Azarenka inches close to title

World number one Victoria Azarenka booked her place in the final of the Stuttgart WTA clay-court tournament with a 6-1, 6-3 semifinal win over Agnieszka Radwanska on Saturday.

World number one Victoria Azarenka booked her place in the final of the Stuttgart WTA claycourt tournament with a 6-1, 6-3 semifinal win over Agnieszka Radwanska on Saturday.

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With Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Radwanska all in Saturday's semifinals, this was the first time since Wimbledon in 2009 that the world's top-four players had reached the last four at a WTA tournament. In the other semifinal, world number two Sharapova takes on Wimbledon champion and world number three Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic for a place in Sunday evening's final.

Andrea to miss two grand slams
Berlin: Germany's No 1 tennis player Andrea Petkovic ruptured her ligaments and will be sidelined for three months to miss both the French Open and Wimbledon. She however, may yet be able to play at the Olympics.