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LUXEMBOURG (Oct. 20, 2012) -- In her first tournament back after the U.S. Open, former world No. 1 Venus Williams finds herself in the finals of the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open. She defeated another player on the comeback trail, Andrea Petkovic, in a two-and-a-half hour match that went the distance, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. She will take on Romanian Monica Niculescu, who earlier in the day defeated … [Read more...]
LUXEMBOURG (Oct. 19, 2012) --The Luxembourg Open lost it's last seeded singles player on Friday, No. 1 Roberta Vinci, when she was ousted by Venus Williams who is in just her first tournament back since playing in the U.S. Open. It looks like her dog was front and center taking in the match too! Even without any seeds left, the semifinal match-ups stack up well and will include Daniela … [Read more...]
LINZ, Austria -- Day two of main draw play saw a few surprises as qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands took out No. 7 seed Tamira Paszek, Petra Martic sent off Sorana Cirstea, and qualifier Kirsten Flipkens defeated Alize Cornet. (Gallery below) Two time champion Ana Ivanovic, world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, and crowd favorite Sabine Lisicki will all be in action on Wednesday to round off the first … [Read more...]
LINZ, Austria -- Monday at the Generali Ladies Linz saw the end of qualifications while the doubles draw kicked it into high gear with Daniela Hantuchova, Sorana Cirstea and Julia Goerges all winning their respective matches with their partners. (Gallery below) The wildcard doubles team of Andrea Petkovic/Romina Oprandi lost a heartbreaker in the third set tiebreak when they were defeated by … [Read more...]
LINZ, Austria -- Looking casual and relaxed, Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova and German Mona Barthel were on hand for the draw ceremony of this year's Generali Ladies Linz tournament on Sunday. Participating with them were tournament director Sandra Reichel, tournament ambassador Barbara Schett and Radisson hotel manager Peter Haidvogl, where the draw ceremony took place. Hantuchova has been … [Read more...]
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