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Radwanska Conquers Kvitova & Singapore |
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2015/11/03, Tuesday |
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Agnieszka Radwanska battled past Petra Kvitova in a thriller to win the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. It's the biggest title of her career.
[5] Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) d [3] Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 6-2 4-6 6-3
Agnieszka Radwanska edged Petra Kvitova in a thriller to win the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global - the biggest title of the former World No.2's career.
It was a true underdog story - not only did she leave the US Open three spots out of even qualifying for the event, but after battling just to make it into the field, she was a longshot just to make the final four, having lost her first two round robin matches against Maria Sharapova and Flavia Pennetta.
But a win over Simona Halep in her third round robin match and a little help from Sharapova took her to the semifinals, and she pulled off another surprise there, grinding past Garbiñe Muguruza in three dramatic sets - her first victory over the Spanish WTA Rising Star in five attempts this year.
And then, longtime rival and fellow former No.2 Kvitova in the final - Kvitova was also playing on a new breath of life, going 1-2 in the round robin portion herself before reviving her game and battling her way into the final, pulling off a stunning upset over the red-hot Sharapova in Saturday's semifinals.
Radwanska's biggest titles were Premier Mandatory-level titles at Beijing in 2011 and Miami in 2012. This was her first title at one of the five biggest events on the WTA calendar (the four Grand Slams and the WTA Finals). It's the 17th overall WTA title of her long, successful career.
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作者 admin
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2015/11/02, Monday |
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香港欖球總會(欖總)宣佈將於11月7-8日在香港大球場角逐「亞洲七人欖球外圍賽」的香港男女子代表隊名單。
港隊將爭奪七人欖球首次亮相奧運會(奧運)舞台的入場劵，在這外圍賽勝出的男子隊將自動獲得奧運資格，至於女子名額將歸累計香港站和東京站的冠軍人馬所有。
頭號種籽香港在B組與斯里蘭卡、馬來西亞、菲律賓和伊朗碰頭，也是伊朗首次參加亞洲欖球成年組賽事。身型與速度俱備的斯里蘭卡是港隊出線的最大威脅。
日本的欖球人口是香港的20倍加上職業化聯賽令實力足以傲視亞洲，他們A組的對手有韓國(系列賽身第3名)、中國(系列賽身第5名)以及新加坡和中華台北。
日本橫掃今屆「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」全部3站成為總冠軍，上年一哥香港位列第二。日本的女子隊也成為亞洲一姐，中國和香港分別位列第二及第三。
日本隊在下週末也背負他們15隊在今屆「世界盃」一鳴驚人和作為2020年奧運主辦 國面子的壓力參戰。
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Kvitova Stuns Sharapova In Singapore |
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2015/10/31, Saturday |
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Petra Kvitova stunned Maria Sharapova on Saturday to set up a championship clash against Agnieszka Radwanska at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global.
The day's first semifinal was already an underdog story with Radwanska, who had gone 1-2 in the round robin, ending the perfect week of Garbiñe Muguruza, who had gone 3-0 in the round robin.
And it was exactly the same story in the second semifinal as Kvitova, 1-2, came out swinging against Sharapova, 3-0, reeling off four games in a row to capture the 42-minute opening set, 6-3.
The No.3-seeded Sharapova rebounded in a big way in the second set, storming out to a 5-1 lead, even bringing up a set point at 5-3, but the No.4-seeded Kvitova caught fire one last time, winning five of the next six games to push the set to a tie-break then taking seven of eight points from 2-0 down to close the match out in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6(3), letting out one last battle cry after match point.
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