Vera Zvonareva withdraws from Australian Open 2013

Vera Zvonareva withdraws from Australian Open 2013

Vera Zvonareva has withdrawn from the Australian Open in January with a right shoulder injury.

"I will not be able to go to Australia this year ... my body is not 100 percent recovered." Zvonareva wrote on Facebook.

The Russian also missed the U.S. Open this year because of a viral illness and the French Open with the same shoulder injury.

Ranked as high as No. 2 but now 49th, Zvonareva lost the 2010 Wimbledon final to Serena Williams and that year's U.S. Open final to Kim Clijsters.

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Vera, Sveta, Flavia and Kaia out of US Open

Vera, Sveta, Flavia and Kaia out of US Open

So many players are pulling out of the 2012 US Open.

Vera Zvonareva has withdrawn because of a viral illness.

Vera lost in the final of the 2010 US Open to Kim Clijsters. She retired in her third-round match against Clijsters at Wimbledon this year because of illness, then was routed 6-1, 6-0 by Serena Williams at the Olympics.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Kaia Kanepi and Flavia Pennetta will also miss the U.S. Open.

Kanepi withdrew from Wimbledon and the London Olympics because of a heel injury and it is almost certain that she will skip the last Grand Slam of the season because of this.

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Serena into Olympic quarterfinals after crushing Zvonareva

Serena into Olympic quarterfinals after crushing Zvonareva

Serena Williams demolished Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals at the Olympic Games in London.

Williams hit 12 aces and 32 winners to three for the Russian.

The American needed only 51 minutes to advance as she won the last 10 games with easy.

She hit three consecutive aces against Zvonareva and lost only seven points in six service games.

Williams broke serve in the opening game of the match. Vera won a game to get to 1-2, but after that it was all about the Wimbledon champion.

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Vera Zvonareva withdraws from Roland Garros

Vera Zvonareva withdraws from Roland Garros

Vera Zvonareva pulled out of the 2012 French Open before her first-round match against Timea Babos due to an injured right shoulder.

Zvonareva was replaced in the draw by Sesil Karatantcheva, who lost in qualifying.

Karatantcheva was a quarterfinalist at age 15 at Roland Garros in 2005, when she upset Venus Williams in the third round.

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Photos: Zvonareva and Lisicki at Porsche Research And Development Center

Photos: Zvonareva and Lisicki at Porsche Research And Development Center

Vera Zvonareva and Sabine Lisicki visited the Porsche Research And Development Center while in Stuttgart last week.

The Porsche facility is situated in Weissach, which is about 30 kilometers away from Stuttgart.

The tennis players took three Porsche models around the 2.88 kilometer Hill Course. Lisicki got into the Porsche 911 Turbo, though she said her favorite was the Porsche 911 GT3 while Zvonareva posed with the Porsche Boxster, but said her favorite was the Porsche 911 Turbo.

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Videos: Close-ups with tennis pros in Stuttgart

Videos: Close-ups with tennis pros in Stuttgart

The "Porsche Panamera Shuttle" reveals everything about Victoria Azarenka, Vera Zvonareva, Sabine Lisicki and Julia Goerges...

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Video: Lisicki and Zvonareva Test Drive the new Boxster S and the 911 GT3 RS 4.0

Video: Lisicki and Zvonareva Test Drive the new Boxster S and the 911 GT3 RS 4.0

Sabine Lisicki and Vera Zvonareva are two lucky girls ... They had the chance to test drive the new Boxster S and the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 at the Porsche test track, Weissach.

Zvonareva and Lisicki hit the Hill Course, a 2.88km track, and drove laps in such models as the Porsche 911 GT3, the Porsche 911 Turbo and the Porsche Boxster.... check it out...

"This was just the perfect thing for me," Lisicki said. "I love driving cars. I was driving with a very good driver. They've been doing this for years and have a lot of experience, and it's amazing to see how well they control the cars. And to drive a couple of laps myself was amazing. It made the day perfect. I really loved it.

"My favorite was the GT3. It was so much fun to drive in it. You could really feel the speed and we were kind of drifting as well, so it was just amazing."

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Photos: Vera Zvonareva New Fila Collection Photo Shoot

Photos: Vera Zvonareva New Fila Collection Photo Shoot

Enjoy the following photo shoot that Vera Zvonareva did for her clothing sponsor, Fila... To be honest I´m not a fan of Fila clothing but I do like Vera´s outfit on the last two pictures... The colourful top I do not like at all... What do you think???

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Serena, Sam and Vera winners on day 2 in Charleston

Serena, Sam and Vera winners on day 2 in Charleston

Samantha Stosur, Vera Zvonareva, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Serena Williams made into the third round at the Family Circle Cup today.

Stosur beat Jamie Hampton 6-0, 7-5, Zvonareva cruised past Kateryna Bondarenko 6-1, 6-1, and Serena Williams was a 6-3, 6-4 winner over Elena Vesnina.

Serena, playing this tournament for the first time since she took the title four years ago.

"I forgot I hadn't played on clay in so long, but that's so true," Williams said. "I really love the clay. I feel like it suits my game. I don't have to go crazy and move my feet so much. And it's no different from hard or grass - I should be able to play the same and do the same, if not better, because I have more time."

The 11th ace actually came at the most critical time - match point. "I pretty much just go for my serve and do the best I can, so I'm glad I'm getting some aces," Williams commented. "It really helps to get a free point. Especially on the last point, you definitely want to hit an ace. It's a lot easier - believe me."

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Vera Zvonareva Interview at Indian Wells 2012

Vera Zvonareva Interview at Indian Wells 2012

Vera Zvonareva beat Kimiko Date-Krumm in the second round at Indian Wells and was interviewed after her match....

In 2009, you had a memorable performance here in Indian Wells, winning both the singles and doubles titles. Take us through that tournament for us…
That was definitely a great experience for me. I remember watching it on TV when I was younger. I think that it was an incredible achievement. Once you win an event like this, it is always in your memories, and a special tournament to come back to. I’m excited to be back here as there are only a few players who have won this event. So it’s great to be among them and see yourself on the posters around the grounds. It’s a cool feeling.

How do you think your style of play fits in with the tournament conditions, such as the wind and the temperature changes?
It doesn’t bother me too much. I can get adjusted pretty quickly. I like the atmosphere here, which is very important. We always have great crowds and it’s nice to see so many people support us. Whatever’s happening on the court, I’m able to adjust pretty easily.

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Vera Zvonareva heads San Diego field

Vera Zvonareva heads San Diego field

Vera Zvonareva heads the field at the WTA San Diego Open that starts on Monday August 1st.

Zvonareva has won her last seven titles on hardcourts, including the new WTA tournament in Baku.

"Women's tennis is at a very high level right now," Zvonareva said in victory. "If I don't have my full concentration and give my best then there is no chance to win a match."

As the top seed, she received bye into the second round along with the other seven leading seeds.

The top seed will await an opening opponent from two qualifiers.

Andrea Petkovic taking the second placing, Julia Goerges seventh and Sabine Lisicki 12th.

Agnieszka Radwanska is seeded third ahead Peng Shuai and Ana Ivanovic, who is seeded fifth.

Ivanovic will open with a potential clash against Jelena Dokic should the Australian get past Japan's Ayumi Morita in the first round.

Daniela Hantuchova rounds out the top eight seeds.



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Vera Zvonareva wins 2011 Baku Cup title after beating Pervak

Vera Zvonareva wins 2011 Baku Cup title after beating Pervak

Vera Zvonareva defeated Ksenia Pervak 6-1, 6-4 to win the Baku Cup 2011 title.

Pervak was playing her first career WTA tour final and despite the defeat is expected to break into the top 50 when the new rankings are published Monday.

Zvonareva made a perfect start with a break in the opening game. Pervak then received attention to a right toe injury after conceding another break at 2-0. She got on the scoreboard at 4-1, but two straight double-faults handed Zvonareva a third break and the set.

The second was more competitive. A break for 3-1 put the top-seeded Zvonareva in control, but Pervak recovered the break in the seventh, dropped her own, then broke back once more.


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Vera Zvonareva beats Mariya Koryttseva to reach Baku Cop 2011 Final

Vera Zvonareva beats Mariya Koryttseva to reach Baku Cop 2011 Final

Vera Zvonareva defeated Mariya Koryttseva 6-1, 6-2 to reach the final of the Baku Cup 2011 tennis tournament.

Zvonareva will bid for her second title of the year against Ksenia Pervak or Galina Voskoboeva, who were playing later on Saturday.

Koryttseva had a dreadful start, winning just four points in the first five games, but she settled down and broke Zvonareva by forcing a forehand error.

The Ukrainian held four points for a potential 3-1 lead to start the second set before Zvonareva broke to level at 2-2.

Zvonareva reasserted control and reeled off the next four games.


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Zvonareva reaches Baku Cup semifinal

Zvonareva reaches Baku Cup semifinal

Vera Zvonareva defeated Anna Tatishvili 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2 to reach the semifinals of the Baku Cup 2011.

Zvonareva will play Mariya Koryttseva, who upset Kateryna Bondarenko 7-5, 6-4, for a place in the final.

Galina Voskoboeva advanced to her first career WTA semifinal after taking advantage of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s erratic serve to win 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 .

Pavlyuchenkova finished with 27 double-faults. Voskoboeva lost the first set, but settled down to win the next two with passing shots and drop shots.

She will face Ksenia Pervak, who routed Aravane Rezai 6-1, 6-2.

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Zvonareva easily advances in Baku Cup

Zvonareva easily advances in Baku Cup

Vera Zvonareva reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 Baku Cup whhen Kristina Kucova retired with a left leg injury.

Zvonareva was leading 6-0, 3-0 when Kucova quit. Although she was playing with the lower part of her left leg heavily taped, she ran well in rallies but made little headway against a more powerful opponent.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Elena Bovina 6-4, 6-0 while Kateryna Bondarenko beat Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-1, 6-4.

Bovina broke her opponent for 2-0. Having pocketed her next service game she held a break point for 4-0, but when that opportunity was relinquished the tone of the match changed dramatically.

Pavlyuchenkova fought back - drawing level at 4-4, breaking serve for 5-4 and closing out the opener to love on her own delivery. She was even more dominant in the second set, losing just nine points on her way to a 64 60 victory - and a quarterfinal showdown with Galina Voskoboeva.

Anna Tatishvili also advanced to the quarterfinals, edging Tatia Mikadze 7-6 (4), 6-3.

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Zvonareva, Vesnina and Pavlyuchenkova reach 2nd round in Baku

Zvonareva, Vesnina and Pavlyuchenkova reach 2nd round in Baku

Vera Zvonareva beat Nigina Abduraimova 6-1, 7-5 while Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Valeria Solovieva 75 64 in the opening round of the Baku Cup.

Zvonareva broke serve in the opening game, and Abduraimova was no match for her vastly more experienced opponent during the first set. In the second set, Zvonareva saved a set point to recover from 3-5 before sealing the win.

Pavlyuchenkova had to work much harder as she needed almost 2 1/2 hours to win. Pavlyuchenkova hit 16 double faults in the first set alone and required treatment for heat exhaustion after breaking to lead 3-1 in the final set.

Elena Vesnina overcame Yana Buchina 6-2, 3-6, 7-5.

Buchina led 2-0 in the third set when Vesnina called a medical time-out to receive treatment to her right shoulder. When play resumed, Vesnina immediately broke back. She missed two match points on Buchina’s serve at 5-4, and closed out the match on her third match point with a blistering service return.

Vesnina will next play Aravane Rezai, who crushed Kamilla Farhad 6-0, 6-2.

Monica Niculescu advanced when Eirini Georgatou retired with a left ankle injury when trailing 5-1.

Anna Tatishvili upset Evgeniya Rodina 6-4, 6-2, Ksenia Pervak battled for 2 hours, 19 minutes to overcome Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, and Elena Bovina defeated Zarina Diyas 6-0, 3-6, 7-5.


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2011 Wimbledon: Zvonareva loses to Pironkova in 3rd round

2011 Wimbledon: Zvonareva loses to Pironkova in 3rd round

Tsvetana Pironkova upset Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-3 in the third round at Wimbledon.

The match was a repeat of last year’s semifinals, which Zvonareva won in three sets to reach the first of her two Grand Slam finals last year.

Pironkova turned the tables this time as she broke four times and saved six of seven break points.

Pironkova knocked out Venus Williams last year. She could face the five-time champion again in the fourth round.

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Zvonareva into round three at Wimbledon 2011

Zvonareva into round three at Wimbledon 2011

Vera Zvonareva scored a 6-1 7-6 win over Elena Vesnina on day 3 at the Wimbledon 2011 Tennis Championships.

Zvonareva will play against Tsvetana Pironkova in the third round.

The Russian second seeded appeared to be cruising to an easy win but her she inexplicably lost rhythm on her serve in the second set as the players kept on trading breaks.

She kept her cool and sealed victory when her opponent netted a service return.

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Wimbledon: Zvonareva survives scare to beat Riske

Wimbledon: Zvonareva survives scare to beat Riske

Vera Zvonareva defeated Alison Riske 6-0 3-6 6-3 in the first round at Wimbledon.

Next for the 2010 finalist will be Elena Vesnina, who came through 6-4, 6-3 against Laura Pous-Tio. .

The Russian won the first set in 25 minutes but Riske fought back in the second, clinching her first game with a strong volley. At two games apiece the American mustered her fastest serves of the match to power two aces past Zvonareva.

Vera then gifted Riske a break and put her ahead at 4-2. Serving for the set, nerves seemed to get the better of Riske, who mis-threw the ball twice before double faulting. But she soon overcame them, securing the set after Zvonareva netted a return.

Despite taking an early 2-0 lead, Zvonareva continued to struggle in the decider with Riske, sensing the chance of a major upset, quickly breaking back to keep the game tally level until 3-3.

Zvonareva broke ahead at 5-3 and cruised through the final game to polish the match off with an ace which Riske did not even attempt to return.

“I’m really happy I was able to pull it off in the end,” Zvonareva said. “She played some good tennis but I tried to stay focused. I had some ups and downs but I’m really happy.

“I lost my concentration for a bit but I always fight for every point and I was able to pick it up in the third set”.

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Photos: Vera Zvonareva Wimbledon Day 1 - June 20th 2011

Photos: Vera Zvonareva Wimbledon Day 1 - June 20th 2011

Enjoy the following pictures of Vera Zvonareva against Alison Riske during their women's single tennis match at day 1 of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London.




























































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