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Sam through to second round in New Haven
26 August 2009
Sam has won a tough three set encounter against Frenchwoman Alize Cornet in New Haven today. After a strong start which saw Sam leading with a break of serve, Cornet came back to level and eventually claim a very long first set in a tie break. Read more
Sam defeats Dementieva-achieves best ever Roland Garros result
30 May 2009
Sam has defeated Russia’s Elena Dementieva 6-3 4-6 6-1 to advance to the fourth round at the French Open.
Refreshed and composed, Sam dominated play early and took out the opening set by employing a smart service strategy, which Elena struggled to counteract. The second set was tighter, with Dementieva regaining confidence and eventually taking it out 6-4. The third set was all Sam, dominating from the start to finish, and thus progressing to the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time….More reports to follow.
Sam’s French Open Blog
27 May 2009
I’m through to the second round in Paris after beating Francesca Schiavone and I couldn’t be happier with how things have gone so far. Read more
Sam relaxed ahead of French Open
23 May 2009
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Samantha Stosur is taking a confident attitude and a near career-best ranking into the French Open.
Looking relaxed after a lengthy practice session during a warm afternoon on Roland Garros’s famous clay courts on Thursday, the Australian said she was happy with her preparations for the second Grand Slam of 2009.
The highlight of the year for Stosur has been a run to the quarterfinals of the Miami Masters in April, including a straight-sets victory over current world No.1 Dinara Safina.
Two first-round defeats followed before the Australian ousted world No.12 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in last week’s Madrid Open.
She then lost a tight encounter to Russian Anna Chakvetadze in the second round of the claycourt event in the Spanish capital.
“I thought I started to play a bit better and am getting used to the clay,” Stosur told AAP ahead of her sixth appearance at the French Open.
“Every day it’s hard, especially when you only get a few tournaments and days [playing on clay] and then all of a sudden it’s the French Open.
“But I feel good out there now and I will try and make the most of the last week.
“I’m feeling good.”
The Queenslander’s best run at Roland Garros was in 2007 when she advanced to the third round.
Stosur, who is ranked No.31 and close to her career best of No.27, arrived in Paris on Wednesday and immediately headed to the practice courts.
“It’s good to get a few hits out here while there’s not too many people around and you can get on the courts for a good hour and a half,” she said.
“There are still things I want to try and improve before Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, but it’s going all right.”
Compatriot and former No.1 Lleyton Hewitt also hit the practice courts in preparation for day one of competition on Sunday.
He and Stosur will be among just six Australian players in the main draw after eight others, including Chris Guccione, Peter Luczak and Anastasia Rodionova, were knocked out in their qualifying matches.
The last of the Australian men’s qualifiers, Victorian Joe Sirianni lost 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 to Serbian Ilia Bozoljac while NSW’s Sophie Ferguson went down 6-4 6-1 to Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina.
Joining Hewitt and Stosur in the main draw will be Jelena Dokic and Jarmila Groth, while teen sensation Bernard Tomic and 17-year-old Olivia Rogowska are Australia’s wildcard entries.
Madrid Open
11 May 2009
After Sam’s terrific first round win in Madrid, she again faces tough competition tonight against Anna Chakvetadze. Yesterday Sam defeated the 10th seed, Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 6-1.
Allez!! Sam defeats Mauresmo in straight sets
31 March 2009
Sam celebrates her win over Amelie Mauresmo.
Sam has made it through to the quarter final stage of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami with a hard fought 6-4 6-4 victory over France’s Amelie Mauresmo.
The world No.42 downed the 20th seeded Frenchwoman a day after achieving the biggest win of her career by crushing world No.2 Dinara Safina 6-1 6-4.
Stosur will next meet 11th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus for a place in the semifinals at an event often dubbed the sport’s “fifth slam”.
Stosur stuns Safina
30 March 2009
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Samantha Stosur has continued her good recent form by sweeping aside second seed Dinara Safina 6-1 6-4 to book a place in the fourth round of the WTA Miami hardcourt tournament. Read more
Sam’s Sunday success over Safina
30 March 2009
Sam has made her birthday tomorrow even more enjoyable, by clinching one of the best wins of her career- defeating Dinara Safina in the third round of the Sony Ericsson open in Miami today. She posted her 6-1 6-4 win in just under 1and a half hours. Sam started the match in a blaze, racing out to 5-0 before Safina got on the scoreboard. After winning the set 6-1, Sam again found herself well in front with a commanding 3-0 lead, until Safina fought back to level at 3-3. Sam won a vital break to lead 4-3, and found herself at 5-4 serving for the match when rain halted play. After a short delay, Sam served out the match and now has to prepare for a tough 1st round doubles match this afternoon.
Sam through to third round in Miami
28 March 2009
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Lleyton Hewitt and Jelena Dokic have been bundled out of the prestigious Miami Masters series and WTA event, while less heralded Australian Samantha Stosur is through to the third round.
Hewitt was thrashed 6-1 6-2 by seventh-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon to extend his losing streak against top 10 opponents to 11 matches.
The world No.92 has now not beaten a top 10 player since he downed Nikolay Davydenko in Hamburg in May, 2007.
Dokic’s fairytale continues to unravel after the Australian Open quarter-finalist was sent packing by recent rival Caroline Wozniacki.
The 13th-seeded Dane won the second round match in three sets, 6-3 5-7 6-2.
Dokic upset Wozniacki on the way to the quarters in Melbourne but was then thrashed by her in Memphis last month.
Stosur, meanwhile, went through after trouncing Austrian Sybille Bammer 6-1 6-1.
Stosur’s victory sets up a daunting clash with second seed Dinara Safina, who downed Frenchwoman Mathilde Johansson 6-1 6-3 in an event unofficially billed as the “fifth slam”.
Sam through to round two in Miami
27 March 2009
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Australians Samantha Stosur and Jelena Dokic have both advanced into the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami today.
Stosur was leading Sofia Arvidsson 6-1 2-0 when the Swede retired injured. Australia’s No.1 female player will next face Austrian 27th seed Sybille Bammer.
Stosur holds a 2-1 advantage over Bammer in their career meetings, however, it was Bammer who triumphed when they last met in 2007.
Meanwhile, Jelena Dokic has begun her Miami campaign on a positive note with a 6-3 7-6(5) victory over Romanian Edina Gallovits in the first round.
Dokic will now play Dane Caroline Wozniacki for the third time this season.
The Australian won their first meeting at the Australian Open in January before Wozniacki squared the ledger with a straight sets victory in Memphis.
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