May 17, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka was forced to withdraw from the 2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Italy after sustaining a right shoulder injury.
May 14, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
American Serena Williams defeated world number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3 to win the 2012 Madrid Open. Serena, now 30 years of age, entered as the ninth seed into the event where she extended her winning streak to 13 matches.
May 11, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova easily to advance at the Madrid Open semifinals in straight sets 6-1, 6-3. This is her seventh win in a row against Sharapova and it came on the new blue-clay court surfaces.
May 7, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka and number two-ranked Maria Sharapova have advanced to the second round of the 2012 Madrid Open after both had straight-set wins on the new blue-clay court surfaces.
April 30, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Maria Sharapova, the second-ranked woman's player, quickly defeated Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, on Sunday to capture the Porsche Grand Prix for her first title of 2012.
April 27, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Germany's Andrea Petkovic, currently ranked number 12 in the world, will be forced to miss the next three months due to an injured right ankle and torn ligaments, an injury suffered Thursday at the 2012 Porsche Grand Prix.
April 26, 2012
By Emilie Katz
Court Six Gossip Column from the March & April 2012 Long Island Tennis Magazine.
March 29, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus had her 26-match win streak halted Wednesday night at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open after a 3-6, 3-6 straight sets loss to France's Marion Bartoli.
March 27, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus narrowly got past Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, 1-6, 7-6, 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
March 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus are both looking to defend their titles as opening round action at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open gets underway today in Miami.
March 19, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has won her fourth title of 2012 with a 6-2, 6-3 straight set win over Maria Sharapova in the finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., extending her win streak on the year to 23 consecutive victories.
March 15, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Women's number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus defeated the fifth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-0, 6-2 in just over an hour to tie Serena Williams’ 2003 record of 21-0 to start a season and advance to the semifinals of the 2012 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
March 14, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka and number two-ranked Maria Sharapova are both headed to the quarterfinals of the 2012 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., both defeating their opponents in less than an hour.
March 12, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 Sony Ericsson Open has announced the women's seeds, with the number one seed being Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
February 24, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Former world number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has advanced to the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships after a 6-3, 7-5 win over Ana Ivanovic. Also in action at the Dubai Championships, former U.S. Open champ Samantha Stosur was knocked out of contention by current world's number 14 Jelena Jankovic, 4-6, 2-6.
February 23, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Victoria Azarenka, the 2012 Australian Open champion, has withdrawn from the Dubai Tennis Championships after sustaining an ankle injury. The 22-year-old will take two to three days of rest in hopes of healing.
February 23, 2012
By Emilie Katz
Russian tennis star Maria Kirilenko has a new beau, two-time NHL most valuable player Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.
February 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus was victorious in the finals of the Qatar Open after defeating Sam Stosur of Australia in straight sets 6-1, 6-2.
February 17, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Fresh off last month's win at the 2012 Australian Open, top-ranked Russian Victoria Azarenka of has defeated Simona Halep of Romania in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the 2012 Qatar Open quarterfinals.
February 15, 2012
By Emilie Katz
A look back at the 2011 tennis season and all major tournaments and year end rankings.
February 3, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup team's first-round competition against Belarus in Worcester, Mass., this weekend, with live telecasts Saturday, Feb. 4, and Sunday, Feb. 5.
January 30, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Victoria Azarenka from Belarus defeated Russia' Maria Sharapova in the 2012 Australian Open Women's singles finals in just one-hour, 22-min. Azarenka swept the three-time Grand Slam winner, 6-3, 6-0, and won 12 out of 13 games in a row to quickly capture her first Grand Slam win ...
January 27, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Russia's Maria Sharapova will take on Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the women’s singles final of the 2012 Australian Open at 3:00 a.m. ET Saturday morning. Azarenka, who won the Sydney International title the weekend before the season’s first major, will attempt to continue her winning ways.
January 26, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 Australian Open women's singles final will see Russian Maria Sharapova go up against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Not only are they playing for the championship; they both are in contention to gain the number one ranking.
January 25, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez have announced that 13-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams will be joined by her sister Venus Williams, Christina McHale, and world number one doubles player Liezel Huber in representing the United States against Belarus in the 2012 Fed Cup ...
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