Sara Errani

Victoria Azarenka, second seed, defeated Sara Errani 6-3 6-1 in the Brisbane International and made it to the final. Azarenka will face the winner of the match between Amelie Mauresmo and Marion Bartoli in the final. Azarenka couldn't shake off Errani in the first set, dropping serve twice, but she proved far too good in the second set, landing 85% of her first serves. "I'm obviously very happy. I just want to do better than the last time and win my first title. I will fight for every point (in the final). It's the last match so you have to give everything you have ... Read Full Story

Sara Errani is claiming the rankings and playing some great tennis this season specially during the last couple of weeks. First in Palermo, two weeks ago, she won her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title and this week she was able to extended her winning streak to 10 matches after taking her second title in a row at the Slovenia Open. Sara was the 8th seed, she didn't enjoy an easy draw. In the quarterfinals she played against Maria Kirilenko, who was the number 1 seed and who is having a great 2008, but Sara beat her, 61 75. In the semifinals she met ... Read Full Story

WOW what a week for Sara Errani... She is the new 2008 Singles and Doubles Champion at the Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo. When most of the people thought that the final was going to be played between Flavia Penneta, top seed, and Anabel Medina Garriguez, second seed and defending champion, Sara Errani, 5th seed, and Mariya Koryttseva, 7th seed, defeated Pennetta and Median respectively in the semifinal. On Sunday Errani and Koryttseva took the court and they battle for the title during 1 hour and 28 minutes, most of the games went to deuce but Sara played better the important points and ... Read Full Story

The seeds went one-for-two in Barcelona on Wednesday, as second round action began at the $145,000 Barcelona KIA, currently in its second year as a stop on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Sixth seed Sara Errani was the victorious seed, stopping Varvara Lepchenko in a tight two-setter, 64 75. Errani's Uzbek-American opponent rallied back from huge deficits in each set - closing from 1-5 to 4-5 in the first set and 2-5 to 5-5 in the second - but the feisty Italian managed to finish her off each time to uphold her seeding and move into the quarterfinals of the Tier IV event. Fifth ... Read Full Story

The seeds went one-for-two in Barcelona on Wednesday, as second round action began at the $145,000 Barcelona KIA, currently in its second year as a stop on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Sixth seed Sara Errani was the victorious seed, stopping Varvara Lepchenko in a tight two-setter, 64 75. Errani's Uzbek-American opponent rallied back from huge deficits in each set - closing from 1-5 to 4-5 in the first set and 2-5 to 5-5 in the second - but the feisty Italian managed to finish her off each time to uphold her seeding and move into the quarterfinals of the Tier IV event. Fifth ... Read Full Story