Posts Tagged ‘korea’

Runner-up in Seoul

Runner-up in Seoul

29 September 2008

Sam had a great week in Seoul. She is still yet to capture her first WTA title, defeated by Maria Kirilenko on Sunday 6-4 in the third set. This week Sam returns to Japan to contest the Japan Open in Tokyo. Her first round opponent is Vania King, and the match will be played on Wednesday.

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Sam into Seoul final

Sam into Seoul final

27 September 2008

Sam has cruised into her fourth WTA singles final with a 6-0 6-1 victory over Jill Craybas. The match was over in 45 minutes with Sam obviously dominating from start to finish. Sam is now awaiting the winner of the other semi. Maria Kirilenko is taking on Kaia Kanepi for a place in the final.

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Sam into Seoul semi finals

Sam into Seoul semi finals

27 September 2008

Sam is into her second WTA semi final of the year! She defeated Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets 6-3 6-4 to set up a clash with the USA's Jill Craybas. The match starts at 11 am local time

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Semi final against Craybas Saturday

Semi final against Craybas Saturday

27 September 2008

Sam today takes on Jill Craybas of the US. She is first up on court at 11 am local time. As readers may be aware there is a livestream of the court available to view, however it requires a sign up in Korean. The website is called www.naver.com. Best of luck.

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Sam through to quarterfinals in Seoul

Sam through to quarterfinals in Seoul

24 September 2008

Sam is through to the quarterfinals of the Korean Open in Seoul. Today she defeated German Sabine Lisicki in a tough match that lasted nearly 2 and a half hours. After winning the first set 6-4, Sam was up a break and leading 4-2 in the second, but Lisicki fought back to force a tie break in which she prevailed 7-4 to clinch the set. The third set started badly for Sam, her serve broken in the first game. She  immediately regained the break however, and finished strongly with a 6-3 result. Sam's quarterfinal opponent will be the winner of Zakopalova and Makarova

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Korea Open

24 September 2008

Korea Open Seoul, Korea Tier IV 22-28 September 2008 Hardcourt/Outdoors Official Website Women's Singles
Rd Opponent Result W/L
R32 (7)M ERAKOVIC 6-2 6-0 W
R16 S LISICKI 6-4 6-7 6-3 W
Q E MAKAROVA 6-3 6-4 W
S J CRAYBAS 6-0 6-1 W
F M KIRILENKO 2-6 6-1 6-4 L
       

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