[cn ireland]

A new thread for the 2012 season!!!

As always only Main Draw matches will be eligible for this thread.

Will Azarenka make it 3 in a row or will somebody else take the "crown" in 2012?

5 Retirements/Walkovers
Ayumi Morita:
Kuala Lumpur QF: gave a walkover to J.Jankovic (Right Shoulder Injury)
Miami R1: trailing 3-6 6-2 0-3 against G.Muguruza Blanco (Right Shoulder Injury)
Birmingham R1: trailing 0-5 against M.Erakovic (Low Back Injury)
Stanford R1: trailing 2-4 against S.Zheng (Low Back Injury)
Taipei QF: gave a walkover to M.Doi (Right Knee Injury)

4 Retirements/Walkovers
Vera Zvonareva:
Pattaya City QF: tied 6-2 4-6 2-2 with S.Cirstea (Left Hip Injury)
Doha R2: trailing 5-7 2-3 against M.Niculescu (Left Hip Injury)
Indian Wells R3: gave a walkover to K.Zakopalova (Viral Illness)
Wimbledon R3: trailing 3-6 3-4 against K.Clijsters (Respiratory Illness)

Ksenia Pervak:
Brisbane R1: tied 4-4 with F.Schiavone (Migraine)
Copenhagen R1: trailing 3-6 0-1 against J.Konta (GI Illness)
Baku R1: trailing 4-6 6-3 2-3 against J.Cohen (Heat Illness)
US Open R1: trailing 5-7 2-1 against C.Suarez Navarro (Right Thigh Injury)

3 Retirements/Walkovers
Polona Hercog:
Brisbane R1: trailing 1-6 1-4 against A.Pavlyuchenkova (Low Back Injury)
Barcelona R1: trailing 4-6 against S.Cirstea (Dizziness)
Estoril R2: trailing 4-6 0-3 against C.Suarez Navarro (Right Foot Injury)

Flavia Pennetta:
Auckland F: trailing 6-2 3-6 0-2 against J.Zheng (Low Back Injury)
Rome QF: trailing 0-4 against S.Williams (Right Wrist Injury)
Montreal R2: leading 4-1 against C.Scheepers (Right Wrist Injury)

Tamira Paszek:
Indian Wells R2: trailing 3-6 1-3 against L.Safarova (Right Wrist Injury)
Miami R1: trailing 4-6 3-4 against A.Tatishvili (Low Back Injury)
Cincinnati R1: trailing 1-6 1-2 against S.Arvidsson (Migraine)

Maria Kirilenko:
Australian Open R3: trailing 0-6 0-1 against P.Kvitova (Left Leg Muscle Injury)
Strasbourg R1: tied 6-3 5-7 with S.Stephens (Right Ankle Injury)
Seoul R1: tied 1-1 with S-R.Lee (Back Injury)

Victoria Azarenka:
Rome R3: gave a walkover to D.Cibulkova (Right Shoulder Injury)
Montreal R2: tied 3-3 with T.Paszek (Left Knee Injury)
Tokyo QF: gave a walkover to A.Kerber (Dizziness)

Dominika Cibulkova:
Dubai R1: trailing 1-3 against I.Benesova (Right Hamstring Strain)
Cincinnati R2: trailing 6-7 1-4 against A.Hlavackova (Right Elbow Injury)
Beijing R1: trailing 4-6 1-4 against Y.Shvedova (Hip Injury)

Peng Shuai:
Rome R1: trailing 6-7 6-4 1-3 against S.Peer (Left Hand Injury)
Dallas QF: trailing 4-6 0-1 against B.Jovanovski (Right Shoulder Injury)
Luxembourg R1: trailing 0-3 against J.Jankovic (Right Shoulder Injury)

2 Retirements/Walkovers
Jelena Dokic:
Indian Wells R1: trailing 0-1 against G.Dulko (Right Wrist Injury)
Charleston R1: trailing 3-4 against G.Voskoboeva (Right Wrist Injury)

Sabine Lisicki:
Auckland QF: trailing 4-6 3-4 against A.Kerber (Abdominal Injury)
Charleston QF: trailing 1-4 against S.Williams (Left Ankle Injury)

Svetlana Kuznetsova:
Sydney R2: trailing 1-6 0-2 against L.Safarova (Heat Illness)
Fes R2: trailing 6-1 6-7 2-3 against I.C.Begu (Left Thigh Injury)

Timea Bacsinszky:
Indian Wells R2: trailing 3-6 0-2 against S.Kuznetsova (Right Forearm Injury)
Rome R1: trailing 0-6 0-3 against S.Errani (Left Abdominal Injury)

Serena Williams:
Brisbane QF: gave a walkover to D.Hantuchova (Left Ankle Sprain)
Rome SF: gave a walkover to N.Li (Low Back Injury)

Magdalena Rybarikova:
Indian Wells R2: trailing 1-2 against D.Cibulkova (GI Illness)
Roland Garros R1: trailing 3-6 1-4 against J.Gajdosova (Lumbar Spine Injury)

Jamie Hampton:
Indian Wells R4: trailing 3-6 6-4 0-3 against A.Radwanska (Cramping)
Roland Garros R1: trailing 4-6 3-4 against A.Rus (Back Injury)

Kim Clijsters:
Brisbane SF: leading 7-6 1-3 against D.Hantuchova (Left Hip Injury)
's-Hertogenbosch SF: gave a walkover to U.Radwanska (Left Abdominal Injury)

Eleni Daniilidou:
Australian Open R2: trailing 2-6 0-2 against J.Goerges (Neck Injury)
Wimbledon R1: trailing 7-5 3-6 0-2 against B.Jovanovski (Left Hip Injury)

Varvara Lepchenko:
Budapest R1: trailing 0-5 against E.Vesnina (Right Ankle Injury)
New Haven R1: trailing 3-6 1-4 against L.Safarova (Left Wrist Injury)

Agnieszka Radwanska:
Kuala Lumpur QF: gave a walkover to S.W.Hsieh (Right Elbow Injury)
New Haven R2: trailing 0-6 1-2 against O.Govortsova (Right Shoulder Injury)

Caroline Wozniacki:
Rome R2: trailing 4-6 0-4 against A.Medina Garrigues (Upper Respiratory Illness)
New Haven SF: trailing 5-7 against M.Kirilenko (Right Knee Injury)

Virginie Razzano:
Birmingham R2: trailing 3-6 against R.Vinci (Right Wrist Injury)
US Open R1: tied 6-4 2-6 with J.Zheng (Right Hip Injury)

Anna Tatishvili:
Palermo R2: trailing 1-6 2-3 against C.Suarez Navarro (Right Thigh Strain)
Quebec City QF: trailing 2-6 0-3 against K.Flipkens (Low Back Injury)

Marion Bartoli:
Doha SF: trailing 3-6 against S.Stosur (Right Calf Injury)
Guangzhou R1: trailing 3-4 against K-C.Chang (Gastrointestinal Illness)

Olga Govortsova:
Bastad R1: trailing 6-7 3-4 against J.Larsson (Viral Illness)
Guangzhou R2: trailing 4-6 against A.Cornet (GI Illness)

Nadia Petrova:
Cincinnati R1: trailing 6-7 1-3 against E.Makarova (Dizziness)
Seoul R2: gave a walkover to M.J.Martinez Sanchez (Low Back Injury)

Klara Zakopalova:
Bastad QF: trailing 0-2 against J.Larsson (Viral Illness)
Tokyo R2: gave a walkover to L.Safarova (Left Wrist Injury)

Francesca Schiavone:
Indian Wells R3: trailing 2-6 against L.Safarova (GI Illness)
Osaka R1: trailing 4-6 1-2 against O.Puchkova (Right Wrist Injury)

1 Retirement/Walkover
Julia Goerges: Sydney R1: trailing 1-6 1-3 against J.Jankovic (Viral Illness)
Anna Chakvetadze: Hobart QF: trailing 6-4 4-6 0-1 against S.Peer (Cramping)
Anne Keothavong: Australian Open R1: trailing 0-6 against M.Barthel (GI Illness)
Anabel Medina Garrigues: Australian Open R3: trailing 0-3 against L.Na (Right Ankle Sprain)
Galina Voskoboeva: Pattaya City R1: trailing 3-6 2-4 against T.Tanasugarn (Viral Illness)
Laura Robson: Pattaya City R1: trailing 2-5 against A.Amanmuradova (Low Back Injury)
Li Na: Paris R1: trailing 6-7 2-3 against T.Pironkova (Back Injury)
Jill Craybas: Paris R1: trailing 1-6 against Y.Wickmayer (Right Leg Injury)
Carla Suarez Navarro: Doha R1: trailing 1-6 1-4 against A.Ivanovic (Right Hip Injury)
Petra Martic: Kuala Lumpur F: trailing 6-2 5-7 1-4 against S.W.Hsieh (Heat Illness)
Greta Arn: Indian Wells R1: trailing 1-4 against J.Larsson (Neck Injury)
Alexandra Dulgheru: Indian Wells R1: leading 6-4 2-5 against I.Falconi (Knee Injury)
Vania King: Indian Wells R3: gave a walkover to A.Kerber (GI Illness)
Ana Ivanovic: Indian Wells SF: trailing 4-6 1-0 against M.Sharapova (Left Hip Injury)
Fatima Zahrae El Allami: Fes R1: trailing 1-6 against S.Halep (GI Illness)
Arina Rodionova: Fes R1: leading 6-2 0-4 against T.Bacsinszky (Left Wrist Injury)
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner: Fes R2: trailing 4-6 against G.Muguruza Blanco (Right Hip Injury)
Jelena Jankovic: Stuttgart R1: trailing 3-6 0-1 against C.Wozniacki (Low Back Injury)
Alize Cornet: Stuttgart R2: trailing 3-6 0-1 against M.Sharapova (Right Shoulder Injury)
Andrea Petkovic: Stuttgart R2: trailing 2-6 4-4 against V.Azarenka (Right Ankle Injury)
Jasmina Tinjic: Budapest R1: tied 6-1 3-6 with B.Zahlavova Strycova (Difficulty Breathing)
Jarmila Gajdosova: Estoril R2: trailing 6-7 against N.Petrova (Left Ankle Injury)
Akgul Amanmuradova: Budapest R2: trailing 0-6 against M.Erakovic (Right Elbow Injury)
Lucie Safarova: Madrid R3: gave a walkover to M.Sharapova (GI Illness)
Anastasija Sevastova: Strasbourg R1: trailing 0-3 against T.Babos (Low Back Injury)
Arantxa Rus: Brussels R2: trailing 2-6 1-3 against S.Arvidsson (Low Back Injury)
Michaella Krajicek: Birmingham R1: trailing 2-6 7-6 0-4 against A.Hlavackova (Viral Illness)
Hsieh Su-Wei: Eastbourne R1: trailing 2-6 0-3 against A.Pavlyuchenkova (Low Back Injury)
Katalin Marosi: Palermo R2: gave a walkover to J.Goerges (Right Shoulder Injury)
Lourdes Dominguez Lino: Bastad R1: trailing 4-6 0-2 against S.Peer (Right Thigh Strain)
Yanina Wickmayer: Carlsbad R1: trailing 6-7 against Y.J.Chan (Low Back Injury)
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn: Baku R1: trailing 1-6 0-2 against L.Pous-Tio (Right Elbow Injury)
Estrella Cabeza Candela: Baku R2: trailing 0-6 against N.Bratchikova (Abdominal Strain)
Petra Cetkovska: Olympics R1: trailing 1-6 0-3 against A.Kerber (Right Ankle Injury)
Mariana Duque-Marino: Olympics R1: trailing 0-6 1-1 against M.Kirilenko (Right Knee Injury)
Simona Halep: Montreal R2: trailing 5-7 4-4 against S.Stosur (Left Thigh Injury)
Christina McHale: Cincinnati R1: trailing 6-3 3-6 0-3 against C.Scheepers (GI Illness)
Yaroslava Shvedova: Cincinnati R2: leading 6-4 1-4 against U.Radwanska (Heat Illness)
Kiki Bertens: Dallas R1: trailing 4-6 against P.Hercog (Right Abdominal Injury)
Mona Barthel: New Haven R2: gave a walkover to M.Kirilenko (GI Illness)
Agnes Szavay: US Open R1: trailing 4-6 2-3 against G.Arn (Low Back Injury)
Aleksandra Wozniak: Quebec City R2: gave a walkover to M.Oudin (Right Shoulder Injury)
Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor: Guangzhou R1: trailing 2-6 1-3 against L.Robson (Left Thigh Strain)
Chan Yung-Jan: Guangzhou R1: trailing 3-5 against J.Zheng (Dizziness)
Alexandra Panova: Guangzhou R1: trailing 3-6 1-1 against A.Cornet (Heat Illness)
Andrea Hlavackova: Tokyo R1: trailing 3-6 0-2 against A.Ivanovic (Left Thigh Strain)
Sara Errani: Beijing R1: trailing 4-5 against C.Giorgi (Left Thigh Injury)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: Beijing R1: trailing 7-5 4-6 0-3 against P.Hercog (GI Illness)
Angelique Kerber: Beijing QF: trailing 0-6 0-3 against M.Sharapova (Right Foot Injury)
Lesia Tsurenko: Linz R1: trailing 0-3 against S.Halep (Right Shoulder Injury)
Zheng Jie: Tournament of Champions RR: trailing 1-5 against S.Arvidsson (Upper Respiratory Illness)
Luksika Kumkhum: Pune QF: leading 7-6 1-4 against E.Svitolina (Right Rib Strain)

[cn ireland]

And the first retirement of the 2012 season is in......

Brisbane 2012

R1: K.Pervak ret. tied 4-4 with F.Schiavone

Reason: Migraine

[cn ireland]

Brisbane 2012

R1: P.Hercog ret. trailing 1-6 1-4 against A.Pavlyuchenkova

Reason: Low Back Injury

[cn ireland]

Brisbane 2012

QF: S.Williams gave a walkover to D.Hantuchova

Reason: Left Ankle Sprain

[Viktor]

Not even past the first week

[Reephoria.]

Auckland 2012

QF Lisicki ret trailing Kerber 4-6 3-4

Back injury

[sammy01]

eeeek dropping like flies in week one and vika hasn't even taken to court yet sob

[cn ireland]

Just to confirm an earlier post:

Auckland 2012

QF: S.Lisicki ret. trailing 4-6 3-4 against A.Kerber

Reason: Abdominal Injury

[Miracle Worker]

Except migraine they all have quite serious injuries

[cn ireland]

Brisbane 2012

SF: K.Clijsters ret. leading 7-6 1-3 against D.Hantuchova

Reason: Left Hip Injury

[SAISAI-GOAT]

5 of these in the 1st week of 2012

[Ian Aberdon]

Is the WTA watching? Do they give a damn?

[cn ireland]

Auckland 2012

F: F.Pennetta ret. trailing 6-2 3-6 0-2 against J.Zheng

Reason: Low Back Injury

[cn ireland]

Auckland = 2 retirements/walkovers
Brisbane = 4 retirements/walkovers

[Aryman3]

Jie Zhen is injuried as well