August 13th, 2019
Venus, Sharapova Advance; Serena To Test Back In Cincinnati
Serena, Venus will be on center court Tuesday in Cincinnati.
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June 16th, 2019
Garcia Tops Vekic For Nottingham Crown
Caroline Garcia improves to 7-3 in WTA finals after winning her second career grass title.
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May 28th, 2019
Nervous Osaka Survives Schmiedlova Upset Bid At French, Halep Successfully Opens Title Defense
The top seeds again struggled on Tuesday as the French Open first round closed up.
Posted by Staff @ 3:37 pm in French Open | 1 Comment »
October 14th, 2018
Garcia Beats Pliskova in Marathon 1st Set for WTA Tianjin Crown
“The emotion and the feeling after the match point is something very special and very difficult to describe,” Garcia said afterwards. “That’s what you’re working on all year long to get, this trophy in your hand and those emotions.”
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October 3rd, 2018
Stephens Ousted In Beijing; Wozniacki, Pliskova Advance; Sabalenka v 2017 Champion Garcia
Sloane Stephens has now lost four of her last six matches.
Posted by Staff @ 9:50 pm in beijing | 2 Comments »
September 29th, 2018
Halep Leads All-In China Open Women’s Field, Del Potro Heads Men; Preview
Interesting starts for (17) Keys vs. American countrywoman (LL) Pera, the struggling (9) Stephens vs. Pavlyuchenkova, (3) Kerber vs. the unpredictable Mladenovic, (10) Goerges vs. Konta, (7) Pliskova vs. (WC) Stosur, (12) Ostapenko vs. Rybarikova, (14) Muguruza vs. Makarova, and (2) Wozniacki vs. Bencic…
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September 24th, 2018
Halep, Wozniacki Lead Loaded Wuhan Field; Kerber v Keys, Svitolina v Sabalenka Tues.
9 of the Top 10 on the WTA began the week in Wuhan.
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August 29th, 2018
Wozniacki Wins in Extreme Heat at US Open; Serena, Venus Up Wednesday
For the first time in US Open history an Extreme Heat Policy was implemented for men’s matches in addition to the women as temperatures neared 100 degrees at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Posted by Staff @ 8:55 am in Tennis, US Open | 1 Comment »
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…
Posted by Staff @ 11:31 am in Canadian Open, Montreal, Tennis, Toronto | 1 Comment »
June 30th, 2018
Wimbledon Preview: Serena in Group of Death, Stephens Can Become No. 1
The Group of Death contains two former No. 1s, a No. 2, and last year’s US Open semifinalist and quarterfinalist among other floaters…Tough starts for (5) Svitolina vs. the grasscourt title-winner Maria, (21) Sevastova vs. Giorgi, (32) Radwanska vs. Safarova 2nd rd., and (2) Wozniacki vs. Makarova 2nd rd…(25) Serena’s early path is former world No. 1 junior Arantxa Rus, a qualifier/wildcard, then (5) Svitolina, then (10) Keys.
Posted by Staff @ 10:57 am in Tennis, Wimbledon | 1 Comment »
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 »
May 17th, 2018
Venus Out, Sharapova Moves On In Rome To Ostapenko QF Showdown; Halep Stays No. 1
Four former No. 1s are in the Rome quarterfinals.
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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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May 10th, 2018
Sharapova Succumbs To Bertens In Madrid, Pliskova Upends Halep To Win 9th Straight
The semifinals are set in Madrid.
Posted by Staff @ 11:22 pm in Madrid | 1 Comment »