June 1st, 2021
Barty Battles Hip, Pera For French Open Win, Kvitova Withdraws; Serena Returns Wed.
Petra Kvitova suffers a freak accident during press forcing her out of the event. And Ash Barty is nursing a bad hip.
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May 31st, 2021
Osaka Withdraws, Muguruza Upset At French Open; Serena, Swiatek Survive Tough Tests
There is no better story Tuesday in Paris than the return of Carla Suarez Navarro.
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January 22nd, 2020
Gauff Outlasts Cirstea At Australian Open, Serena Wins; Pliskova, Halep Headline Thurs.
Coco Gauff sets a rematch with Naomi Osaka.
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April 21st, 2019
Kuznetsova The Biggest Star In WTA Istanbul Field
Two-time Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova continues her comeback this week in Istanbul.
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February 10th, 2019
Halep, Pliskova, Wozniacki, Kerber Head Premier Field In Doha
With a new coach, Simona Halep leads a loaded Doha field.
Posted by Staff @ 3:43 pm in Doha | 2 Comments »
September 3rd, 2018
Super Soldier Serum-less Sharapova Shut Out of US Open, Serena Up Tuesday
Maria Sharapova has been unable to find her mojo since returning from her doping ban for using a Russian super soldier serum in 2017.
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 11:35 pm in Tennis, US Open | 9 Comments »
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)…
Posted by Staff @ 10:17 pm in Tennis | 47 Comments »
June 17th, 2018
Azarenka, Kuzy, Stosur Unseeded Floaters Vying for WTA Mallorca Open Title
Unseeded floaters to watch are the former No. 1 Azarenka (starting vs. Aleksandra Krunic then (7) Safarova), the former No. 2 Kuznetsova (vs. (3) Sevastova) and the former US Open winner Stosur (vs. Marketa Vondrousova then (5) Suarez Navarro)…
Posted by Staff @ 5:24 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
January 23rd, 2018
Mertens Upsets Svitolina, Sets Wozniacki Meeting at Australian Open
Mertens, who trains at Kim Clijsters’ academy, was ranked No. 36 to begin the year when she won the WTA Hobart title, and took that momentum into Melbourne. The 22-year-old failed to close out the first set serving at 5-2, but got the job done serving at 5-4. She then baked a bagel in the second set, ending Svitolina’s chances for not only a first Grand Slam title but the No. 1 ranking.
Posted by Staff @ 9:43 am in Australian Open, Tennis | 4 Comments »
January 22nd, 2018
Nadal, Dimitrov Bid For Australian Open Rematch; Svitolina Seeks First Slam Semi
Four semifinal berths are up for grabs Tuesday at the Australian Open.
Posted by Staff @ 8:26 pm in Australian Open | 241 Comments »
January 21st, 2018
Wozniacki Rolls Into Quarters; No. 1 Halep v Osaka Monday at Australian Open
Wozniacki is picking up straight away from 2017 when she had the most match wins on tour, challenged for the No. 1 ranking and won the year-end WTA championships.
Posted by Staff @ 9:05 am in Australian Open, Tennis | 2 Comments »
January 12th, 2018
Preview: Serena Out; Women’s Australian Open Likely to See a 1st-Time Winner
(5) Venus vs. Bencic the must-watch 1st rd. match in Melbourne…Other tough starts for (31) Makarova vs. Begu, and the injury-hampered (13) Stephens vs. Zhang, who she has previously lost to…
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 2:08 pm in Australian Open, Tennis | 1 Comment »
July 23rd, 2017
Wozniacki Looks to Turn Around 0-4 Record in Finals at Bastad; WTA Preview
Tough starts for (9) Larsson vs. Barthel, a tired (6) Bertens vs. the German riser Witthoeft, and (3) Garcia vs. last week’s title winner Begu (winner to likely face the former French Open finalist Errani)…
Posted by Staff @ 11:13 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
July 19th, 2017
Top-Seeded Sevastova Tries to Forget Double Bagel This Week at WTA Bucharest
The top-seeded Sevastova lost 6-0, 6-0 in last year’s final to Simona Halep. Sevastova is the featured Wednesday night match in Bucharest, taking on unseeded Danka Kovinic, who she lost her most recent meeting against.
Posted by Staff @ 11:00 am in Tennis | 1 Comment »
June 18th, 2017
Kerber, Azarenka, Kvitova This Week at Birmingham, Mallorca; WTA Previews
Victoria Azarenka returns to the tour after giving birth to her son, Leo, and Sabine Lisicki also makes her 2017 debut after a shoulder injury suffered last November…
Posted by Staff @ 12:44 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »