Master Series

The Russian has won the final of the Rome Masters 1,000 of Australia's Samantha Stosur (6-2 and 6-4) and has won his first tournament of the season.

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has won the final of the Rome Masters to 1,000 of Australia's Samantha Stosur (6-2 and 6-4) and has won his first tournament of the season.

The rain that fell on the Italian capital has meant that the match was delayed for over three hours, which caused the Australia started the game a bit unbalanced. However, Sharapova played a very solid in the first game and 15 minutes and had a 4-1 in the first round.

It was at that moment when Stosur responded and began to deploy his best game. The 'Aussie' was able to break Sharapova's service, but returned to make many mistakes with his serve and ended up giving up the set 6-2.

Stosur was clear he had to improve considerably if he have a chance to win the final and it showed early in the second round. The Australian improved his game slowly, but Sharapova was making a near perfect game and got a 'break' in the fifth game of the set. It was the push I needed the Russian to win the game, which had closed with a 6-4.

With this victory, Sharapova gets the title number 23 in his career and the first of the season after losing the final in Miami against Azarenka.

A win almost unbelievable. The duel between two former world No. 1 had a resounding turnaround, when it seemed it was for Serbia's Ana Ivanovic, finally ended in the hands of the Belgian Kim Clijsters, who advanced to the quarterfinals and end the traditional tournament in Miami.

A win almost unbelievable. The duel between two former world No. 1 had a resounding turnaround, when it seemed it was for Serbia's Ana Ivanovic, finally ended in the hands of the Belgian Kim Clijsters, who advanced thus the traditional quarter-finals of the tournament in Miami.

Clijsters, currently second in the WTA rankings, lost 5-1 in the third set, with Ivanovic, raised five match-points and finished imposed by 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 7-6 (7 - 5).

In a long match that lasted two hours and 17 minutes, the mother Clijsters, who won last January in Australia Open, won a great recovery thanks to his mental strength. And across the street was Ivanovic (19 th head standard) which suffered from doubts and ended up very sad.

Clijsters, the defending champion, committed 11 double faults, compared to seven of Serbia, and ended up getting a win that set the total points earned less than Ivanovic (129 against 132).

In addition, the Belgian broke one less service to the Serbia (four and five, respectively) in a match that just hit an ace and the loser had five.

Clijsters, winner of this tournament in 2005 and 2010, had the serve at 1-5 and 40-40, when it began to rebound. Ivanovic said she had problems with his racket. "You should see my racket," said French Open champion in 2008, making an effort to smile.

"As I broke my racket and then as I cried a little and then I got well," he said later, disappointed.

Thus, Ivanovic continues to suffer a marked lack of confidence. This clash was crucial to have won and resumed winning ways. But the fall, in contrast, will mean a blow hard.

Clijsters won and the pending second round clash on Monday night and was the last player to reach the quarter-finals, where his opponent Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, seeded eighth.

Meanwhile, Germany's Andrea Petkovic (21 second favorite) confirmed its high level of the previous day, when eliminated in three sets to Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, the No. 1 and recent world champion at Indian Wells.

Petkovic won his second consecutive victory against a top-ten, beating Serbia's Jelena Jankovic, No. 7-ranked and sixth-seeded with a score of 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Thus, Petkovic became the first semifinalist at the hard courts of Crandon Park Key Biscayne, in the event that distributes $ 4,500,000 in prizes.

Petkovic, 23, has only a title career and this is his third appearance in Miami, where he had never passed the third round.

As I walked past Wozniacki, Germanic also got his first win in his first match against Jankovic.

The rival is semi Petkovic Maria Sharapova (16 second favorite), who recovered to beat Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru (26 meetings) 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) and 7-6 (7-5 .) It was a marathon match that lasted three and half hours of play.

Vera Zvonareva made it impossible for the Serb Ana Ivanovic revalidated his title at Indian Wells to win the final 7-6 (5), 6-2 in one hour and 58 minutes of game.

These two players had met on seven occasions so far, in which Ana Ivanovic won in four.

Today, the great protagonist of the Russian victory was the strong wind, which caused a break in the game because of the roles that the overhead track, and even diverted several balls when the players take their rowed.

Russia accused over this handicap at the start and soon made his escape Ivanovic service to be placed with two games ahead of them (0-2), but not slow in reacting Zvonareva, chaining four consecutive games and turn the marker after a change of racket.



Ivanovic, after consultation with its coach, changed tactics, risking more to get on the network and being more aggressive. It went well and tied the game again in September (4-4).

From there, the duel was fought over again. Both were safe with the service, although the Serb had two breaking balls saved by Zvonareva, who forced her and took the tie-break, "despite the damaged left knee.

Had spent 78 minutes of game and Ivanovic, frustrated, hit the racket against the floor. The current champion of Indian Wells channeled that anger and said the first two games of the second race.

But as in the first set, the seventh best player in the world lifted the foot from the accelerator and this time, fit five consecutive games. Zvonareva, much more accurate in their blows, the ball took a "break" and certified the victory.

Venus Williams Vera Zvonareva AND ARE A STEP IN THE SEMIFINALS

Vera Zvonareva and Venus Williams reached her second victory in the WTA Tour Championship being played in Doha (Qatar) to be imposed on Ana Ivanovic and Elena Dementieva respectively, while Serena Williams made his debut in the tournament 'masterpieces' with victory over Elena Dementieva .

Vera Zvonareva, eighth favorite, was imposed to Ana Ivanovic, head of the fourth installment of the tournament, a marker 6-3 overall, 6-7 (5) and 6-4 after two and a half hours of play. After this match, the Russian has two victories and two defeats Serbian, both framed in the White Group.

The first set was well matched, but it was Zvonareva who was more blunt to the rest, from where he managed two breaks. The Russian was very safe and firm in the bottom of the track and Ana Ivanovic erred in not forced certain moments that caused you to lose the first race. Belgrade had the opportunity to close the second set with 5-3 in favor, service, and squandered two balls from Sept. 5-4 with the rest, but the incombustible Zvonareva resisted. He was unable to do the same in the tie-break, where Ivanovic managed to equalize the match and virtually take the third set.

The clash was the third manga
Ivanovic was on deposit reserve and had no gasoline for much more. Still, fell on the track. Zvonareva reached For more INRIA, the Serb had to be attended by medical services, and the same thing happened on the first day due to lower tension, the result of the temperature and humidity suffered in Doha.

Beyond unravel, Ivanovic pulled caste to remain in the party. He left the second Sept. motivated and it was she who led the domain, building on the first ball before the break. He changed tactics, climbed over the network and the results were positive. Of the early break that offered him a partial 3-0 in their favor. The Serbian always been reversed, tried to react, even had a ball break, but not the Zvonareva took advantage and marked distances. The Russian was able to close the match with a 5-3, and service, but Ivanovic had not said the last word. Profiting forces managed to break the service weakness and equalize the contest. An oasis in the desert, then forced an error and not a double failure to Ivanovic, 'gave' the match to Zvonareva to below.

After this victory, Zvonareva leading time of the White Group with two wins, four sets in favor and one against. The Russian will play the first place group with Jelena Jankovic, who plays tomorrow before Svetlana Kuznetsova. For his part, Ivanovic was eliminated by the struggle to count their final two matches in four sets by defeats against and only one in favor.

As extradeportivo memo, outlining the presence of Spanish Fernando Verdasco in the stands of 'Khalifa International Tennis Complex' in Doha, cheering on her friend Ana Ivanovic. Viewed Apparently, it was not the talisman of Belgrade.

The Serbian Ana Ivanovic won the title at Indian Wells break for 6-4 and 6-3 to Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, who defeated in one hour and 21 minutes.

With more effectively in the draw that his rival and with little errors, Ivanovic managed to get hold of the first set, which started very equalled. He move to Russia on both sides of the track and decided to blows winners.

In the second match, the Serbian broke service early in the second favorite of the tournament to get to 2-1, but Kuznetsova was able to respond, the move back and stood in front (2-3).

With the set again equalized three games, Ivanovic was able to return to neutralize, double, out of the Russians, and a final decisive blow rose with the title.

"I am very happy for the title. Had to be aggressive, Svetlana is a great player, I knew it had to displace the track," said the Serb at the end of the meeting. "We started very well the two, but I have focused on the draw and I have taken advantage of opportunities that have been presented," he added.

In the upcoming Masters Series Cay Vizcaino (Miami, USA), Ivanovic hopes to repeat success in that tournament. "I had good feelings these days, I would relax a bit and improve in the next," he said.