Fresh off their doubles triumph in Istanbul last week, Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko got their singles campaigns underway at the Tournament of Champions.
(Rank/Seed)
11/1 Wozniacki moved into a 2-0 lead in her round robin group, avenging her only previous match loss to (16/5) Vinci 63 61.
13/2 Petrova, champion in S'Hertogenbosch won her 9th meeting in 10 against Zheng 63 63, practically making it impossible for Zheng to progress into the semis.
15/3 Kirilenko upset the home crowd with a 64 61 win of home favourite Pironkova.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Pironkova Wows Home Crowd
The Tournament of Champions began today in its new home in Sofia, Bulgaria. The championships follows a round robin format and features the 6 highest ranked women to have won an International tour title and 2 wild cards. The home crowd had plenty to cheer about too, as one wild card, Tsvetana Pironkova pulled through.
(Rank/Seed)
11/1 Wozniacki, champion in Seoul, avoided all the drama of their Beijing encounter as she trounced Kuala Lumpur and Guangzhou champion, Hsieh 62 62.
16/4 Vinci, champion in Dallas, played flawlessly to beat Pattaya champion, Hantuchova 61 62.
Wild card Pironkova made the most of playing in front of her home crowd to overcome a nervous start and Auckland champion Zheng 26 64 76(4).
(Rank/Seed)
11/1 Wozniacki, champion in Seoul, avoided all the drama of their Beijing encounter as she trounced Kuala Lumpur and Guangzhou champion, Hsieh 62 62.
16/4 Vinci, champion in Dallas, played flawlessly to beat Pattaya champion, Hantuchova 61 62.
Wild card Pironkova made the most of playing in front of her home crowd to overcome a nervous start and Auckland champion Zheng 26 64 76(4).
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