Li Na upsets defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in Stuttgart

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The last match of today’s play at the $700,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart was an upset of defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. The third-seeded Russian lost to China's Li Na 6-3 7-5 in...

Catastrophic end to Li Na’s historic season

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The 2011 year will be remembered as a landmark year in Li Na's career, as the Chinese clinched her first Grand Slam title at the French Open. However, the way she finished her participation at...

Part 1: Top 10 players in 2011 – how they scored against fellow big opponents

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We can soon start calling our reader Omair a stats expert. :) After seeing his "Comparative analysis of Top 10 players and their performance at big tournaments in 2011" received so well, Omair eagerly rushed to...

Azarenka prevents Li’s back-to-back titles in Sydney

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Playing against defending champion Li Na in the final of the Apia International Sydney, Victoria Azarenka dominated the first set 6-2 before Li stormed through the second without facing a break point and by...

Predictions for 2012 year-end WTA Top 10, best foreteller wins an autograph

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The 2012 has gained its full swing with the Australian Open, and our loyal contributor and reader John Bolan would like to share his predictions of how the Top 10 rankings will look like...

Big names successfully complete Friday third round matches at the Australian Open

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Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, Li Na, Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwanska all advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open and only Azarenka lost more than four games in a set. Wozniacki...

Clijsters advances to Australian Open quarterfinals with four match points saved against Li

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The fourth round of the Australian Open feautred a rematch of last year's final and the outcome was the same - Kim Clijsters defeated Li Na. The score 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 took the Belgian...

Wimbledon 2012 WTA awards: Grass Empress, Finesse Queen, Gutsy Performer, Brave Heart, Biggest Disappointment

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Omair is known for his statistical contributions to Women's Tennis Blog, but as of Roland Garros he started doing post-Grand Slam awards, giving WTA players awards they deserved on the account of their performance....

Laura Robson’s dream run gets even dreamier with victory over Li Na

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First it was the astonishing victory over Kim Clijsters, in none other than the last match of the three-time US Open champion's single career, and now 18-year-old Laura Robson followed it up with an...

Serena makes it two wins from two at the Championships, Li down

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Just like in her yesterday's win over Angelique Kerber, Serena Williams' first serve percentage was below 50% and again it didn't stop her from winning at the WTA Championships, this time against Li Na,...
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