Vera Zvonareva has joined the list of players who have staked a claim for a place in the season-ending Tournament of Champions, holding off a strong challenge from India’s Sania Mirza to win the PTT Pattaya Open International Series event.
The Road to Bali, launched at the start of the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season as a season-long race to the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions this November, brought out some new faces and underwent a few changes in January.
Petra Kvitova is the latest player to put herself in contention for a place in the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Championships, winning the first major title of her career by defeating Iveta Benesova 7-5 6-1 in Hobart.
Daniela Hantuchova’s quest for the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic title was thwarted by Austrian teenager Tamira Paszek, and Patty Schnyder, after two semi-final defeats, will be her opponent in Sunday’s final.
Bali, 12 September 2008 - Daniela Hantuchova had it easy against Taiwan's Yung-Jan Chan in their Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic quarter-final on Friday. But not for long.
