March 22nd, 2019
Venus, Kvitova, Andreescu Among Thursday Miami Winners; Osaka, Serena Friday
Bianca Andreescu kept winning and some American teens picked up their first main draw wins.
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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 23rd, 2018
Wimbledon Favorite Kvitova Cruises Into Birmingham Final, Rybarikova Next
Petra Kvitova will try to defend her Birmingham title against good friend and former champion Magdalena Rybarikova.
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June 22nd, 2018
Kvitova Strong In Birmingham, Buzarnescu Beats Svitolina For Second Time This Month
Mihaela Buzarnescu followed up her big win at the French Open over Elena Svitolina by beating her again on a different surface.
Posted by Staff @ 9:46 pm in Grass season | Comments Off on Kvitova Strong In Birmingham, Buzarnescu Beats Svitolina For Second Time This Month
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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February 11th, 2018
Wozniacki v Sharapova Early at WTA Qatar Total Open; Preview
Wozniacki looking at Sharapova in her second match…
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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 »
May 29th, 2017
Tennis Capsules: Wawrinka, Stosur, More Win ATP/WTA Titles Heading Into French
Samantha Stosur won her first title in two years on Saturday at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, coming from a set down to hold off countrywoman Daria Gavrilova, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 for her ninth career title.
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May 9th, 2017
Halep Wins Madrid Thriller Over Vinci; Kerber v Bouchard Wednesday
Simona Halep won a tight battle of former Grand Slam finalists.
Posted by Staff @ 11:12 pm in Madrid | 1 Comment »
May 8th, 2017
Bouchard Battles Past Sharapova In Madrid Showdown, Kerber Escapes
Eugenie Bouchard picked up her first career win over Maria Sharapova. Oh so sweet!
Posted by Staff @ 11:30 pm in Madrid | 4 Comments »
February 11th, 2017
Kerber, Pliskova Lead 5 of Top 10 at WTA Premier Qatar Total Open in Doha
The Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes, with challenging starts for (1) Kerber vs. the Begu-Kasatkina winner, (4) Radwanska after a bye vs. the former No. 1 Wozniacki, (8) Strycova vs. the former Slam champ Stosur 2nd rd., (3) Cibulkova after a bye vs. Pavlyuchenkova, and (2) Pliskova after a bye looking at an opener against the French riser Garcia (then the No. 5 seed Muguruza next round)…
Posted by Staff @ 4:36 pm in Tennis | Comments Off on Kerber, Pliskova Lead 5 of Top 10 at WTA Premier Qatar Total Open in Doha
July 26th, 2016
Petra Kvitova, Sam Stosur Advance In Montreal; Eugenie Bouchard v Lucie Safarova Tuesday
Eugenie Bouchard will hope to avoid the demons Tuesday in Montreal.
Posted by Staff @ 12:14 am in Canadian Open | 1 Comment »
July 22nd, 2016
Venus Williams Meets CiCi Bellis Tonight In Stanford; Top Seed Sam Stosur In Action In D.C.
CiCi Bellis wasn’t even born when Venus Williams first played in Stanford. They meet tonight.
Posted by Staff @ 9:45 am in Stanford, Washington | Comments Off on Venus Williams Meets CiCi Bellis Tonight In Stanford; Top Seed Sam Stosur In Action In D.C.
July 21st, 2016
Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber Pull Out Of Events; Venus Williams Wins In Stanford Opener
A pair of high-profile WTA stars suffered injuries.
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June 3rd, 2016
Serena Williams v Garbine Muguruza In 2016 French Open Final
“The first set wasn’t easy,” Serena said. “I needed to play better because she was playing very well, but I’m very happy to win today.”
Posted by Staff @ 11:28 pm in French Open | 51 Comments »