Monday, January 21, 2013

Radwanska's reign ends in Melbourne





AP Li Na (R) rolled into the Australian Open semifinals, bringing Agnieszka Radwanska’s 13-match winning streak to a halt.




China’s Li Na snapped the 13-match winning streak of fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska with a 7-5, 6-3 quarterfinal victory at the Australian Open on Tuesday.


China’s sixth seed was dominant as she faced the form player of this season who had not lost a set before she faced Li.


“She’s a tough player, I was feeling today (like playing) a wall,” said Li. “She can hit everywhere, but without a mistake.


“You have to focus on every shot — not every point, every shot.


“I wasn’t fast enough today, especially at the beginning of the match, I was really running a lot,” Radwanska said. “It cost me a little too much power in the beginning.” Li had lost to Radwanska just over a week ago in the Sydney semifinals.


“She played better than last week in Sydney,” said Radwanska.


“Definitely she was very solid from the beginning of the match. She was really playing good tennis.


“In some of the games she didn’t let me do anything: very deep balls all the time. Good serve. She was really playing good tennis today.” Radwanska was playing in her 27th Grand Slam quarterfinal.



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via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/radwanskas-reign-ends-in-melbourne/article4331502.ece

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