March 28th, 2019
Halep, Pliskova Set Up Miami Semifinal Showdown
The women’s Final Four is set at the Miami Open. Who will be the new champion on Saturday?
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March 27th, 2019
Kvitova KO’d By Barty In Miami; Halep, Pliskova Wed. QF Favorites
A new Miami champion will be named on Saturday in the women’s draw.
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March 26th, 2019
Haleps Hands Venus A Loss In Miami, Andreescu Retires; QFs Begin Tuesday
The women’s quarterfinals begin today in Miami. No former champions remain in the field.
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March 5th, 2019
Defending Champion Osaka, Serena Lead Loaded Indian Wells Field
Noami Osaka has a tough draw in her first WTA title defense.
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January 22nd, 2019
Kvitova Cruises Into Australian Open SFs, Collins Keeps Winning; Serena v Pliskova Wed.
A year ago, Danielle Collins was playing in a challenger event in Newport Beach. Now…
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January 12th, 2019
Kvitova Bests Barty In Sydney Thriller
Petra Kvitova came from 3-0 down in the third set to deny Ash Barty for the Sydney title.
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September 28th, 2018
Sabalenka, Kontaveit Reach Wuhan Final
Who’ll win the biggest final of their careers in Wuhan?
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August 12th, 2018
No Warm Welcome for Serena Williams in WTA Cincinnati Draw: Preview
Tough starts for (4) Kerber vs. Pavlyuchenkova who she is 6-6 career against, the wrist-addled (13) Keys vs. (WC) Mattek-Sands in an all-American, (9) Pliskova vs. Radwanska (winner to meet Konta), (6) Garcia vs. (WC) Azarenka, (8) Kvitova vs. the Serena-Gavrilova winner, (15) Mertens vs. Rybarikova who she has a losing record against, (5) Svitolina vs. (WC) Kuznetsova, and (2) Wozniacki vs. the Bertens-Vandeweghe winner…
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August 5th, 2018
Preview: Serena Drops Out, Insane Men’s Openers at Rogers Cup Tennis
The outrageous number of opening-round seeds vs. floaters match-ups includes (16) Kyrgios vs. (WC) Wawrinka, (11) Schwartzman vs. Edmund, (6) Cilic vs. Coric, (3) Del Potro vs. Nishikori, (14) Fognini vs. Johnson (winner to meet Shapovalov), (5) Dimitrov vs. Verdasco, (10) Goffin vs. Raonic, (4) Anderson vs. Rublev, (7) Thiem vs. the fast-rising Tsitsipas, (9) Djokovic vs. Chung, and (2) Zverev vs. Ferrer…
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June 23rd, 2018
Wozniacki, Murray Fan Favorites at ATP/WTA Eastbourne
Murray and Wawrinka square off first round, winner to meet (2) Edmund…Other openers of interest are (8) Fuchsovics vs. the grass-ready Brit (WC) Norrie, the rookie (4) Ceccinato vs. the veteran Seppi, (5) Mayer vs. Simon (winner to meet Muller), and (7) Johnson vs. Medvedev (winner to face M.Zverev)…
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June 17th, 2018
Barty Ends Losing Streak to Lift Nottingham Trophy on Grass at WTA Nature Valley Open
“Nottingham brings back very good memories of back when it was an ITF $50K tournament, not even WTA yet,” Barty said. “I have really fond memories of it and always feel like I’ve played well here. To come away from the trophy again is really exciting.”
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May 20th, 2018
Stephens, Barty Headline Pre-French Events at Nurnberg, Strasbourg; WTA Previews
(2) Gavrilov starts against American Jennifer Brady and is then looking at the veteran Stosur in the second round, which would be a rematch of last year’s final…
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May 12th, 2018
Top Seeds Halep, Wozniacki in Deep at Italian Open; Preview
Tough starts went to (1) Halep vs. the Azarenka-Osaka winner, (13) Keys vs. Pavlyuchenkova, (9) Stephens vs. the crafty Strycova, (3) Muguruza vs. the Gavrilova-Bellis winner, (16) Barty vs. Sharapova…
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April 1st, 2018
Stephens, Osaka, Kasatkina Headline Next-Gen Stars at WTA Charleston; Preview
Former champions in the field are Kasatkina (2017), Stephens (2016), Andrea Petkovic (2014), and Stosur (2010).
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January 13th, 2018
Resurgent Kerber Reinforces Australian Open Favorite Status After Winning WTA Sydney
“I am playing amazing tennis again and feeling just great,” Kerber said following the final. “It feels very good to win my first title in my first tournament this year. I have had a great week and the final was not easy against Ash but I was able to play my game in important moments. I feel like I am getting closer to my 2016 level.”
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