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.
Third seed Flavia Pennetta and fourth seed Nadia Petrova claimed their expected places in the quarter-finals of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic on Thursday. But seventh seed Sara Errani was upset by Tamira Paszek.
Top seeds Daniela Hantuchova and Patty Schnyder advanced to the quarter-finals of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic on Wednesday, but it wasn’t as easy as Daniela would have liked.
