title-and-world-number-1-ranking/ http://thetennistimes.com/six-women-fight-for-australian-open-2012-title-and-world-number-1-ranking/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:39 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=5929 The Australian Open 2012 is the first Grand Slam of the year and it is going to be amazingly exciting. Six players on the womens side have the ability to finish the tournament with the World Number 1 ranking.

Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Sam Stosur and Agnieszka Radwanska could also take the top ranking, but the No. 2-ranked Kvitova is the favorite.

Caroline Wozniacki currently holds the top spot, but with her poor run in Grand Slams I doubt highly that she will be number 1 when the tournament ends.

 

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/six-women-fight-for-australian-open-2012-title-and-world-number-1-ranking/feed/ 2 Venus Williams Will Return to WTA Tour in February http://thetennistimes.com/venus-williams-will-return-to-wta-tour-in-february/ http://thetennistimes.com/venus-williams-will-return-to-wta-tour-in-february/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:54:26 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=5788 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.

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/venus-williams-will-return-to-wta-tour-in-february/feed/ 0 Petra Kvitova: 2011 WTA Player of the Year http://thetennistimes.com/petra-kvitova-2011-wta-player-of-the-year/ http://thetennistimes.com/petra-kvitova-2011-wta-player-of-the-year/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:26:22 +0000 Dasha Sulimoff http://thetennistimes.com/?p=5364 After starting out the year ranked 34 in the world, Petra Kvitova turned everyone’s head when she won her maiden Grand Slam title at Wimbledon this year to former champion Maria Sharapova.

And after winning the Year-Ending Championships on her first try, not losing a single match en route to the final where she beat Victoria Azarenka; this young woman has certainly proved herself as the best of the year. Apart from these tremendous wins, she has also won 6 singles titles this year and has a record of 60-13 for the 2011 season. Not too long ago she won both her matches to help the Czech Republic win the Fed Cup and has by the end of the year catapulted herself to the number 2 ranking spot only behind Caroline Wozniacki.

Kvitova also won the Most Improved Player and Sportsmanship Award. Other winners include Sabine Lisicki of Germany for the Comeback Player of the Year and Irina-Camelia Begu for the Newcomer of the Year.

“This season has been simply a dream,” Kvitova said. ”It is an incredible honour to win the player of the year award and join the ranks of some of the best players that have ever played the sport, especially Martina Navratilova.” ”I will always cherish the 2011 season and look forward to building on it.”

Let’s see if Kvitova can have an even better year in 2012!

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The entire episode can be seen below, and I hope you guys get inspired by this young lady and her desire to be the best at what she does.


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