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Laura Robson has worked tirelessly throughout the off season in Florida under new coaching team of Nick Saviano and Jesse Witten but it appears she may have toiled a little too hard as the world no.44 has been forced to withdraw from next week's ASB Classic in Auckland because of an injured left wrist.
Tennis New Zealand is putting a large chunk of developmental money into juniors and is now shying away from paying veteran pros. According to the New Zealand Herald, since 2007, Tennis New Zealand has invested more than $2 million in 40 to 50 players of all ages.
New Zealand’s Marina Erakovic says that despite having her best season ever she is unable to get funding or use national facilities in her country.
Still, Eugenie Bouchard has put herself in the Top Fifty; this won't be the last time she earns seeding at a WTA event.
There was rain in this match, and Li Na never seemed to get her game back after the delay -- and, of course, Bethanie Mattek-Sands is great at dealing with off-form opponents.
Memphis Singles – Final: Marina Erakovic def. (3) Sabine Lisicki 6-1, retired This seems so sadly typical: Just when
Jelena Jankovic had really struggled in some of her earlier matches here. But -- those weren't finals. In this match, she had the advantage of experience
Erakovic is the first player from New Zealand to win a WTA title since Belinda Cordwell won in Kallang, Singapore in 1989 (Erakovic was born in 1988).
Sara Errani has had her leg strapped up, but she knows very well how to deal with her doubles partner.
This event has six slots for qualifiers, rather than the usual four, but only two of the top six seeds made the qualifying final.
The Olympic nominations in tennis are pouring in but not every nation is using the ITF's criteria for sending athletes.
This was to prove a day on which few seeds managed to play all the way to a proper win. In this case, it hardly matters, since this isn't enough points to count for Marina Erakovic anyway.
Birmingham (Tues): Cirstea Among Seeds Upset In Openers
Marina Erakovic is hurting, so this doesn't really say much about Petra Kvitova's form, but it at least gets her some points. Erakovic, on the other hand, is likely to lose her newly-earned Top Forty spot.
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