(Current Affairs For SSC Exams) Sports,Dec. 2012 - Tennis

Sports

December 2012

Topic : Tennis

Women’s Singles US Open 2012

Serena Williams of USA won her fourth Women’s Singles US Open title in New York on 9 September 2012. In the final match played a short while ago, fourth seeded Serena showed incredible resolve as she beat the top seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 in two hours and 18 minutes. Besides the fourth US Open title, this was Serena’s 15th Grand Slam singles crown. Meanwhile, the Italian duo of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the Women’s Doubles trophy. In the title clash, the second seeded Italian duo defeated the Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka, 6-4, 6-2 to win the title.

WTA Title at Korean Open

Danish Caroline Wozniacki, the former world number one player won the Korean Open WTA Title on 23 September 2012. She defeated, the third seeded Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the finals by 6-1, 6-0. The 22 years Old Danish national was placed at number 1 position at the start of the year but at present she ranks at 11th Position. She won her last title at Haven, in August 2011. With this win, she managed to increase the count of the WTA titles in her account to 19 the fourth highest among other players bagged the 19th WTA title in her account after Serena Williams (45), Venus Williams (43) and Maria Sharapova (27).

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