Tennis - 2012 - Thread

[Master Splinter]

The WTA Championships in Istanbul started yesterday.


In Group A, Serena beat Kerber 6-4 6-1.

In Group B, Sharapova beat Errani 6-3 6-2 and Radwanska beat Kvitova 6-3 6-2.

Kvitova then had to pull out with illness and was replaced by Stosur.


In today's Group A matches, Serena beat Li Na 7-6 (7-2) 6-3. Kerber took the first set 7-6 (13-11) against Azarenka.

Sharapova plays Radwanska later.

[Master Splinter]

In the Swiss indoors in Basel, Federer beat Becker 7-5 6-3 in the first round.

Del Potro beat Falla 6-4 6-1.

Davydenko knocked out Wawrinka 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-3). Fat Stan .


In the second round, Federer beat Bellucci 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 7-5.

[Master Splinter]

Kerber lost all three matches. Germans . Stosur lost both her matches too.

Serena beat Azarenka again, but Azarenka's win over Li Na ensured she ends the year as world number one.


In today's first semi-final, Serena destroyed Radwanska 6-2 6-1.

Sharapova is currently beating 6-4 4-1. Azarenka must have a little wrist/ankle/hip/knee.

[Master Splinter]

Ferrero played his last match earlier this week, as he went out 7-5 6-3 to Almagro in the first round of the Valencia Open.

Ferrer v Dodig and Dolgopolov v Melzer is the semi-final line-up there.


In Basel, Federer beat Paire 6-2 6-2, to reach the semis. He's currently playing Mathieu.

Del Potro beat Gasquet 6-2 6-2 in the first semi.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Federer beat Mathieu.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Del Potro took the first set against Federer 6-4, just in to a second set tie-break now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three set points for Fed!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One set point remaining, Fed to serve.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed takes the second set 7-6 (7-5).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed is serving to stay in the match at 4-5.