Agnieszka Radwanska Loses to Daria Gavrilova

Agnieszka Radwanska

Daria Gavrilova

Top-seeded titleholder Agnieszka Radwanska suffered a major upset against Daria Gavrilova in the Connecticut Open. The Australian tennis player outclassed the former grand slam finalist and world number 2 6-4, 6-4 to set up a championship showdown with Dominika Cibulkova. Gavrilova is chasing her maiden WTA Tour title after losing the final in Strasbourg in May to fellow Australian Samantha Stosur.

The 23-year-old is full of confidence after guaranteeing herself a big rankings bump after holding her nerve to end Radwanska's six-match winning streak in New Haven.

Serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set, Gavrilova saved a break point with her second ace before closing out the contest in one hour and 33 minutes. She is projected to go up to number 22 in the world.

Gavrilova grew up in Russia, moved to Australia when she was 18 and switched her nationality to Australia in December 2015. She will face Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia on Saturday in the final WTA tuneup event before the US Open, the final Grand Slam event of the season that starts Monday in New York.


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Agnieszka Radwanska 2016 Amazing Shots Compilation

Agnieszka Radwanska is WTA's longtime queen of hot shots, check out her 2016 hot shots compilation, showing all her magic tricks. Watch all her best shots of the year below:

Agnieszka Radwanska Nearly Beaten by Konjuh

 

A valiant effort from 18-year-old Konjuh, who limps off after rolling her ankle and pushing Radwanska to the limit https://t.co/bQvBulrLVA

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 30, 2016

No.3 seed Agnieszka Radwanska scrape a win against 18-year-old Ana Konjuh of Croatia, 6-2, 4-6, 9-7. 103rd ranked Konjuh, had three match points and with the game is at 7-7 and 40-15 on Radwanska’s serve, she accidentally stepped on a ball she was chasing down and rolled her right ankle, collapsing at the chairs in tears. Despite the pain she surprisingly continued after lengthy medical treatment, but was clearly limited in her movement and Radwanska capitalized to bag the game. Agnieszka Radwanska moved into the third round of Wimbledon.

No.2 seed Garbiñe Muguruza suffered a second-round upset against unheralded Slovak qualifier Jana Cepelova. British No.1 Johanna Konta lose against the resurgent Eugenie Bouchard and Belinda Bencic retire earlier in the day.

French Open: Crazy Both Women On the Ground But Still Playing

Polish Agnieszka Radwanska (rank 2nd) and Czech Barbora Strycova (rank 30) was engage in the wildest play in the French Open on Friday. While they were in the middle of an exchange, Strycova slipped on the clay going near the sidelines to return a shot. Radwanska fired back but also slipped on her knees.

Strycova stand back up but slipped again and she incredibly able to twist her body and send it back. Radwanska struggled to her feet, ran to the net, and sent it back. Strycova got up, ran close to the net and strike the ball far away from     Radwanska for the point.

Watch the wild play below:

WUT just happened?! Ninjas unite on Lenglen. #RG16 https://t.co/X0WTf1a3NA

— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) May 27, 2016

Radwanska did end up winning, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-2.


Radwanska vs Strycova

Serena Williams Had an Easy time Reaching the Wimbledon finals, Drub Sharapova 6-2, 6-4

 

Serena Williams sweep her way to the Wimbledon final drubbing fourth ranked Maria Sharapova in an uneventful semifinal match, 6-2, 6-4.

The crowd at the All England Club seemed bored throughout the match, they saw Sharapova clearly outmatched by the much bigger and powerful American. Williams closed out the game and built a seemingly insurmountable 5-3 lead. Williams has now beaten Sharapova 17 times in a row, dating back to 2004.

Williams will be facing 21-year-old Garbine Muguruza, who will be playing in her first major final. Muguruza advanced with a three-set win over No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska earlier Thursday.

 

Event organizer might as well give the trophy to Serena, no way she'll lose to Garbine.

Maria Sharapova Looks Impressive at French Open

Maria Sharapova is steamrolling her opponents she has not yet drop a set at the French Open. Maria Sharapova decisively defeated Paula Ormaechea from Argentina 6-0, 6-0. 

Maria Sharapova has not become the favorite to win the French Open, after Agnieszka Radwanska fall which is the latest women's high seed exiting the tournament.

Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland losses to Croatia's Ajla Tomljanovic

Radwanska seeded 3rd followed Serena Williams and Li Na, exiting the tournament with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Croatia's Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round. Li Na (2nd seed) lose in the first round, while the number 1 seed Serena Williams was knocked off in the 2nd round.

With the fall of Radwanska, Simona Halep (4th seed) is the highest-seeded player remaining in the women's tournament. However, Sharapova is now the favorite to win and claim her 2nd French Open championship.

Radwanska suffers early exit in Sydney

SYDNEY - Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska didn't even get the chance to defend her title at the Sydney International, it only took 92 minutes as Bethanie Mattek-Sands ousted her in the 2nd round on Tuesday.

Agnieszka Radwanska ranked world number 5 was upset by the American qualifier 7-5 6-2.

"She was really playing aggressive," Radwanska who was suffering from a slight shoulder injury said.

"Didn't matter if it was my first serve, second serve, or anything, she was really going 100 percent for every ball."

Radwanska had a poor end to the season in 2013, losing all three round robin matches at the WTA championships though she won all three matches at the Hopman Cup in Perth last week.

"I really had a lot of good matches last week," the 24-year-old Pole added.

"It's not like I'm playing bad. I'm not worried about that. I just think not my day (and)... sometimes you have to lose.

"I think every week is different story. You start over and over again.

"Every tournament isn't the same thing. You're not winning every week every match. Normally you just to have to start again, not really think what was happening in the last week."

Mattek-Sands will now face fellow American Madison Keys in the quarter-finals.

"She's a great upcoming player, plays aggressive shots, big serve, we've had some battles in the past, so I'm looking forward to tomorrow," Mattek-Sands said of Keys.

Agnieszka Radwanska rallies to beat 3rd seed Pavlyuchenkova

Polish Agnieszka Radwanska

Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Polish top seed Agnieszka Radwanska uses late rally to beat 3rd seed Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 in the final of the Korea Open in Seoul on Sunday and it's her 3rd WTA title of the year.

The game lasted two hours and 45 minutes, it's a grueling final match and the 24 year-old world number 4 came through bagging her 13th career title.

"After a great match, almost three hours of great tennis at a really high level, of course I'm very happy," Radwanska said after her win.

Pavlyuchenkova, who lost to Radwanska in the U.S. Open last month as well, came back after losing the first three games and saved four set points to eventually win the opening set in the tie-breaker.

Radwanska wrested back control after breaking the third-seeded Russian early in the second set and closed out the match with a break in the 10th game of the deciding set.

"It was a very close match - tight sets, all of them - but I was just a little bit better in the important moments today," Radwanska said.

"And at the end of the third set I think I was playing a little bit more aggressively than she was, and I managed to win a couple more points in the end.

"In the third set I was just trying to fight every point and stay calm, and I'm happy I made it."

Pavlyuchenkova complained of fatigue and jet lag after playing non-stop in the lead-up to last month's U.S. Open but was not too disappointed with the result in Korea.

"It's tough losing this match after fighting so long and coming so close," she said. "It's difficult and frustrating, but in tennis you can be up then down and you lose some and you win some.

"I'm actually proud of myself. I had a great week. I showed some good tennis and it was a great final."

Cibulkova defeated Radwanska to win at Stanford

 

STANFORD, Calif.  - Slovak Dominika Cibulkova not just won the game against Agnieszka Radwanska, she won the tournament. Cibulkova avenged her one of the worst losses ever in a WTA Tour final, rallying to beat Radwanska 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the Bank of the West Classic final Sunday.

7 months after she failed to win a single game against Radwanska in the Sydney final, Cibulkova came out aggressive and put the top-seeded Radwanska on the run. Cibulkova, seeded third, overcame two service breaks in the final set - both on double-faults - before winning the final four games.

"The difference between Sydney and today was that I made the first game. And after the first game I looked at my coach and was like, 'Here we go. I'm out here, and it's going to be good today," she said.

The victory gave Cibulkova her third career singles title and first win against Radwanska in four tries. She is 3-5 in WTA finals and is projected to rise from 25th to 21st in the rankings. Radwanska, ranked No. 4 in the world, fell to 12-5 in WTA finals.

Radwanska wins Tennis ASB Classic title

Agnieszka Radwanska may have an unorthodox style and lacks power but she proved how good she is by taking the title and defeating Yanina Wickmayer with 6-4 6-4 score.

She admits she can't serve at 200kmh or outslug some of the heavyhitters on the women's tour but makes up for it with her court-craft, anticipation and mental toughness.

She is currently world No and today she collected the 11th title in her successful career.