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Dulko and Pennetta Set To Defend Australian Open Title
Dulko and Pennetta Set To Defend Australian Open Title
Twelve months ago, not one of the 64 teams in the draw in for the Australian Open women’s doubles competition had a Grand Slam title to their name. This time around five pairings enter the tournament knowing what it takes to go all the way and each will be confident of lifting the year’s first major.
Last year, Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta emerged victorious in Melbourne, capturing their first Grand Slam with a three set comeback victory – they trailed 62 41 – over Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko in the final. Dulko and Pennetta open their defense against Irina Falconi and Rebecca Marino, with a potential rematch against Kirilenko, and her partner Nadia Petrova, scheduled for the quarterfinals.
Maria Sharapova beats Gisela Dulko at Australian Open 2012
Maria Sharapova beats Gisela Dulko at Australian Open 2012
Maria Sharapova marched into the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday with a ruthless 6-0 6-1 victory over Agrentina’s Gisela Dulko in just 58 minutes.
The 24-year-old Russian had been heading for a ‘double bagel’ 6-0 6-0 victory until she temporarily lost control of her serve in the third game of the second set and was broken.
Dulko, who had beaten Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2009 in their only other meeting, punched the air in delight after winning the game while the crowd on the second show court of Hisense Arena gave her a massive cheer and sustained applause.
Sharapova, however, was not prepared to stay on court any longer than she had to in the intense heat, breaking Dulko’s next two service games and while the Argentine had three break points when the fourth seed was serving for the match she was unable to stave off the inevitable.
Watch Australian Open Day 2 Online Live Streaming January 17th 2012
Watch Australian Open Day 2 Online Live Streaming January 17th 2012
Enjoy great tennis from Day 2 at the 2012 Australian Open … Watch live streaming on AustralianOpen.com which will be offering free live streaming content for the qualifying round and on demand content.
Also, check out ESPN and other free live streaming possibilities for the 2011 Australian Open
Photo: Gisela Dulko in Sydney
Photo: Gisela Dulko in Sydney
Gisela Dulko is in Sydney, where she will only play doubles this week, and has shared the following picture on Twitter….
“Really nice athmosfere at Hyde Park Sydney Music Festival ! ☺ #sydfest http://yfrog.com/g03ioucj ” She wrote.
WTA Championships Saturday Order of Play October 29th 2011 – TEB BNP PARIBAS WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS
WTA Championships Saturday Order of Play October 29th 2011 – TEB BNP PARIBAS WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS
TEB BNP PARIBAS WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Istanbul, Turkey
October 25-30, 2011
$4,900,000/SEC
Hard/Indoors
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Sinan Erdem Dome (from 13.00hrs)
1. Peschke/Srebotnik vs. King/Shvedova
2. Petra Kvitova vs. Samantha Stosur (NB 15.00hrs)
3. Victoria Azarenka vs. Vera Zvonareva
4. Dulko/Pennetta vs. Huber/Raymond
Istanbul Doubles Draw Revealed
Istanbul Doubles Draw Revealed
The doubles event at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships – Istanbul 2011 will be full of players who fans know quite well. In fact, three of the four duos and seven of the eight participants are the same as last year’s season finale in Doha, with the only difference being Lisa Raymond is now with Liezel Huber instead of Rennae Stubbs. This year’s four teams have combined for five of the last six Grand Slam titles, and the eight participants have seven WTA Championships between them and 19 majors.
If they play anything like they have for most of this season, Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik should be the favorites. They have been very consistent, compiling a 53-13 match record in 20 events, and have made nine finals, winning a WTA-best six of those, including their first Slam at Wimbledon.
“Kveta and I are so happy to have made it to the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships for the second year in a row as a team,” Srebotnik said after she and Peschke became the first team to qualify in September. “It’s a really special event and something we aim for every season. We’ve had a great year so far and now we’re looking forward to finishing 2011 off in Istanbul and trying to win the title.”
Photo: Gisela Dulko with her husband, Fernando Gago
Photo: Gisela Dulko with her husband, Fernando Gago
Today, Gisela Dulko shared a new picture of herself and Fernando Gago, football player and her husband, in her home in Rome…. Enjoy…
Linz Players Party Photo Gallery
Linz Players Party Photo Gallery
Enjoy these beautiful pictures of the tennis players at the WTA Linz party….
Pennetta and Dulko Snap Liezel and Lisa’s Win Streak
Pennetta and Dulko Snap Liezel and Lisa’s Win Streak
Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik will square off with Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta for the China Open title.
Peschke and Srebotnik beat Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova, 64 64. They previously lost to them in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon last year and in the semifinals of Rome this year, but this time broke Shvedova’s serve at 5-4 in each set en route to victory.
Dulko and Pennetta defeated Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond, 64 62.
They broke Raymond’s serve at 4-4 in the first set and Huber’s serve at 2-2 in the second, not losing another game the rest of the way.
Dulko and Pennetta beat defending champions in Tokyo
Dulko and Pennetta beat defending champions in Tokyo
Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta defeated defending champions Iveta Benesova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, 63 62 at the Toray Pan Pacific Open.
Dulko and Pennetta will meet Irina-Camelia Begu and Anastasia Rodionova in the quarterfinal.
“After my tough loss in singles yesterday, today we played great doubles against a really good team!” Dulko tweeted.
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko also advanced after beating Alexandra Dulgheru and Tamarine Tanasugarn, 62 61.
Next up for Azarenka and Kirilenko are Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears.
