Caroline retires due to illness in Rome
5/16/2012
 Caroline was forced to retire from her match against Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain when trailing 4-6 0-4, due to an upper respiratory illness.
Caroline's next tournament is supposed to be Roland Garros that starts in two weeks, but it's possible that Caroline might try to get a wildcard to Brussels, due to the early exit in Rome. Caroline is the defending champion in Brussels and she needs more matches on clay before the French Open.
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Caroline playing Rome next week
5/12/2012
 Caroline will be playing the Internationali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Italy.
Caroline is seed #6 and gets a bye in the first round, in the second round she will face either Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain or Jie Zheng of China, and potentially, she could be facing Serena Williams once again in the third round.
Last year, Caroline lost in the semifinals to Maria Sharapova of Russia.
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Caroline out of Madrid
5/10/2012
 Caroline lost to Serena Williams of the United States 6-1 3-6 2-6 in the third round in Madrid.
It looked that the win in Miami could happen again. Caroline won the first set in 31 minutes and broke Williams 3 times.
But in the second and third set, Williams only lost 6 points on serve and when she got a break, it was all over.
Caroline's next tournament is Rome next week.
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Caroline beats Barthel, Serena Williams next
5/8/2012
 Caroline beat Mona Barthel of Germany 6-4 7-6(2) and advanced to the third round where she will face Serena Williams of the United States.
It wasn't an easy match for Caroline, against a confident opponent that hits the ball hard and serves well, but she served and returned well and that helped her win the match.
Caroline wasted 2 match points in the second set but eventually closed it out in a tiebreak.
Her next match is expected to be very tough, not only Williams is always a difficult opponent for anyone, even on clay, but she is especially motivated for this match after Caroline beat her in Miami, Caroline's only win over Williams in four attempts.
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Caroline wins opener after injury scare
5/6/2012
 Caroline beat Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan 7-6(7) 3-6 6-4 in the first round in Madrid.
In the first set, Caroline felt and injured her ankle. After receiving treatment and having her ankle heavily wrapped, she returned to the court and was able to break back her opponent and force a tiebreak that she narrowly won 9-7.
In the second set, Pervak took advantage of Caroline's troubles with her ankle to take the set 6-3.
But in the final set, Caroline's greater experience paid off and she was able to close it out 6-4.
Her next opponent is Mona Barthel of Germany. Caroline won their only meeting in Copenhagen last year. It's not known yet how well Caroline's ankle will be for the match.
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Caroline to play Madrid
5/5/2012
 Caroline is playing the Mutua Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain.
The tournament is the third Premier Mandatory of the year and is played on red clay (in fact the clay is blue).
Caroline's best result at this tournament was runner-up in 2009, last year she lost to Julia Goerges of Germany in the third round.
Caroline is seed #6 and in the first round will play Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan. Caroline has beaten Pervak the only time they played in Istanbul in 2009.
After that however, the draw gets a little tougher. If Caroline wins she would face Mona Barthel of Germany in the second round, and then she would have to face Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova.
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Caroline loses to Kerber again
4/26/2012
 Caroline lost to Angelique Kerber of Germany 1-6 2-6 in the second round in Stuttgart.
While it was in the books that Caroline could lose this match, nobody expected it to be so lopsided.
It's worrying, Kerber is a good player and is obviously on the rise but she isn't, at least yet one of the top players in the tour, like Sharapova, Azarenka or Kvitova, yet, Caroline not only has lost to her twice in a row, in different surfaces, but she seems to not have answers against her. It's true that some players don't match up well against some other players and it might well be the case here, but Caroline has been struggling not only against Kerber.
In the past, she could at least challenge nearly any player but now, she seems to be the underdog in any match.
Maybe it's time to recognize that having her father as her coach is not working, and start looking for a professional coach to help her take her game to the next level, her current level is obviously not longer enough.
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Caroline wins in Stuttgart
4/25/2012
 Caroline beat Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-3 1-0 (ret) and advanced to the second round in Stuttgart.
Caroline was down 1-3 in the first set, then she won 6 games in a row to take the first set and lead 1-0 in the second, when her opponent retired due to a back injury.
Caroline will face Angelique Kerber of Germany, the same player who beat her in the final in Copenhagen.
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Caroline back in action in Stuttgart
4/22/2012
 Caroline will be back on court next week in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.
Caroline has a very tough first round, she will face Jelena Jankovic of Serbia. They are tied 4-4 in the head-to-head but Caroline has won their last 4 meetings, last time at the Australian Open this year.
Last year, Caroline reached the final where she lost to Julia Goerges of Germany.
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Main Draw - Singles - Seed: 6
May 14 - May 20, 2012
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| 1R | | BYE | BYE |
| 2R | lost | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 4-6 0-4 Ret |
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Rankings
Doubles:
555
Points:
71
Yearly:
7
Points:
1811
Weeks at # 1:
67
Prize Money
2012:
$671,024.00
Career:
$10,908,450.00
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