Current season’s performance breakdown of Istanbul qualifiers 2012 (Part-I) – Tennis News
In this part, only ‘Group A’ qualifiers will be discussed which are listed below:
Group A is also known as Red Group
Ranking
Name
Country
In action on Day 1?
1
Victoria Azarenka
Belarus
No
3
Serena Williams
America
Yes
5
Angelique Kerber
Germany
Yes
8
Li Na
China
No
The following data sums up the performances of each of the above listed athletes; their performance in the current season as well as their head-to-head record against the group members.
Name
Titles in 2012
Best Grand Slam Finish
Fall Record
H2H vs. Group
Victoria Azarenka
1.Sydney
2. Australian Open
3. Doha
4. Indian Wells
5. Beijing
6. Linz
* Champion of Australian Open
13-0
7-14
Serena Williams
1. Charleston
2. Madrid
3. Wimbledon
4. Stanford
5. Olympics
6. US Open
* Champion of Wimbledon
* hampion of US Open
0-0
16-3
Angelique Kerber
1. Paris
2. Copenhagen
* Semi-Final at Wimbledon
4-2
2-8
Li Na
1. Cincinnati
* Round 4 in Australian Open
* Round 4 in French Open
5-2
10-10
Pre-tournament press conference quotes from the listed qualifiers are stated below:
Victoria Azarenka said, “Every match here will be tough - I obviously have great champions in the group. It's challenging, definitely, but I'm looking forward to it.”
Serena Williams stated, “I don't really care who I play or when I play, as long as I can play. I'm really happy to be here. I'm on the red side with Victoria, so it'll be good.”
Angelique Kerber confessed, “It doesn't matter which group you're in, it's not easy - we're the best eight players, and every match will be hard. I'll enjoy every match.”
Li Na proclaimed, “It doesn't matter which group you're in, everyone's tough. Only the Top 8 players play this tournament. It's a good challenge for you.”
Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams are the hot favourite players to make it to the semi-finals of the contest. However, the capabilities of other two athletes should never be doubted because they can be extremely dangerous on their day.
For pre-match analysis of Day 1 in Istanbul, refer to the following link:
http://www.senore.com/Day-One-Preview-WTA-Championships-Istanbul-2012-a196854
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