Monday, January 17, 2011

Australian Open 2011 Day 1 Wins for Williams, Sharapova and Henin

1st round women's singles selected results

Maria Sharapova (14) beat Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-1 6-3
Caroline Wozniacki (1) beat Gisela Dulko 6-3 6-4
Venus William (4) beat Sara Errani 6-3 6-2
Justine Henin (11) beat Sania Mirza 5-7 6-3 6-1
Francesca Schiavone(6) beat Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-7(4-7) 6-2 6-4
Jelena Dokic beat Zuzana Ondraskova 6-3 6-2

Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova Win Aussie Openers -- Tennis ...
Sharapova, above, the former top-ranked player who missed the 2009 tournament because of a shoulder injury and was ousted in the first round last year by fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko, struggled with her serve and was inconsistent in ...
Publish Date: 01/17/2011 1:34
http://tennis.fanhouse.com/2011/01/16/sharapova-back-on-her-game-wins-opening-round-in-australian-ope/

Tennis Perspective: Maria Sharapova Slides Into Second Round
Maria Sharapova opened the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena with two double faults and had her serve easily broken by Tamarine Tanasugarn. The former champion responded by breaking back to love and holding he service game to love, ...
Publish Date: 01/17/2011 8:42
http://www.tennisperspective.com/2011/01/maria-sharapova-slides-into-second.html

Australian Open 2011: Maria Sharapova's Stalker Not A Stalker ...
A man accused of stalking Maria Sharapova brought a sign to her press conference reading, "I am not a stalker," which should clear up everything.
Publish Date: 01/17/2011 18:49
http://www.sbnation.com/tennis/2011/1/17/1940322/australian-open-2011-maria-sharapova-stalker

Maria Sharapova | Stalker Reporter | SportsGrid
Maria Sharapova had an uncomfortable exchange with a male journalist that resulted in the journalist telling her It's not stalking if you love someone. ... “I don't know why you're here today,” Sharapova said, probably more than a little creeped out at this point. “That shouldn't have happened. You even have a sign. Oh, goodness, that's wrong,” she said. Over the weekend, the man again showed up at a Sharapova media event, and asked her if she ever spent time with Anna ...
Publish Date: 01/17/2011 19:20
http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/maria-sharapovas-uncomfortable-exchange-with-journalist-its-not-stalking-if-you-love-someone/

Venus Williams' Australian Open Dress Turns Heads Down Under ...
Venus Williams turned some heads at the 2011 Australian Open on Monday, but it wasn't just because of her quick work of Sara Errani whom the seven-time Grand Slam champion topped 6-3, 6-2. It was also because of what she was wearing (or ...
Publish Date: 01/17/2011 18:29
http://www.nesn.com/2011/01/venus-williams-australian-open-dress-turns-heads-down-under.html

Venus Williams Interview at Australian Open 2011 – January 17th ...
VENUS WILLIAMS: I think I was able to keep my errors pretty low. I'm not sure what the exact stats were. Yeah, I felt like in general I was able to play aggressive tennis and just kind of win the most important points most of the time. ...
Publish Date: 01/17/2011 11:36
http://wtawomenstennis.com/2011/01/venus-williams-interview-at-australian-open-2011-january-17th-day-1/

Tennis Perspective: Venus Williams Shows Some Skin
Venus Williams promised fans she would "show more skin" I was seriously worried, and also a little curious about what more we could possibly see. Last year she showed so much skin with her scaring skin coloured knickers, ...
Publish Date: 01/17/2011 11:18
http://www.tennisperspective.com/2011/01/venus-williams-shows-some-skin.html


Justine Henin wins opening match at Australian Open | WTA Womens ...
Henin rallied in the second set and stormed through the third to finish off the match. “It feels good to lose to a player who you know is of the caliber of Justine,” Mirza said. “I gave everything I had, and she was just too strong in ...
Publish Date: 01/17/2011 14:28
http://wtawomenstennis.com/2011/01/justine-henin-wins-opening-match-at-australian-open/

Henin getting on top of playing through pain | OnTennis.com
THE BAD news is Justine Henin is playing in pain. The better news is she's getting used to it. Henin, one of just two players in the women's draw who have won the Australian Open, ripped a ligament in her right elbow during a loss to her Belgian compatriot ... Henin said Stosur had ''more like a man's game'' with her punishing forehand and kick serve, a combination she experienced first-hand in a loss at the French Open where Stosur surged to her first grand slam final. ...
Publish Date: 01/16/2011 17:32
http://www.ontennis.com/news/henin-getting-top-playing-through-pain