A comfortable Day One of the 2011 Australian Open is in the books and fan favorites Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Justine Henin all advanced.
Rafael Nadal & Roger Federer are favorites for Australian Open 2011, Serena Williams is absent, Caroline Wozniacki favorite for Women’s title.
On Tuesday, four players sought semifinal berths in the 2010 U.S. Open and those two precious berths went to the better wind players.
In New York, Monday was a day for a princess and to the surprise of many along came Caroline.
As players approach the quarterfinals of the U. S. Open, even the experienced ones have difficulty not looking ahead. It seems like Jelena Jankovic, the fourth seed at the U.S. Open, was the first victim of this devilish temptation.
After a busy Wednesday, the Women’ draw at the U.S. Open finally pared down to 32 survivors and the absence of a true number one is felt throughout the draw.
Comeback queen Kim Clijsters held off the rain, and a brisk challenge from Maria Sharapova to claim the Cincinnati title 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-2.
When the dust settled after the semifinal matches in Cincinnati, two rivals with number one rankings in their credentials emerged as finalists.
Six of the top thirteen seeds fell in Cincinnati on Thursday but two Belgians and two other former world number ones survived the day to play in Friday’s quarterfinals.
