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 29th, 2018
New World No. 1 Wozniacki and Strong Field at WTA St. Pete; Preview
Three Top 10ers in the field, including the new world No. 1 and Australian Open champion Wozniacki…The Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…Interesting starts for (8) Kasatkina 2nd rd. vs. the Barthel-Cornet winner, (4) Mladenovic vs. the Sorana Cirstea-Cibulkova winner, (6) Pavlyuchenkova vs. Makarova, (3) Garcia vs. Bacsinszky making her 2018 debut, (7) Vesnina vs. (WC) Kvitova (winner to meet Begu), and (2) Ostapenko vs. the former world No. 2 (WC) Zvonareva vs. Bertens winner…
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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 »
September 24th, 2017
Muguruza, 8 of Top 10 at WTA Premier 5 Wuhan Open, Preview
Potential tough starts for the floundering (9) Radwanska vs. Rybarikova (winner to face the Gavrilova-Goerges victor), (7) Cibulkova vs. Stosur, (12) Kerber vs. Garcia, (15) Sevastova vs. Makarova, and (2) Halep vs. the Riske-Kasatkina winner…
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August 19th, 2017
Radwanska, Kvitova, Stephens, Bouchard Highlight WTA New Haven; Preview
Tough starts for seeds (1) Radwanks vs. (WC) Bouchard, (5) Vesnina vs. (WC) Stephens, and (7) Strycova vs. the rising Russian Kasatkina…
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June 30th, 2017
Preview: Serena You are Missed at Wimbledon; 5 Players Vie for No. 1
(2) Halep could be up against it with an early road of qualifier and two-time grasscourt doubles winner Marina Erakovic, then Brit Laura Robson, then Bouchard
Posted by Staff @ 11:33 pm in Tennis, Wimbledon | 2 Comments »
June 25th, 2017
Preview: Kerber, 8 of Top 10; Djokovic at Combined ATP/WTA Eastbourne
Potential tough starts for (1) Kerber vs. homegirl (WC) Broady, (10) Ostapenko vs. Makarova, (3) Pliskova vs. the Riske/Cornet winner, (8) Radwanska vs. the Goerges/Bellis winner, (11) Muguruza vs. Bouchard, and (6) Wozniacki vs. the Japanese riser Osaka…
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May 22nd, 2017
Wozniacki Heads Strasbourg Field; Nurnberg; WTA Previews
Last year’s final was all Kiki Berten as the Dutchwoman qualified then won the singles, defeating Colombia’s Mariana Duque-Marino in the final, then won the doubles…
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May 6th, 2017
Sharapova, Konta Face Tough Starts at WTA Madrid; Preview
“It’s a very difficult [opening] match,” Konta said of Siegemund. “I’m playing someone, Laura, who’s coming off a great result in Stuttgart. She beat a lot of great players so I know she’s playing well on this surface. I’m looking forward to the challenge, to play someone who’s playing well on this surface and improve my game as well.”
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April 2nd, 2017
Keys, Miami Open Champ Konta Headline WTA Charleston
Tough starts for (9) Gavrilova vs. Errani, (6) Sam Stosur vs. Jankovic in a battle of former champs, and (16) Siniakova vs. Puig…
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March 24th, 2017
No. 1 Kerber, Venus In Action Friday In Miami; Wozniacki, Pliskova Advance
3-time champion Venus Williams opens play Friday in Miami.
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March 19th, 2017
Vesnina Ends 4-Year Drought with WTA Indian Wells Title
“Tennis is awesome, I can say,” Vesnina said.
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March 18th, 2017
Vesnina, Kuznetsova in Unlikely All-Russian Indian Wells Final
“This was the biggest final and today, it was big,” Vesnina said. “It was electric, to be honest. I felt the atmosphere. It was a very important match for me.”
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March 16th, 2017
Vesnina Upsets Venus, Meets Maldenovic In Indian Wells Friday Night SF; Pliskova-Kuznetsova
Kristina Mladenovic and Elena Vesnina reached their first career Indian Wells semifinal.
Posted by Staff @ 11:14 pm in Indian Wells | 1 Comment »