Posts Tagged ‘marion bartoli’
Saturday, September 1st, 2012
On Monday the Edmonton Eskimos will play the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium in the Labour Day Classic.
Even though the Eskimos are two points ahead of the Stampeders in the CFL Western Division, my gut is telling me the Stampeders will be coming away with the victory. Why am of I of this opinion? Well three reasons.
Home teams have done better this season to date. The teams that have hosted games are 20-13 so far this season.
The Eskimos never do well on the second game of a two game road trip. The second worst game the Eskimos had this season was in Winnipeg after the team won an impressive game in British Columbia. This factor smells trouble.
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Tags: bruce springsteen, Calgary Stampeders, chicago cubs, Edmonton Eskimos, james blake, laura robson, lleyton hewitt, maria sharapova, marion bartoli, milos raonic, nadia petrova, petra kvitova, samantha stosur, san francisco giants, Saskatchewan Roughriders, tim burke, tim lincecum, u.s. open, winnipeg blue bombers
Posted in ATP World Tour, CFL, MLB, More |
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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Friday, March 30th, 2012
Patrick Chan (David Carmichael, Wikimedia Commons)
2011 Lionel Conacher Award winner Patrick Chan of Ottawa, Ontario is one step closer to defending his title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Nice, France.
Today, Chan put down a solid short program, and leads the Czech Republic’s Michal Brezina by 1.74 points. Due to the fact the television coverage on CBC is absolutely lousy, the event can be seen live on www.cbcsports.ca or if you have Bold. The final flight of skaters in the men’s event is at 8am and the final flight of skaters in the women’s event is at 1:30pm on Saturday with Alena Leonova of Russia in the lead. In the pairs competition today, Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov hammered the strong German pair of Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy by 8.04 points, but only hung onto the silver medal behind the Germans after a poor short program.
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Tags: agnieszka radwanska, alena leonova, anaheim ducks, andy murray, bryan cochrane, buffalo sabres, calgary flames, Edmonton Oilers, erik karlsson, final four, glenn howard, heath mccormick, jarome iginla, john calipari, kansas jayhawks, kentucky wildcats, louisville cardinals, maria sharapova, marion bartoli, maxim trankov, michal brezina, new orleans hornets, novak djokovic, ohio state buckeyes, Ottawa Senators, patrick chan, Philadelphia Flyers, phonix suns, rick pitino, ryan miller, shannon kleibrink, tatiana volosozhar, thomas dufour, toronto maple leafs, Vancouver Canucks, victoria azarenka, world figure skating championships, world men's curling championship
Posted in Amateur Sports, ATP World Tour, Curling, Home, More, NBA, NHL, Soccer, University Sports |
Monday, June 27th, 2011
Tsvetana Pironkova (James Boyes, Wikimedia Commons)
On Monday, three more significant upsets dominated the headlines at Wimbledon.
Both Williams sisters and the women’s world number one Caroline Wozniacki all lost in the round of sixteen.
American Serena Williams opened the day with a straight set loss to former Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli of France 6-3, 7-6. Bartoli advanced to the Wimbledon final in 2007, before losing to American Venus Williams 6-4, 6-1.
It was then Wozniacki’s turn to be upset. Wozniacki, from Denmark, who has never won a major, despite being ranked number one in the world, lost to Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova 1-6, 7-6, 7-5.
Then finally it was Venus Williams’s turn to be completely outmatched. Tsvetana Pironkova of Belarus knocked off the older Williams sister 6-2, 6-3 to defeat Venus for the second consecutive year at Wimbledon.
The Williams sisters have won ten of the last eleven Wimbledon finals. They both proved that you cannot come back and win a major after being injured for an extended period of time. This was also the first time that Serena and Venus lost on the same day at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
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Tags: andy murray, dominika cibulkova, juan martin del potro, marion bartoli, mikhail youzhny, novak djokovic, ROGER FEDERER, serena williams, tsvetana pironkova, venus williams, Wimbledon
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Li Na (Wikimedia Commons)
We now know who will be in the semi-finals at the French Open in Roland Garros.
Today in France, Li Na of China, the sixth seed, defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, the fourth seed, 7-5, 6-2, while Maria Sharapova of Russia, the seventh seed, defeated Andrea Petkovic of Germany the 15th seed, 6-0, 6-3.
Sharapova is going for her first French Open title of her career. She has won the other three Grand Slams. But in my opinion, she will have her work cut out for her against Na, who is showing great power and consistency with her ground strokes in her game.
Na, who has suggested by some that the clay is not her strength, hasn’t shown any weaknesses here as she is the only non-European left in the field.
The defending champion, Francesca Schiavone of Italy, the fifth seed will play the eleventh seed, Marion Bartoli of France in tomorrow’s other semi-final.
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Tags: andy murray, francesca schiavone, french open, li na, maria sharapova, marion bartoli, novak djokovic, RAFAEL NADAL, ROGER FEDERER
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Saturday, March 19th, 2011
Jarome Iginla (Nathan Denette, Canadian Press)
Sunday night in Anaheim the Calgary Flames have a monumental match that could ultimately decide their fate in the 2010-11 NHL season. Currently the Flames lead the Ducks by two points in the Western Conference Standings. Calgary sits in eighth place with a record of 37-27-9, while the Ducks are in tenth with a record of 38-27-5. The game takes on added significance because the Ducks have three games in hand on the Flames.
The Ducks have remained in playoff position despite the absence of goaltender Jonas Hiller who is out with a serious case of vertigo. Dan Ellis and Ray Emery have played admirably in Hiller’s place, and have a combined 6-2-1 record. Jarome Iginla is producing at a rapid pace for the Flames. In his last nine games, he has seven goals and five assists.
The game can be seen on Sportsnet, Sunday at 6pm. Here are the other sports events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: ales hemsky, anaheim ducks, arizona wildcats, boston bruins, brigham young cougars, calgary flames, caroline wozniacki, colorado avalanche, cory joseph, dan ellis, david krejci, Edmonton Oilers, francis-cedric martel, gonzaga bulldogs, jarome iginla, jimmer fredette, jonas hiller, juan martin del potro, Kelly Olynyk, kris joseph, mangisto arop, marion bartoli, marquette golden eagles, morehead state eagles, novak djokovic, RAFAEL NADAL, Ray Emery, richmond spiders, Robert Sacre, ROGER FEDERER, sam gagner, shawn horcoff, syracuse orange, Taylor Hall, texas longhorns, tim thomas, tomas kaberle, toronto maple leafs, tristan thompson
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