2012: Third injury Vera Zvonareva



zvonareva @ 2012 summer olympics


zvonareva began 2012 season @ 2012 apia international sydney. seeded 6, lost in opening round compatriot svetlana kuznetsova 6-1, 6-2. seeded 7 @ 2012 australian open, beat alexandra dulgheru in first round 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-3. in 2nd round, defeated lucie hradecká 6-1, 7-6(3). in 3rd round, zvonareva lost compatriot ekaterina makarova 7-6(7), 6-1. zvonareva experienced more success in doubles tournament partner kuznetsova, unseeded pair, reached final, beating defending champions gisela dulko , flavia pennetta in process. zvonareva , kuznetsova defeated sara errani , roberta vinci 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 title.


seeded 1 @ 2012 ptt pattaya open, zvonareva beat qualifier varatchaya wongteanchai , akgul amanmuradova in straight sets. however, in quarterfinal match, retired down 6-2, 4-6, 2-2 7th seed sorana cîrstea due left hip injury. seeded 6 @ 2012 qatar total open, zvonareva defending champion. receiving 1st round bye, against monica niculescu in 2nd round match. retired in 2nd round trailing 7-5, 3-2 niculescu due same left hip injury. seeded 9 @ 2012 bnp paribas open, zvonareva got 1st round bye. won 1st match since pattaya beating kimiko date-krumm in 2nd round 6-3, 6-4. zvonareva pulled out of 3rd round match versus klára zakopalová due viral illness. @ 2012 sony ericsson open zvonareva 9th seed , again, received 1st round bye. stunned in 2nd round 18 year old wildcard garbiñe muguruza blanco 6-4, 6-3.


zvonareva began clay court season @ 2012 family circle cup in charleston, south carolina. seeded 4 , receiving 1st round bye, beat kateryna bondarenko in second round 6-1, 6-1. in 3rd round, beat stefanie vögele 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. zvonareva lost in quarterfinals 9th seed , eventual finalist lucie Šafářová in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. seeded 10 @ 2012 mutua madrid open, zvonareva lost in 1st round world number 29 petra cetkovská 6-2, 6-2. zvonareva missed 2012 french open due right shoulder injury.


seeded 12 @ 2012 wimbledon championships, zvonareva beat mona barthel in 1st round 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-4. in 2nd round, defeated sílvia soler espinosa 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. in 3rd round, zvonareva faced kim clijsters. clijsters led 6-3, 4-3 when zvonareva retired due respiratory infection.


representing russia @ 2012 summer olympics in london, zvonareva defeated sofia arvidsson in 1st round 7-6(3), 6-4. in 2nd round, beat francesca schiavone 6-3, 6-3. zvonareva suffered worst defeat of entire playing career, losing 6–1, 6–0 eventual gold medallist serena williams in 3rd round. zvonareva had never scored lower 2 games prior defeat against williams.


zvonareva withdrew 2012 open, due same illness forced retire wimbledon match against kim clijsters in june. having not played tournaments since august due illness, lost rankings points earned in last year s open, tokyo , beijing tournaments.


zvonareva ended year ranked 98, lowest ranking since 2002.








Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Mussolini's views on antisemitism and race Benito Mussolini

Types Classification yard

Discography Memnock