In case you missed any of the winners and withdrawals from all the tennis that was played in Australia, Doha, Auckland and Chennai in the past week, here is a quick review.
Celebrating the Hopman Cup's Years at Burswood Dome
Winners
- Czech Republic d France to win the Hopman Cup in Perth
- Brisbane International Men’s Final: Andy Murray d Alexsandr Dolgopolov
- Brisbane International Women’s Final: Kai Kanepi d Daniela Hantuchova
- Qatar ExxonMobil Open: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga d Gael Monfils
- AIRCEA Chennai Open: Raonic d Tipsarevic
- ASB Classic Auckland: Zheng Jie d Flavia Pennetta
Withdrawals / Injuries
Seems like there has been far too many injuries and withdrawals already this year. Hopefully all the players are back to their best soon and their chances for the Australian Open haven’t been jeopardised.
- Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha
- ASB Classic Auckland
- Flavia Pennetta retired during the final due to a back injury and has subsequently withdrawn from the singles at the APIA International in Sydney
- Sabine Lisicki retired from her quarter final against Angelique Kerber due to abdominal injury
- Brisbane International
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- Serena Williams due to ankle injury
- Tommy Haas due to calf injury
- Florian Mayer retired
- Kim Clijsters retired during her semi final against Daniela Hantuchova due to hip injury
- Alexsandr Dolgopolov suffered from a right thigh injury during the final, but played on
- Francesca Schiavone suffered “gastrointestinal illness” during the semi final against Kai Kanepi, but played on
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What’s Next in the Lead up to the Australian Open:
- APIA International in Sydney (Men and Women): 8 – 14 January
- Morilla International in Hobart (Women): 6- 14 January
- AAMI Classic in Kooyong, Melbourne (Men): 11- 14 January
- Heineken Open in Auckland (Men): 9 – 14 January
In news from the Hopman Cup, where, thankfully, no one had to withdraw, Mardy Fish had a bit of a meltdown during his straight sets loss to Grigor Dimitrov, and at one point even spat in the direction of Bulgarian fans.
There was so much news this week it was hard to keep up so please let me know if I missed anything 🙂
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