WTA May 14-20: RomeInternazionali d' Italia Alice CupRome, ITA PREMIER 5 $2,166,400 56m/32q/28d outdoor: red clay Free Live Video (popup) Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP - OOP2 tourney: OOP pics: DL - Y!: sports - news | WTA Rome: weather - map Rome News - Italy News n1 Victoria Azarenka BLR n2 Maria Sharapova RUS n3 Agnieszka Radwanska POL n4 Petra Kvitova CZE n5 Samantha Stosur AUS n6 Caroline Wozniacki DEN n7 Marion Bartoli FRA n8 Na Li CHN n9 Serena Williams USA n11 Francesca Schiavone ITA n13 Sabine Lisicki GER |
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On Sunday in Rome, in the final of the Internazionali d' Italia Alice Cup (aka the Italian Open),
the 2011 Rome champion (and last month's champ at Stuttgart), 25 year old 2nd seeded #2 (and former #1) Maria Sharapova of Russia (residences: Manhattan Beach, CA & Bradenton, FL),
defeated
the 2011 French Open champion, 30 year old 8th seeded #8 (career high: #4) Na Li from Wuhan, Hubei, China,
4-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) (Na is shown during the match; Maria is shown with the hardware afterward). Maria's prize is $385,000; Na's prize is $192,000. The match was not cleanly played, apparently due to the inclement weather. Maria struck 20 winners with 59 unforced errors (including 10 double faults) while totaling 109 points in the match. Na hit 21 winners with 56 errors (5 DFs) and scored 110 points in the match. After winning the 1st set, Na took a 4-0 lead in the 2nd. But Maria won 10 of the next 11 games to win the 2nd set, and take a 4-1 lead in the third. Although it was raining quite hard in the 3rd set, both players wished to continue playing. Na recovered to reach 6-6, then play was suspended due to the rain. When the players returned to the court, Maria had regrouped and won the tiebreaker. Maria said: "I don't mind rain. Actually I like it... Today the court was wet and slippery when we came back, but the umpire told us it was our decision, and both of us wanted to keep going... "This is a great win for me going into Roland Garros. I know the level [Na] played there last year, and the level she can play on clay—the way she defends and moves around and gets herself back into position—she's just a great player on any surface really. So this gives me a lot of confidence." WTA story - postmatch interview |
Na said: "Obviously it's tough to rest for two hours and then play again, but I still have many positive things from this match. Playing a tough match like that showed me I'm strong, and physically I felt great. I can take a lot of positive things away from this week and I think I'm ready for the French Open.
"We both had our chances today, but in the end [Maria] was just better." postmatch interview
Maria now leads Na 7-4 in career matches.. Their most recent meeting was in March on a Laykold hardcourt in the quarterfinals at Key Biscayne (Miami), when Maria defeated Na 6-3, 6-0.
2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open, and 2008 Australian Open champion Maria is now 26-16 in WTA singles finals; she won last month at Stuttgart and last year at Rome and Cincinnati. Maria had a 43-14 singles match record last season; she is 29-5 in 2012, losing only to Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka (twice), Agnieszka Radwanska, and Angelique Kerber.
2011 French Open champion and Australian Open finalist Na is now 5-7 in WTA singles finals; she won at Sydney last year, at Birmingham in 2010, at Gold Coast in 2008, and at Guangzhou in 2004. Na had a 32-17 singles match record last year; she is 21-8 in 2012.
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WTA SCOREBOARD: Rome
Italian Open, Rome, Italy
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Rome, 1st Rnd, Mon-Tue 11am Mon WTA story - Tue WTA story loser's prize: $5,800 US; points: 1 n9 s9 Serena Williams USA d n42 Galina Voskoboeva KAZ 6-2, 6-3 Tue
*n41 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n11 s10 Francesca Schiavone ITA 6-3, 6-4 Mon
*n39 Marina Erakovic NZL d n13 s11 Sabine Lisicki GER 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3 Tue n14 s12 Angelique Kerber GER d n92 q Anastasia Rodionova AUS 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Mon
n15 s13 Ana Ivanovic SRB d n28 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 6-4, 6-3 Mon
n16 s14 Dominika Cibulkova SVK d n112 q Mirjana Lucic CRO 6-1, 6-2 Tue *n46 Sorana Cirstea ROU d n18 s15 Jelena Jankovic SRB 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4) Tue
*n21 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n19 s16 Maria Kirilenko RUS 6-1, 7-6(2) Tue *n108 wc Karin Knapp ITA d n20 Roberta Vinci ITA 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 Tue *n53 Shahar Peer ISR d n22 Shuai Peng CHN 7-6(4), 4-6, 3-1 retired Mon
n24 Sara Errani ITA d n445 sr47 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 6-0, 3-0 retired Tue n25 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS d n38 Ksenia Pervak KAZ 6-2, 6-4 Mon n27 Julia Goerges GER d n54 q Aleksandra Wozniak CAN 6-1, 6(1)-7, 6-3 Mon
n29 Petra Cetkovska CZE d n75 q Olga Govortsova BLR 7-5, 6-4 Tue n30 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d n33 Jie Zheng CHN 6-2, 6-1 Mon n31 Nadia Petrova RUS d n117 q Andrea Hlavackova CZE 6-3, 6-3 Tue *n50 Iveta Benesova CZE d n32 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(5) Mon *n36 Christina McHale USA d n34 Monica Niculescu ROU 6-4, 6-4 Mon
*n57 Vania King USA d n43 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 6-0, 6-1 Mon *n72 wc Venus Williams USA d n47 Simona Halep ROU 6-3, 6-4 Tue
*n58 Sofia Arvidsson SWE d n48 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP 6-3, 6-2 Mon n51 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d n59 Jarmila Gajdosova AUS 6-4, 7-6(3) Mon
*n60 q Silvia Soler-Espinosa ESP d n97 wc Alberta Brianti ITA 6-2, 6-1 Tue n82 q Sloane Stephens USA d n367 sr59 q Anna Chakvetadze RUS 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 Tue |
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Rome, 2nd Round, Tue-Wed Tue WTA story - Wed WTA story - Wed 2 losers' prize: $11,300 US; points: 70 n1 s1 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n53 Shahar Peer ISR 6-1, 6-2 Wed
n2 s2 Maria Sharapova RUS d n36 Christina McHale USA 7-5, 7-5 Tue
*n29 Petra Cetkovska CZE d n3 s3 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 Wed
n4 s4 Petra Kvitova CZE d n25 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 7-5, 6-4 Tue
n5 s5 Samantha Stosur AUS d n24 Sara Errani ITA 6-3, 7-5 Wed
*n30 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d n6 s6 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 6-4, 4-0 retired—respiratory illness Wed
*n27 Julia Goerges GER d n7 s7 Marion Bartoli FRA 6-3, 6-1 Wed
n8 s8 Na Li CHN d n50 Iveta Benesova CZE 6-1, 7-5 Wed
n9 s9 Serena Williams USA d n31 Nadia Petrova RUS 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Wed
n14 s12 Angelique Kerber GER d n57 Vania King USA 6-3, 6-2 Wed n15 s13 Ana Ivanovic SRB d n60 q Silvia Soler-Espinosa ESP 6-2, 6-1 Wed
n16 s14 Dominika Cibulkova SVK d n108 wc Karin Knapp ITA 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 Wed n21 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n82 q Sloane Stephens USA 6-2, 6-3 Wed
*n51 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d n39 Marina Erakovic NZL 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 Wed *n72 wc Venus Williams USA d n41 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 7-6(7), 6-1 Wed
n46 Sorana Cirstea ROU d n58 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 6-3, 6-1 Wed |
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Rome, 3rd Round, Thu 11am WTA story - 2 losers' prize: $22,000 US; points: 125 *n16 s14 Dominika Cibulkova SVK d n1 s1 Victoria Azarenka BLR walkover—shoulder injury n2 s2 Maria Sharapova RUS d n15 s13 Ana Ivanovic SRB 7-6(4), 6-3
n4 s4 Petra Kvitova CZE d n46 Sorana Cirstea ROU 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
*n72 wc Venus Williams USA d n5 s5 Samantha Stosur AUS 6-4, 6-3
n8 s8 Na Li CHN d n51 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 7-6(3), 6-2
n9 s9 Serena Williams USA d n30 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 6-3, 6-1
n14 s12 Angelique Kerber GER d n27 Julia Goerges GER 6-4, 6-1 n21 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n29 Petra Cetkovska CZE 6-0, 6-1
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Rome, QFs, Fri noon losers' prize: $44,250 US; points: 225 n2 s2 Maria Sharapova RUS d n72 wc Venus Williams USA 6-4, 6-3
*n14 s12 Angelique Kerber GER d n4 s4 Petra Kvitova CZE 7-6(2), 1-6, 6-1
n8 s8 Na Li CHN d n16 s14 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 6-1, 7-6(4)
n9 s9 Serena Williams USA d n21 Flavia Pennetta ITA 4-0 retired—right wrist injury
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Rome, SFs, Sat noon WTA story loser's prize: $95,100 US; points: 395 n2 s2 Maria Sharapova RUS d n14 s12 Angelique Kerber GER 6-3, 6-4
n8 s8 Na Li CHN d n9 s9 Serena Williams USA walkover—back injury
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Rome, Final, Sun 1:45pm+ loser's prize: $192,000 US; points: 620 winner's prize: $385,000 US; points: 900 n2 s2 Maria Sharapova RUS d n8 s8 Na Li CHN 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)
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Rome, Doubles Final, Sun 11:30am losers' prize: $55,000 US winners' prize: $110,000 US s3 Roberta Vinci & Sara Errani d Elena Vesnina & Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 7-5 Rome, Qual Finals, Sun May 13 10am losers' prizes: q1 $1,650 1pt; q2 $3,200 20pts; qualifier 30 points n54 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN d n197 Nastassja Burnett ITA 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4 n60 Silvia Soler-Espinosa ESP d n104 Lesia Tsurenko UKR 6-3, 6-3 *n75 Olga Govortsova BLR d n63 Pauline Parmentier FRA 6-2, 6-1 *n82 Sloane Stephens USA d n66 Su-Wei Hsieh TPE 6-2, 6-4 *n92 Anastasia Rodionova AUS d n73 Vera Dushevina RUS 6-2, 6-4 *n367 sr59 Anna Chakvetadze RUS d n77 Varvara Lepchenko USA 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 n112 Mirjana Lucic CRO d n127 Gisela Dulko ARG 6-3, 6(7)-7, 6-4 n117 Andrea Hlavackova CZE d n119 Paula Ormaechea ARG 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 Rome, Withdrawals n10 Vera Zvonareva RUS right shoulder injury n12 Andrea Petkovic GER torn right ankle ligaments n17 Daniela Hantuchova SVK left foot stress fracture n26 Kaia Kanepi EST bilateral foot injury n37 Polona Hercog SLO low back injury
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