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LINZ, Austria -- Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic has taken a more relaxed mindset this week at the Generali Ladies Linz tournament and it seems to be paying off as she booked her spot in the quarterfinals by defeating good friend and former top 10 player Andrea Petkovic, 6-4, 6-3. "It always feels good to come back to the place you've had success before," said two-time Linz champion Ivanovic. … [Read more...]
LINZ, Austria -- World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka made her Linz debut to a crowd of 3000 fans in TipsArena, defeating Aranxta Rus 6-0, 6-2 in just over an hour. (Full photo gallery below) Of note is Azarenka's commitment of playing Linz at all this week given her grueling traveling schedule. After winning the China Open on Sunday some speculated that she would pass on the International-level … [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 -- Day two of qualifications at the Generali Ladies Linz saw Americans Mallory Burdette and Bethanie Mattek-Sands survive through to the finals, as did top two seeds Irina-Camelia Begu and Kirsten Flipkens. The final round of qualifications and the first round of both singles and doubles kicks off on Monday and will feature Andrea Petkovic, Julia Goerges, Sorana Cirstea, Daniela … [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...]
LINZ, Austria -- Situated in the northern central part of Austria, the Generali Ladies Linz WTA tournament kicked off its first day of qualifications Saturday. The International level WTA tournament boasts an accomplished list of past champions, including Petra Kvitova, Lindsay Davenport, Nadia Petrova, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo and Maria Sharapova. Tw0-time Ana Ivanovic is also entered … [Read more...]
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