Posts Tagged ‘aleksandra wozniak’
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Aleksandra Wozniak (Wikimedia Commons)
Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ontario and Aleksandra Wozniak of Montreal, Quebec have each moved on to the second round of the 2012 United States Open in Flushing Meadows, New York.
Wozniak’s victory on Monday was easy. She defeated Alexandra Cadantu of Romania in straight sets 6-0, 6-3.
Wozniak won with ten aces, no double faults, but won a remarkable 54% of points while not serving. She also had zero unforced errors in what could be considered one of the best matches Wozniak has ever played at a grand slam tennis tournament. Wozniak now plays 15th seed Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic today.
As for Milos Raonic, he won, but it was anything but easy. He defeated Santiago Giraldo of Columbia 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in five grueling sets.
Raonic’s effort was given a C- by former American doubles star Luke Jensen. Raonic won despite 15 double faults and 55 unforced errors. Raonic now plays Pierre-Henri Mathieu of France.
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Tags: aleksandra wozniak, alexandra cadantu, irina-cameli begu, lucie safarova, milos raonic, pierre-henri mathieu, santiago giraldo
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
Venus Williams (Justin Hoch, Wikimedia Commons)
The biggest news on Monday was not just who advanced to round two, but who was eliminated from round one.
Three significant names are out–four-time Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams of the United States, along with two male seeds in the top twelve–sixth seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, the 2010 Wimbledon finalist and the eleventh seed John Isner of the United States.
Williams, has been battling Sjogren’s syndrome, was completely dominated by Elena Vesnina 6-1, 6-3.
Berdych meanwhile lost to Ernests Gulbis of Latvia in three straight tie-breakers. Despite being ranked 87th in the world, Gulbis has been as high as 21st and has advanced to the quarterfinals of the French Open.
Isner, who has a history of playing marathon tennis, went to five sets again on Monday before losing in five sets to Alejandro Falla of Colombia.
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Tags: alejandro falla, aleksandra wozniak, elena vesnina, ernests gulbis, jie zheng, john isner, tomas berdych, venus williams, Wimbledon
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
Aleksandra Wozniak (Wikimedia Commons)
Montreal’s Aleksandra Wozniak had a very dominant performance in the second round of the French Open. But the bad news is she will have to be spectacular to advance to round four.
On Wednesday, Wozniak defeated Jie Zheng of China in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. Wozniak played a nearly perfect first set of tennis. She only committed five unforced errors.
In the second set the play was quite even until Zheng injured her foot and was not running on the court at full speed thereafter.
Zheng was a formidable opponent for Wozniak, as seeded 31st in the world, has been to two grand slam semi-finals.
But now Wozniak has to play the Australian Open champion and world no.1 ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. You know, the one that has spent time in Nikolai Khabibulin’s basement.
Azarenka is 35-3 to date with her only losses coming to Marion Bartoli of France in the quarterfinals in Miami, Maria Sharapova of Russia in the final of Stuttgart and Serena Williams of the United States in the final of Madrid.
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Tags: agnieszka radwanska, aleksandra wozniak, french open, jie zheng, maria sharapova, marion bartoli, nikolai khabibulin, petra martic, serena williams, victoria azarenka
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Seren Williams (Fergal Carr, Wikimedia Commons)
The first round of the 2012 French Open is now concluded and the most intriguing match was actually thee final one scheduled.
Home-country favourite Virgine Razzano of France delivered a remarkable comeback and then needed every shot available she had at her disposal to upset Serena Williams of the United States 4-6, 7-6, 6-3.
Williams was leading Razzano at one time 5-1 in the second set tie-break, before she lost the next six points.
There are a couple of remarkable statistics from the match. This is the first time in 47 Grand Slams that Serena Williams lost in the first round. Also, only two of 11 Americans lost in the first round, with the other being Jamie Hampton, who lost 6-4, 4-3 before retiring to young Dutch tennis sensation Arantxa Rus.
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Tags: aleksandra wozniak, arantxa rus, french open, heidi el tabakh, jamie hampton, jie zheng, milos raonic, serena williams, virgine razzano
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Stephanie Dubois (Robbie Mendelson, Wikimedia Commons)
It was a solid Monday for three Canadians at the Australian Open.
Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ontario, Stephanie Dubois of Laval, Quebec and Aleksandra Wozniak of Montreal, Quebec have all advanced to round two.
Yesterday, Raonic, seeded 23rd, defeated Filippo Volandri of Italy 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 in 91 minutes. Raonic had 13 aces and 13 winners to Violandri’s none.
In women’s action, Dubois defeated Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 and Wozniak defeated Shuai Zhang of China 6-3, 6-3. Toronto’s Rebecca Marino lost to Greta Arn of Hungary 6-4, 6-2.
Raonic will now play Philipp Petzschner of Germany in the second round. Petzschner beat Raonic in the quarterfinals of Halle, Germany last year 6-3, 6-7, 6-3.
Wozniak will now play the 27th seed, Maria Kirilenko of Russia and Dubois will play the 30th seed, Angelique Kerber of Germany.
The upset of the tournament so far came from Simona Cirstea of Romania, who beat U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6, 6-3. Stosur, a fan favourite, was the sixth seed.
The best match of the tournament I have seen so far came on Sunday night. Australian Bernard Tomic, who is only 19, beat Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2, 7-5.
Tags: aleksandra wozniak, angelique kerber, australian open, bernard tomic, fernando verdasco, greta arn, maria kirilenko, milos raonic, philipp petzschner, simona cirstea, stephanie dubois
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
Vasek Pospisil (Patricio Realpe, Associated Press)
Without the presence of Canadian tennis players Milos Raonic, Frank Dancevic, Peter Polansky and Philip Bester, nothing was expected from the Canadian men this week at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.
I guess Vernon, British Columbia’s Vasek Pospisil didn’t read the memo.
Ranked 155th in the world, Pospisil delivered seven aces in defeating Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Chela, ranked 22nd in the world, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. It was also a tremendous comeback by Pospisil, who showed great resiliency. The 21 year-old won the final four games of the match. The bad news for Pospisil is he gets world number three Roger Federer of Switzerland in the second round.
Pospisil was not the only Canadian to get in the winner’s circle Tuesday. Aleksandra Wozniak of Montreal upset Shahar Peer of Israel in dominant fashion 6-1, 6-0, while Stephanie Dubois of Laval defeated Kathrin Woerle of Germany easily 7-6, 6-1.
Wozniak will play 2010 French Open finalist Samantha Stosur of Australia, the tenth seed next. Surprisingly though, Wozniak has a 2-1 edge , having beaten her in Stanford and Tokyo in 2008.
As for Dubois, she will play Belarussian Victoria Azarenka, the fourth seed, in round two.
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Tags: aleksandra wozniak, jie zheng, kevin anderson, ROGER FEDERER, samantha stosur, stephanie dubois, vasek pospisil, victoria azarenka
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Monday, August 8th, 2011
Julia Georges (James Boyes, Wikimedia Commons)
On the first day of the Rogers Cup in Toronto there were four seeded players that were eliminated in the first round.
Ninth seeded Marion Bartoli of France, twelfth seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova and fourteenth seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, each of Russia, and fifteenth seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia were all bounced on the first day of competition.
Bartoli lost in straight sets to Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-3. Bartoli really struggled in the first set, as she had 17 unforced errors.
Kuznetsova was broken three times in the third set to Romania’s Simona Halep in a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 loss.
Pavlyuchenkova was destroyed in the third and final set by Spain’s Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 loss. While Jankovic only won four games period in a straight sets defeat, 6-1, 6-3 to Germany’s Julia Georges.
It was a tough day for the Canadians as Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino lost 7-6, 6-4 to Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova and Erik Chvojka of Montreal lost 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 to Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov.
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Tags: aleksandra wozniak, alexandr dolgopolov, andrea petkovic, ekaterina makarova, eugenie bouchard, galina voskoboeva, jo-wilfried tsonga, juan ignacio chela, juan martin del potro, julia georges, kathrin woerle, maria jose martinez sanchez, rogers cup, shahar peer, simona halep, stanislas wawrinka, stephanie dubois, vasek pospisil
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Monday, June 20th, 2011
Milos Raonic (John Donegan, Associated Press)
Ok. It might have only been a first round match against the 119th ranked player in the world, but the bottom line is that Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ontario was dominant today in his first round match at Wimbledon.
Raonic, seeded 31st at the most prestigious tennis tournament of the year, defeated France’s Marc Gicquel handily in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
Just how dominant was Raonic? In the first set he won 100% of his points on his first serve. He also ended up with a remarkable 25 aces compared to zero double faults.
This is a fantastic time to be a Canadian tennis fan. Raonic is only a rookie on the ATP Tour, but has proven already he is for real. There has never been a Canadian male singles’ tennis player that has generated so much excitement and interest.
The other four Canadians will play their first round matches tomorrow. Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ontario will play Ricardo Mello of Brazil. On the women’s side, Aleksandra Wozniak of Montreal plays Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova of the Czech Republic, Stephanie Dubois of Laval, Quebec plays Irina Falconi of the United States and Rebecca Marino of Vancouver plays Patricia Mayr-Achleitner of Austria tomorrow.
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Tags: aleksandra wozniak, barbora zahlavova-strycova, denis istomin, frank dancevic, irina falconi, marc gicquel, milos raonic, patricia mayr-achleitner, philipp kohlschreiber, rainer schuettler, rebecca marino, ricardo mello, stephane dubois, thomaz bellucci, Wimbledon
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Rebecca Marino (Nick Laham, Getty Images)
Rebecca Marino, a native of Toronto, and raised in Vancouver, is the last Canadian left in the French Open.
Marino defeated Spain’s Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, and will now play Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round on Friday.
Kuznetsova, is a two-time Grand Slam Champion, having won the U.S. Open in 2004 and the French Open in 2009.
Kuznetsova is seeded 13th, and Marino is seeded 62nd.
In Marino’s three set win over Martinez Sanchez, the Canadian had six more winners (29 to 23).
Marino’s serve continues to be one of her strengths. She had two aces, to Martinez Sanchez’s one, and only three double faults, compared to Martinez Sanchez’s five.
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Tags: aleksandra wozniak, caroline wozniacki, french open, maria jose martinez sanchez, rebecca marino, svetlana kuznetsova
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Aleksandra Wozniak (Robbie Mendelson, Wikimedia Commons)
There was good and there was bad news for Canadian tennis on Monday.
I’m in a good mood today, so let’s start with the good.
Aleksandra Wozniak of Montreal was dominant in her first round match against Junri Namigata of Japan.
Wozniak only lost two games in the entire match in defeating Namigata 6-1, 6-1.
Namigata looked completely unsure of herself on the court. She slipped on the clay early in the match, and never really seemed to generate any momentum whatsoever.
The biggest difference in the match was winners. Wozniak had 25, while Namigata only had five.
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Tags: aleksandra wozniak, caroline wozniacki, french open, john isner, michael berrer, nicolas mahut, RAFAEL NADAL, simone bolelli, stephane robert, steve darcis
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Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
Rebecca Marino (Nick Laham, Getty Images)
On the first day of the French Open, Vancouver-raised Rebecca Marino found her a first round winner.
Marino defeated Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko 6-3, 6-3 in straight sets this morning at Roland Garros.
Bondarenko, ranked 113th in the world, is more of a doubles specialist. She won the 2008 Australian Open with her sister Alona.
A major reason why Marino won on Sunday was her serve. She had four aces, compared to Bondarenko’s none, while Bondarenko had four double faults, compared to Marino’s none.
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Tags: aleksandra wozniak, alona bondarenko, blaz kavcic, david ferrer, feliciano lopez, francesca schiavone, frank dancevic, guillermo garcia-lopez, jelena jankovic, junri namigata, kateryna bondarenko, maria jose martinez sanchez, melanie oudin, michael berrer, milos raonic, rebecca marino, ROGER FEDERER, ruben ramirez hidalgo, samantha stosur, simone bolelli
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Friday, May 20th, 2011
Kevin Bieksa (Wikimedia Commons)
The Vancouver Canucks are only six wins away from becoming the first Canadian based team since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup.
So far in the Western Conference Final against the San Jose Sharks, Henrik Sedin, the 2010 Hart Trophy Winner, has been the best Canuck, as he has scored one goal and four assists.
Henrik, is a +1 against San Jose, after going a combined -8 against the Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators in the first two rounds.
Another Canuck that has stepped up in the Western Conference Final is Kevin Bieksa, who has two goals and an assist. In game two, he had the Gordie Howe hat trick, as he also surprisingly fought Patrick Marleau in the second period.
For the Sharks to get back in the series, they may have to get a little less physical. They took too many undisciplined penalties in game two that cost them. Game three is tonight at 7pm in San Jose (CBC) and game four is also in San Jose on Sunday at 1pm (NBC).
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