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January 7th, 2024

Coco Gauff Wins Second Straight Auckland, Starts Hot With Win Over Svitolina

Coco Gauff started her 2024 season as good as possible.

Posted by Staff @ 2:59 pm in Auckland | Comments Off on Coco Gauff Wins Second Straight Auckland, Starts Hot With Win Over Svitolina

January 8th, 2023

Gauff Crushes Masarova For Auckland Title

Coco Gauff didn’t drop a set en route to her third career title.

Posted by Staff @ 12:23 pm in Auckland | Comments Off on Gauff Crushes Masarova For Auckland Title

January 12th, 2020

Serena Ends 3-Year Title Drought, Wins First As A Mom In Auckland Besting Pegula

Serena Williams wins her first title as a mom.

Posted by Staff @ 11:05 am in Auckland | Comments Off on Serena Ends 3-Year Title Drought, Wins First As A Mom In Auckland Besting Pegula

January 4th, 2020

Serena Set For Return In Auckland, Wozniacki Retirement Countdown Underway; Gauff Opens 2020

Serena Williams could meet Coco Gauff in the Auckland quarterfinals.

Posted by Staff @ 3:01 pm in Auckland | Comments Off on Serena Set For Return In Auckland, Wozniacki Retirement Countdown Underway; Gauff Opens 2020

January 12th, 2019

Sandgren Sacks Norrie For First Career ATP Title In Auckland

A man named Tennys fittingly wins a title.

Posted by Staff @ 11:49 pm in Auckland | Comments Off on Sandgren Sacks Norrie For First Career ATP Title In Auckland

January 6th, 2019

Goerges Defends Auckland Title Over Surprise Andreescu

Julia Goerges won her second straight Auckland title.

Posted by Staff @ 5:18 pm in Auckland | Comments Off on Goerges Defends Auckland Title Over Surprise Andreescu

January 5th, 2018

Siniakova Surprises Sharapova, To Face Halep In Shenzhen F; Svitolina Gains Revenge On Pliskova In Brisbane

Simona Halep and Elina Svitolina bid for the first WTA titles of the season on Saturday.

Posted by Staff @ 6:44 pm in Auckland, Brisbane | Comments Off on Siniakova Surprises Sharapova, To Face Halep In Shenzhen F; Svitolina Gains Revenge On Pliskova In Brisbane

January 7th, 2017

Thiem, ‘C’-Level Marquee Players at ATP Sydney, Auckland; Previews

(8) Granollers starts against Hot Sauce, (5) Kohlschreiber vs. Fognini, and (6) Muller vs. Dolgopolov…(2) Cuevas looking at a tough encounter with Mahut 2nd rd…

Posted by Staff @ 10:17 pm in Auckland, Sydney | 11 Comments »

January 4th, 2017

Williams Sisters Out Of Auckland: Serena Loses To Brengle, Venus Withdraws With Arm Injury

Tough start to 2017 for the Williams sisters.

Posted by Staff @ 11:38 am in Auckland | 2 Comments »

January 1st, 2017

Serena Williams And Fiancee Alexis Ohanian Hit The Beach In Auckland [Video]

Serena Williams looking good at the beach.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 12:51 pm in Auckland, Videos | 10 Comments »

January 9th, 2015

Venus, Woz Final in Auckland a Gut Check for Both

The week has been a great effort for Venus, but the American hasn’t been tested — at all. She has averaged losing fewer than four games per match this week, strolling into the final.

Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 6:29 pm in Auckland, Tennis | 6 Comments »

January 5th, 2015

UPDATED2: Aussie Aussie Oy Oy as Wildcards Romp at Brisbane Tennis

Unseeded frequently-unhinged Aussie player Bernard Tomic was also a winner Monday, edging American Sam Querrey 7-5, 7-6(5).

Posted by Staff @ 10:12 am in Auckland, Brisbane, Tennis | 18 Comments »