UPDATE SITE 4 JULY 2012
MARIA OUT FROM WIMBLEDON 2012
WIMBLEDON
London, England
June 25-July 8, 2012
$11,174,883/Grand Slam
Grass/Outdoors
ORDER OF PLAY | DRAWS | PHOTOS
Monday, July 2, 2012
Singles - Fourth Round
Singles - Fourth Round
(15) Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. (1) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 64 63
(2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (14) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 61 60
(3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (Q) Camila Giorgi (ITA) 62 63
(4) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (24) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 46 75 61
(6) Serena Williams (USA) d. (WC) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 61 26 75
(8) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Kim Clijsters (BEL) 61 61
(17) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. (30) Peng Shuai (CHN) 61 67(6) 63
Tamira Paszek (AUT) d. (21) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 62 62
Doubles - Third Round
(1) Huber/Raymond (USA/USA) d. Groenefeld/Martic (GER/CRO) 76(3) 57 64
(1) Huber/Raymond (USA/USA) d. Groenefeld/Martic (GER/CRO) 76(3) 57 64
Suspended due to rain
Erakovic/Tanasugarn (NZL/THA) lead (5) Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) 32
(9) Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez (ESP/ESP) are tied with Govortsova/Minella (BLR/LUX) 66
Maria vs Lisicki
Maria will play number 15 seed Sabine Lisicki of Germany for a place in the quarters at Wimbledon on Monday.
Maria has played Lisicki three times before and leads the series 3-0. Here are the matches they have played against each other:
Miami 2011 3rd Round: Maria won 6-2 6-0
Wimbledon 2011 Semi Final: Maria won 6-4 6-3
Australian Open 2012 4th Round: Maria won 3-6 6-2 6-3
Here is Monday's schedule:
Court 1 - 1.00 PM BST start (2.00 PM CET, 8.00 AM ET and 5.00 AM PT)
Maria Sharapova (1) vs Sabine Lisicki (15)
Maria defeats Pironkova at Wimbledon
Maria defeated Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 7-6 6-7 6-0 in a match time of 2 hours and 25 minutes to advance to the third round at Wimbledon.
Play resumed at 3-1 in the second set after the match was suspended due to bad light on Wednesday. Pironkova started strongly by breaking Maria's serve to level the set 3-3. Neither player gave anything away on their serve in the remaining games as the set is decided by a tie-break. Pironkova races into a 6-1 lead, Maria wins the next two points but Pironkova wins the next point to take the second set.
After two tie-breaks deciding the first two sets, things changed in the third set as Maria took complete control of the set as she won it 6-0 in 29 minutes.
Maria will play world number 63 Su-Wei Hsieh of Chinese Taipei in the third round on Friday. Maria has never played the 26-year-old before. This match is the second match on Court 1 after the completion of a men's match. The schedule of play begins at 1.00 PM BST.
WTA WIMBLEDON 2012
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WIMBLEDON
London, England
June 25-July 8, 2012
$11,174,883/Grand Slam
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ORDER OF PLAY | DRAWS | PHOTOS | LIVE SCORES
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Singles - Second Round
(1) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 76(3) 67(3) 60
(2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Romina Oprandi (SUI) 62 60
(4) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Elena Baltacha (GBR) 60 64
(6) Serena Williams (USA) d. (Q) Melinda Czink (HUN) 61 64
(8) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 75 63
(Q) Mirjana Lucic (CRO) d. (9) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 64 63
(10) Sara Errani (ITA) d. Anne Keothavong (GBR) 61 61
(14) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 63 76(3)
(20) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Timea Babos (HUN) 64 67(3) 97
(21) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. Marina Erakovic (NZL) 64 63
(22) Julia Goerges (GER) d. Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) 76(3) 62
(24) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (Q) Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 64 64
(25) Zheng Jie (CHN) d. Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 64 62
(28) Christina McHale (USA) d. Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 75 75
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. (31) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 76(4) 64
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 26 61 62
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 46 63 86
Tamira Paszek (AUT) d. Alizé Cornet (FRA) 62 61
(WC) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d. Kiki Bertens (NED) 64 64
Suspended due to darkness
(26) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) is tied with (Q) Jana Cepelova (SVK) 76(7) 67(5)
Bad light suspends Maria's match
Maria will have to come back on Thursday to complete her second round match against world number 38 Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria due to bad light suspending play. Maria is leading 7-6(3) 3-1.
Here is what happened in the match:
First set
1-0 - Pironkova holds her serve to 30
2-0 - Maria drops her serve in her first service game of the match
3-0 - Another hold for Pironkova for a 3-0 lead
3-1 - A drop shot into the net gives Maria her first game of the match
4-1 - Pironkova holds her serve to love
4-2 - Maria holds her serve to 30
5-2 - Another service hold for Pironkova
5-3 - Maria saves a set-point as she holds her serve as Pironkova is forced to serve for the set
5-4 - Maria hits a powerful backhand crosscourt winner to break Pironkova's serve for the first time in the match
5-5 - Maria saves a set point on her serve and wins the game on a forehand winner
6-5 - Pironkova holds her serve when Maria hits a forehand return long
6-6 - Maria saves three more set-points to force a tie-break
7-6 - Maria wins the tie-break 7-3 and wins set point when Pironkova hits a shot into the net. First set took 62 minutes.
Second set
1-0 - Maria holds her serve to 30
1-1 - Pironkova holds her first service game of the set
2-1 - A dominant service game from Maria
3-1 - Maria breaks Pironkova as Pironkova hits a shot in the net on game point. After this game both players leave the court due to bad light.
The match will resume at 1.00 PM GMT on Court 1 on Thursday.
Maria vs Pironkova
Maria will play her second round match at Wimbledon on Wednesday against world number 38 Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria.
Maria has played the 24-year-old three times before and leads the series 3-0, here are the matches they have played:
2007 Istanbul R2: Maria won 6-4 7-6
2009 US Open R1: Maria won 6-3 6-0
2010 Beijing R1: Maria won 6-4 7-6
Here is Wednesday's schedule:
Court 1 - 1.00 PM GMT start (8.00 AM ET and 5.00 AM PT)
Arantxa Rus (NED) vs Samantha Stosur (AUS)(5)
Andy Roddick (USA) (30) vs Jamie Baker (GBR) To Finish 7-6(1) 4-2
Maria Sharapova (RUS) (1) vs Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
WIMBLEDON
London, England
June 25-July 8, 2012
$11,174,883/Grand Slam
Grass/Outdoors
ORDER OF PLAY | DRAWS | PHOTOS | LIVE SCORES
Monday, June 25, 2012
Singles - First Round
(1) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 62 63
(3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 63 63
(5) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 61 63
(8) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 64 61
(11) Li Na (CHN) d. Ksenia Pervak (KAZ) 63 61
(15) Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. Petra Martic (CRO) 64 62
(Q) Carmila Giorgi (ITA) d. (16) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 64 63
(17) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) 63 61
Kim Clijsters (BEL) d. (18) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 62 64
(20) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (Q) Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 60 62
(23) Petra Cetkovska (CZE) d. Vania King (USA) 64 62
Jamie Hampton (USA) d. (27) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 64 76(1)
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) d. (29) Monica Niculescu (ROU) 64 36 63
(30) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (Q) Sandra Zaniewska (POL) 62 67(3) 63
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. (Q) Vesna Dolonc (SRB) 57 60 75
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d. Alberta Brianti (ITA) 62 36 63
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 64 61
Sloane Stephens (USA) d. (Q) Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 62 62
Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. (WC) Virginie Razzano (FRA) 62 64
Sílvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d. Edina Gallovits-Hall (ROU) 46 64 108
Timea Babos (HUN) d. (WC) Melanie Oudin (USA) 64 46 63
Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) d. (WC) Naomi Broady (GBR) 64 76(4)
Arantxa Rus (NED) d. (LL) Misaki Doi (JPN) 75 63
Anna Tatishvili (GEO) d. Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 64 62
Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Venus Williams (USA) 61 63
Mathilde Johansson (FRA) d. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 36 60 63
Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 64 63
Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) d. Chang Kai-Chen (TPE) 61 62
Heather Watson (GBR) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 62 61
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) d. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 57 63 20 ret. (left hip injury)
Suspended due to darkness
(12) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) is tied with Mona Barthel (GER) 26 76(3)
(28) Christina McHale (USA) is tied with (WC) Johanna Konta (GBR) 67(4) 62 77
Doubles - First Round
(11) Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) d. Panova/Zhang (RUS/CHN) 62 57 63
Jans-Ignacik/Rosolska (POL/POL) d. (12) Medina Garrigues/Parra Santonja (ESP/ESP) 46 76(6) 64
Wimbledon draw
Wimbledon 2012 Draw
The draw for the third Grand Slam of the year at Wimbledon has been released and Maria is the top seed and will face world no.133 Anastasia Rodionova of Australia in the first round on Monday.
Maria leads the series 4-0 against Rodionova, here are the matches they have played against each other:
2003 Roland Garros QR1: Maria won 6-3 6-3
2006 Los Angeles R2: Maria won 6-3 6-1
2007 Australian Open R2: Maria won 6-0 6-3
2011 Cincinnati R2: Maria won 6-1 6-3
The first seed Maria can meet is no.29 seed Monica Niculescu of Romania in the third round.
This will be Maria's tenth appearance at the All England Club and her best result was her magical run to the title in 2004. Last year, Maria made her second appearance in the final but this time she lost to reigning champion Petra Kvitova.
Maria into Wimbledon second round
Maria is through to the second round at Wimbledon after she defeated Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 6-2 6-3 in 70 minutes.
Here's what happened in the match:
First Set
1-0 - Maria holds her serve to love in her opening service game on Centre Court
2-0 - Maria breaks Rodionova's serve to 15 when Rodionova hits a shot into the net
3-0 - Another love service game for Maria
4-0 - Maria races to a 40-0 lead on Rodionova's serve with three blistering winners and gets the break when Rodionova hits a shot in the net
5-0 - A backhand long by Rodionova give's Maria a 5-0 lead
5-1 - Rodionova holds her serve after a long service game and saves three set-points
5-2 - Maria hits a shot into the net to give Rodionova the break of serve
6-2 - On Maria's fifth set-point, Rodionova hits a shot wide to give Maria the set in 35 minutes
Second Set
1-0 - Maria wins her serve to 15 when Rodionova hits a shot long
1-1 - Rodionova holds her serve to 15
2-1 - A backhand winner at the net gives Maria a love game on her serve
3-1 - Maria hits a forehand swinging volley winner for her first break of the set
4-1 - Maria's fourth love service game in the match for a 4-1 lead
5-1 - Fourth game in a row for Maria as she breaks Rodionova for the second time in the set
5-2 - Maria double-faults to give Rodionova the break
5-3 - Rodionova holds her serve to 30
6-3 - Maria wins the match on her second ace
In Wednesday's second round match, Maria will play world number 38 Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria. Maria has played the 24-year-old three times before and leads the series 3-0, here are the matches they have played:
2007 Istanbul R2: Maria won 6-4 7-6
2009 US Open R1: Maria won 6-3 6-0
2010 Beijing R1: Maria won 6-4 7-6
