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April 8th, 2018

Bertens Blasts Goerges to Win 1st 2018 Title ar WTA Charleston

Bertens against Goerges had only nine unforced errors to 31 for the German.

Posted by Staff @ 8:16 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »

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).

Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 11:50 am in Tennis | Comments Off on Stephens, Osaka, Kasatkina Headline Next-Gen Stars at WTA Charleston; Preview

April 3rd, 2016

Kerber, Bencic, Venus Lead Charleston; WTA Previews This Week

Two Top 10ers in the field, in addition to two former No. 1s…The Top 8 seeds receive opening-round byes…Potential tough starts for (9) Jankovic vs. Garcia and (3) Venus Williams vs. Riske…Wildcards were awarded to Americans Frances Altick, Louisa Chirico and Shelby Rogers…

Posted by Staff @ 4:12 pm in Tennis | 7 Comments »

April 5th, 2015

WTA Previews: No Williamses in Charleston; Aggie in Poland

Not a lot of floating talent in the field, with a potential tough start for (16) Watson vs. the riser Vekic; (1) Bouchard could face Stephens in the 3rd rd…Wildcards went to Bouchard and Americans Varvara Lepchenko, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sachia Vickery…

Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 2:30 pm in ATP, Charleston, Clay Season, Katowice, Tennis, WTA | 3 Comments »

April 8th, 2014

Andrea Petkovic Can Have Fun Like Nobody Else [Video]

Watch Andrea Petkovic sing One Direction in her car.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:44 am in Videos | 2 Comments »

April 2nd, 2014

Exhausted Serena Crashes Out Of Charleston To Cepelova

Serena Williams was stunned last night in Charleston.

Posted by Staff @ 10:45 am in Clay Season | 10 Comments »

April 7th, 2013

Serena Slams Venus, Meets Jankovic For Charleston Title

In one of their most lopsided meetings, Serena slammed sister Venus in the Charleston semifinals on Saturday.

Posted by Staff @ 12:41 am in Clay Season | 1 Comment »

April 5th, 2012

Venus Continues Olympic Push In Charleston Today; Serena, Stosur Also On Tap

Venus and Serena Williams headline Thursday play in Charleston.

Posted by Staff @ 10:03 am in Clay Season | 1 Comment »

April 9th, 2011

Karlovic Towers Over Isner, Fish Upset in Houston; Wozniacki v. Jankovic in Charleston

Ivo Karlovic continues his comeback, Azarenka stays hot while Wozniacki plays Jankovic in Charleston.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:26 am in Clay Season | 6 Comments »

April 4th, 2011

Americans Falconi, King Provide Upsets at WTA Charleston; Woz on Deck

Former collegiate and American qualifier Irina Falconi topped Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova 7-6(9), 7-5, and American Christina McHale defeated British qualifier Heather Watson 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(3) in first-round play.

Posted by Staff @ 10:11 pm in Tennis | Comments Off on Americans Falconi, King Provide Upsets at WTA Charleston; Woz on Deck

April 19th, 2010

Stosur Wins at WTA Charleston; Schiavone in Barcelona

Stosur improved to 2-5 in career finals, and became the first Aussie to win the Family Circle Cup title. Cracking 36 winners in the final, Stosur kept it to under an hour, and recorded her fifth win in a row over the Russian. Zvonareva was also the 2008 runner-up to Serena Williams, and falls to 10-12 in career finals.

Posted by Staff @ 12:53 am in Tennis | 2 Comments »

April 19th, 2010

Vera Zvonareva Getting Medieval on Her Racquet [Video]

Vera Zvonareva destroys her racquet.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 12:01 am in Videos | 4 Comments »