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There was more injury drama at an event where second seed Petra Kvitova withdrew with a virus. Russian Maria Kirilenko retired before a doubles match with a neck injury after reaching the singles second round on Monday. Australian Samantha Stosur, the...
Victoria Azarenka extended her domination over Samantha Stosur to win her third successive title of the year at the Qatar Open on Sunday, taking her 2012 record to 17 straight wins. The Belarusian world number one showed no signs of discomfort from her...
Gulf swing. That’s how Djokovic’s first couple of months went last year, and that’s how Vika is looking after her win in Doha last week. Call it the new template for (relatively) late-blooming dominance. Azarenka didn’t drop a set in Doha, and lost just...
Azarenka showed no signs of discomfort from her overnight injury scare in the semi-finals against Agnieszka Radwanska by beating Stosur 6-1 6-2 in a one-sided final to extend her unbeaten streak in 2012 to 17. She maintained her perfect record against...
Gajdosova she was completely outclassed by Cirstea losing 6-4 6-1, setting up a re-match of the first-round clash at this year’s Australian Open. It would be a reversal of that upset result, with the Australian comfortably beating Cirstea 6-4 7-6. It...
Kvitova pulled out of that event with an unspecified injury. However, Azarenka shook off a lingering ankle injury to win the Qatar Open on Sunday, routing Australia's Stosur 6-1, 6-2. The Belorussian's 17th straight victory sealed her first title since...
The 22-year-old is the top-seeded player at the Dubai Tennis Championships, which started yesterday amid a rash of withdrawals. The field also includes defending champion Caroline Wozniacki and US Open winner Sam Stosur. SIR ALEX WON'T EVER LEAVE MAN U...
The 22-year-old is the top-seeded player at the Dubai Tennis Championships, which started yesterday amid a rash of withdrawals. The field also includes defending champion Caroline Wozniacki and US Open winner Sam Stosur. SIR ALEX WON'T EVER LEAVE MAN U...
The ankle was wrapped during the match and Azarenka said it should be fine after a few days of rest. Azarenka improved to 6-0 against the Stosur after having previously beaten the Australian in November at the year-ending WTA Championships. She kept...
Azarenka said. Djokovic went 41 matches unbeaten at the start of last season. The 22-year-old Azarenka is the top-seeded player at the Dubai Tennis Championships, which started Monday amid a rash of withdrawals. The field also includes defending...
VICTORIA Azarenka has hit back at criticism of her grunting, saying it was as natural and uncontrollable as snoring. She turned her fire on a reporter after she defeated Australia's Samantha Stosur, when she found herself once again under the spotlight...
Last week, Zvonareva retired from the Qatar Open while trailing Monica Niculescu of Romania 7-5, 3-2 because of pain in her left hip. Kvitova pulled out of that event with an unspecified injury. However, Azarenka shook off a lingering ankle injury to...
Azarenka said. Djokovic went 41 matches unbeaten at the start of last season. The 22-year-old Azarenka is the top-seeded player at the Dubai Tennis Championships, which started on Monday amid a rash of withdrawals. The field also includes defending...
"She's very good at neutralizing everything," Stosur said. "Especially tonight, I feel like I didn't get rewarded for hitting big serves. I didn't get rewarded for stepping in and trying to crack the return." Stosur said Azarenka is benefiting from a...
Azarenka beat Samantha Stosur 6-1 6-2 top win the Qatar Total Open in Doha, Qatar Roger Federer beat Juan Martin del Potro 6-1 6-4 to win the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, the Netherlands Nicolas Almagro beat Filippo Volandri 6-3 4-6...
Complete results Need the scores from any match played in today's tournaments? Results Organizers did not give details. Last week, Zvonareva retired from the Qatar Open while trailing Monica Niculescu of Romania 7-5, 3-2 because of pain in her left...
...rankings, has won the past five indoor hard court tournaments he's entered, a streak of 24 straight victories stretching back to the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals in London.Victoria Azarenka, the No1-ranked women's player, lifted her winning run in 2012 to...
Updated: 4:40 AM Associated Press This story also appears on the following websites... Belarus' Victoria Azarenka reacts during her match Australia's Samantha Stosur during their women's singles final match at the Qatar tennis open tournament in Doha, ,...
Samantha Stosur (born 30 March 1984 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 on WTA Tour in doubles, together with Lisa Raymond from the United States. Full Article
Sam Stosur of Australia speaks during a round-table meet on the first day of the WTA Dubai Tennis Championships February 20, 2012.
View Photo »Victoria Azarenka of Belarus returns the ball to Samantha Stosur of Australia in the final match of Qatar WTA Tennis Open in Doha on February 19, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 6-2.
View Photo »Former tennis champion Martina Hingis of Switzerland attends tennis match between Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Samantha Stosur of Australia in the final match of Qatar WTA Tennis Open in Doha on February 19, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 6-2.
View Photo »Former tennis champion Martina Hingis of Switzerland and her French husband Thibault Hutin attends tennis match between Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Samantha Stosur of Australia in the final match of Qatar WTA Tennis Open in Doha on February 19, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 6-2.
View Photo »Belarus' Victoria Azarenka celebrates by throwing her wristband to the crowd after beating Samantha Stosur of Australia in their Qatar WTA Tennis Open final tennis match in Doha on February 19, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 6-2.
View Photo »Belarus' Victoria Azarenka kisses the trophy after beating Samantha Stosur of Australia in their Qatar WTA Tennis Open final tennis match in Doha on February 19, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 6-2.
View Photo »Belarus' Victoria Azarenka poses with the trophy after beating Samantha Stosur of Australia in their Qatar WTA Tennis Open final tennis match in Doha on February 19, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 6-2, her third successive title of the year at the WTA Qatar Open, taking her 2012 record to 17...
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia hits a return to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during the final match at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 19, 2012.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia reacts during their women's singles final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 19, 2012.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia holds her runners up trophy during the awards ceremony following the final match where she lost to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 19, 2012.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia holds her runners up trophy during the awards ceremony following the final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the WTA Qatar Open, in the International Khalifa Tennis Complex Doha, Sunday Feb. 19, 2012.
View Photo »Shahar Peer from Israel serves to Casey Dellacqua and Samantha Stosur from Australia during the doubles match with partner Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, unseen, on the second day of Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
View Photo »Shahar Peer from Israel, rear, returns the ball to Casey Dellacqua and Samantha Stosur from Australia as her partner Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez looks on during the second day of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
View Photo »Fifth seeded Marion Bartoli of France talks during a press conference after injuring her leg in her match against third seed Samantha Stosur of Australia in their WTA Qatar Open semi-final tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal when she was...
View Photo »CORRECTS ACTION -- Marion Bartoli of France eyes the ball to Samantha Stosur of Australia during their WTA Qatar Open semi-final tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal when she was trailing 6-3, 0-0. Stosur won by default.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia returns to Marion Bartoli of France during their WTA Qatar Open semi-final tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal when she was trailing 6-3, 0-0. Stosur won by default.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia reacts after winning a point in her victory against Marion Bartoli of France during their women's singles semi-final match at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal when she was trailing 6-3, 0-0.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia hits a return to Marion Bartoli of France during their women's singles semi-final match at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 18, 2012.
View Photo »Fifth seed Marion Bartoli of France (L) congratulates third seed Samantha Stosur of Australia after retiring following an injury to her leg in her match against Stosur, during their WTA Qatar Open semi-final tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal...
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia acknowledges the audience after Marion Bartoli of France retired from their women's singles semi-final match at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 18, 2012.
View Photo »Fifth seed Marion Bartoli of France packs her gear to retire after injuring her leg in her match against third seed Samantha Stosur of Australia during their WTA Qatar Open semi-final tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal when she was trailing...
View Photo »Australia's Samantha Stosur returns the ball to France's Marion Bartoli during their women's singles semifinal match at the Qatar tennis open tournament in Doha, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
View Photo »Australia's Samantha Stosur reacts after defeating France's Marion Bartoli during their women's singles semifinal match at the Qatar tennis open tournament in Doha, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
View Photo »Fifth seed Marion Bartoli of France reacts after injuring her leg in her match against third seed Samantha Stosur of Australia during their WTA Qatar Open semi-final tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal when she was trailing 6-3, 0-0. Stosur won...
View Photo »Romania's Monica Niculescu leaves the court after losing to Australia's Samantha Stosur during their WTA Qatar Open quarter-final tennis match in Doha on February 17, 2012. Stosur won 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
View Photo »Sam Stosur of Australia speaks during a round-table meet on the first day of the WTA Dubai Tennis Championships February 20, 2012.
View Photo »Obviously extremely disappointed ... Certainly not [what] I wanted, not just this tournament but the whole summer together. There's not any other word for it but a total disappointment.
Your shoulders do get tight, you don't hit through the ball
It's hard to avoid the tennis. I love what I do. I love the sport
That's maybe close to my top level or best level you can do
Well, I don't know. I mean, it's hard. It's not through lack of trying or not wanting it or anything like that ... I mean, you can't pick the times that you want to play well. Of course, I wanted to do very well here. You want it to come right now. I'm thankful that everyone was behind me. I'm sure they...
When anyone's nervous, the first thing that goes is your footwork. Once that breaks down, it's easy for other things to start breaking down
It's not through lack of trying or not wanting it or anything like that. I mean, you can't pick the times that you want to play well
I think it was one of those matches where I wasn’t taking charge ... She was playing super aggressive. She would either hit great balls, especially at the start, or could miss by a long way. She hung in there and kept going for it and eventually got better and better. I think she played a very, very goo...
The whole emotional side of things really took over
I am extremely disappointed
I think for sure it affects you physically ... I think it is easy to see that you tighten up, your shoulders do get tight, you don't hit through the ball. When anyone's nervous, I think the first thing that goes is your footwork. You don't move your feet as well. Once that breaks down, it's easy for oth...
We all saw what happened last year and now I've kind of gone through that same trend
I'm probably very close to crying, having a really awful night
There's not any other word for it but a total disappointment
Certainly not the way that I wanted, not just this tournament but the whole summer ... There's not any other word for it but a total disappointment.
