Sara Errani’s notable 2012 year – Tennis News
Italian number one, Sara Errani, had the most successful tenure in the year 2012 and has a fair chance to face the challenges for the upcoming year. She is one of the finest players ready to improve her world ranking and bring
laurels to her homeland.
The right-hander Italian professional started her year with a decent performance and made it to the quarter-finals of ASB Classic held at the hard courts of Auckland. She made it until the quarter-finals of Australian Open held
in the Melbourne Park. She rallied past all her challengers in straight sets but in the end, faced a loss at the hands of higher ranked Petra Kvitova.
At the Whirlpool Monterrey Open held at the hard courts of Mexico, she suffered a surprising defeat at the hands of Timea Babos. She picked pace at the Abierto Mexicano and bagged home victory in three sets against the higher ranked
Flavia Pennetta.
The world number six, Errani, performance enhanced her calibre at the clay courts of Barcelona Ladies Open. She outmuscled the higher ranked German, Julia Goerges and eventually consolidated a win against Dominika Cibulkova in
the title match of the tournament. At the Budapest Grand Prix, she was the top seeded challenger, skilfully making to the final round.
At the French Open, she manifested an outstanding transcend and nudged past several higher ranked professionals, including Angelique Kerber and Samantha Stosur. In the final round, she was paired with the Russian beauty Maria Sharapova
but suffered a heavy loss at the hands of second seeded opponent. At the Wimbledon Championships, she made it until the third round and encountered an unexpected defeat at the hands of the Yaroslava Shvedova.
She exhibited an average performance at the hard court tournaments, as she was unable to make it to the later rounds. She made it until the New Haven Open at Yale and was bestowed with a straight-sets defeat at the hands of the
Czech rival, Petra Kvitova.
The 25-year-old constructed her focus in the US Open held at New York. As a result, she improved her rank to a considerable extent with some brilliant performances. She was the semi-finalist at the US Open Grand Slam and forcefully
defeated the German number one, Kerber, but was unable to face the might of the American challenger, Serena Williams, in the end.
The Italian professional has a fair chance to take the lead and become the top-five professional. In the doubles category, she has shown a proactive game plan with her compatriot, Roberta Vinci. She has a lot more potential than
most of the players at her age and posses great abilities to take on any top rated tennis star.
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