Showing posts with label tennis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tennis. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

ATP Monte Carlo


Tough Monte Carlo field with Nadal‚ Djokovic‚ Federer all in


One year ago‚ Novak Djokovic dethroned Rafael Nadal‚ the current world number one who is hungry to take back the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters title which he won from 2005 to 2012. Add Roger Federer – the wild card entry in the tournament that will take place from April 13 to April 20 – and fans will wonder if Djokovic can successfully defend his title.

Bet on these players to win in ATP Monte Carlo with the betting odds below:


Source: SBOBET

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Tennis: ATP Miami Quarterfinals


Murray, Djokovic among Sony Open contenders

Winning 3–6‚ 6–3‚ 7–6 over Roger Federer in the BNP Paribas Open Championship at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden‚ Novak Djokovic now sets his sights to the next big tournament: the ATP Sony Open happening on the 19th up to the 30th of March in Miami‚ USA. Chasing his 10th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title‚ Andy Murray needs to get back to his deadly form quick to defend his Miami ATP Masters title.


Source: SBOBET, Pinnacle Sports

Monday, January 27, 2014

Road To Singapore Officially Launches


SINGAPORE — The Australian Open may have come to an end‚ but there’s something else that’s just starting to gather steam – the Road To Singapore‚ which officially launched in Singapore on Monday.
WTA Championships Ambassador Chris Evert and Australian Open semifinalist Eugenie Bouchard were both on hand to officially launch the Road To Singapore‚ the year–long journey to the WTA Championships where the stars of the WTA compete across 54 tournaments and 33 countries.
Numerous new elements about this year’s WTA Championships that will elevate the fan experience were unveiled on Monday. First of all‚ it will expand into a 10–day sports entertainment event of competiton‚ exhibitions and activities for fans around the world. There will be seven days of competition this year as opposed to six‚ the doubles will be expanded to eight teams‚ and there will be a WTA Rising Stars Exhibition and WTA Legends Exhibition during the opening Fan Festival weekend.
The WTA has opened an office in Singapore‚ which will be part of the Singapore Sports Hub – the event venue. With the WTA and a Singaporean team living and working year–round in Singapore‚ a number of programs that will connect the WTA Championships with the people of Singapore will also be launched. Coaching workshops and a new WTA Future Stars program are also coming.
Also‚ the digital platforms for the WTA Championships were officially unveiled – he newly–launched official website (www.wtachampionships.com) and the officialFacebook and Twitter pages. Through the dedicated platforms for the Road To Singapore‚ fans will enjoy unparalleled access to their favorite players’ season–long journey‚ including enhanced editorial coverage throughout all platforms.
And that’s not all. Monday was an absolutely packed day for Evert and Bouchard‚ who helped promote the Road To Singapore and WTA Championships throughout the day‚ including an inspirational forum with local kids (read about it here) and an Ice Kachang dessert–making session ( read about it here).
“We are excited to announce new elements of the WTA Championships that will engage the fans of women’s tennis with the WTA stars and turn our year–end event into a premier sports entertainment property‚” Stacey Allaster‚ Chairman & CEO of the WTA‚ said. “The WTA is committed to the long term development of the sports community in Singapore and through numerous programs we’ve put in place‚ we look forward to growing our fan base and empowering people of the region through sports.”
“Asia continues to grow as a destination for global sports properties‚ with Singapore an important hub given its world class infrastructure and ability to host and execute to the highest level‚” Andrew Georgiou‚ CEO of World Sport Group‚ commented. “The investment in the Singapore Sports Hub creates an opportunity not only to host global events such as this‚ but to do so in a way that offers an engaging experience for corporates‚ but also visitors as well as Singaporeans of all backgrounds.
“The WTA Championships – Singapore will have something for everyone.”

Article:   Road To Singapore Officially Launches| WTA Championships [www.wtachampionships.com]

WTA Ranking: Li Na now on the Rank no. 3


Li Na is now on the WTA Ranking’s No. 2 after winning the Australian Open and Serena Williams remains comfortably in the 1 position.


Explanation of the WTA’s rankings system:

“The WTA rankings are based on a 52–week‚ cumulative system. A player’s ranking is determined by her result at a maximum of 16 tournaments for singles and 11 for doubles. The tournaments that count towards a player’s ranking are those that yield the highest ranking points during the rolling 52–week period. They must include points from the Grand Slams‚ Premier Mandatory tournaments and the WTA Championships. For Top 20 players‚ their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments (Doha‚ Rome‚ Cincinnati‚ Montréal⁄Toronto and Wuhan) will also count.” 

PREVIOUS RANKCURRENT RANK   PLAYER COUNTRY                 
DATE OF    BIRTH 
 POINTS               TOURNAMENTS
[1]1WILLIAMS‚ SERENAUNITED STATES 26 SEP 1981 13000 17
[2]2AZARENKA‚ VICTORIA BELARUS 31 JUL 1989 6581 16
[4]3LI‚ NACHINA 26 FEB 1982 6570 17
[5]4RADWANSKA‚ AGNIESZKAPOLAND 06 MAR 1989 5750 20
[3]5SHARAPOVA‚ MARIARUSSIA 19 APR 1987 5416 16
[6]6KVITOVA‚ PETRACZECH REPUBLIC 08 MAR 1990 4745 22
[7]7ERRANI‚ SARAITALY 29 APR 1987 4440 22
[8]8JANKOVIC‚ JELENASERBIA 28 FEB 1985 4310 21
[9]9KERBER‚ ANGELIQUEGERMANY 18 JAN 1988 4030 23
[11]10HALEP‚ SIMONAROMANIA 27 SEP 1991 3760 23
[10]11WOZNIACKI‚ CAROLINEDENMARK 11 JUL 1990 3370 22
[14]12IVANOVIC‚ ANASERBIA 06 NOV 1987 3160 23
[24]13CIBULKOVA‚ DOMINIKA SLOVAKIA 06 MAY 1989 3056 24
[12]14VINCI‚ ROBERTAITALY 18 FEB 1983 3020 25
[15]15LISICKI‚ SABINEGERMANY 22 SEP 1989 2980 20
[16]16SUAREZ NAVARRO‚ CARLASPAIN 03 SEP 1988 2745 26
[17]17STOSUR‚ SAMANTHAAUSTRALIA 30 MAR 1984 2705 23
[13]18STEPHENS‚ SLOANEUNITED STATES 20 MAR 1993 2415 20
[31]19BOUCHARD‚ EUGENIECANADA 25 FEB 1994 2369 23
[18]20KIRILENKO‚ MARIARUSSIA 25 JAN 1987 2325 18
[19]21FLIPKENS‚ KIRSTENBELGIUM 10 JAN 1986 2255 23
[29]22PENNETTA‚ FLAVIAITALY 25 FEB 1982 2165 22
[21]23CIRSTEA‚ SORANAROMANIA 07 APR 1990 2020 26
[23]24KANEPI‚ KAIAESTONIA 10 JUN 1985 1932 17
[25]25CORNET‚ ALIZEFRANCE 22 JAN 1990 1870 26
[30]26PAVLYUCHENKOVA‚ ANASTASIARUSSIA 03 JUL 1991 1840 24
[26]27SAFAROVA‚ LUCIECZECH REPUBLIC 04 FEB 1987 1805 24
[22]28MAKAROVA‚ EKATERINARUSSIA 07 JUN 1988 1801 19
[20]29KUZNETSOVA‚ SVETLANARUSSIA 27 JUN 1985 1712 18
[27]30HAMPTON‚ JAMIEUNITED STATES 08 JAN 1990 1601 18

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Source:  Singles Rankings | WTA Tennis English [www.wtatennis.com]