December 31st, 2017
Unseeded Sharapova Joins Halep, Ostapenko in Shenzhen Title Chase; Preview
Halep is trying to stay atop the WTA rankings this week, and Ostapenko is coming off an exhibition win over Serena Williams…Interesting starts include (5) Wang vs. the upset specialist Riske (winner to meet Sharapova), and (2) Ostapenko vs. the lesser Pliskova, winner to meet the scrappy Giorgi…
Posted by Staff @ 12:52 pm in Tennis | 14 Comments »
September 11th, 2017
Safarova, Mladenovic Head Post-US Open WTA Fields in Tokyo, Quebec City
No Top 10ers in the post-US Open field…Tough start for (7) Riske vs. American countrywoman Brengle…Wildcards were awarded to Japanese legend Kimiko Date, and seeds Mladenovic and Pliskova…
Posted by Staff @ 9:31 pm in Tennis | 9 Comments »
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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April 29th, 2017
Pliskova Headlines Prague, Bacsinszky Defends at Rabat; WTA Previews
Pliskova the lone Top 10 player, but the former No. 1 Wozniacki and the former Slam winner Stosur also among the seeds…Interesting starts for (1) Pliskova vs. the tenacious Giorgi, and (3) Strycova vs. the somewhat-resurgent Goerges…
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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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October 10th, 2016
World No. 1 Kerber, 5 Top 10 in WTA Action This Week; Previews
The world No. 1 Kerber is the only Top 10er in the field, but throw in former No. 1s Williams, Wozniacki and Jankovic, and the Slam winner Stosur to give it some meat…
Posted by Staff @ 12:20 am in Tennis | 8 Comments »
September 18th, 2016
Muguruza, 5 of Top 10 at Loaded Tokyo; WTA Previews
Five of the Top 10, including US Open finalist Karolina Pliskova, and a slew of dangerous floaters make Tokyo the place to watch this week…The Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…Tough starts for Muguruza after a bye, coming out cold possibly against the US Open quarterfinalist Sevastova; (8) Pavlyuchenkova vs. the veteran Petkovic (winner to possibly meet the giant-serving Vandeweghe); (6) Cibulkova vs. Safarova; and (4) Suarez Navarro cold after a bye meeting the winner of Bencic-Wozniacki…
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September 10th, 2016
Eugenie Bouchard Leads Quebec City; WTA Previews Next Week
The No. 2-seeded Beck starts against the upset specialist Mattek-Sands…Wildcards were awarded to Canucks Francoise Abanda, Aleksandra Wozniak and Carol Zhao…The last three seeds are ranked outside the WTA Top 90…
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August 7th, 2016
Venus Flipped Out Of Rio Olympics; Serena, Kerber And Muguruza Sunday
Venus Williams went out of the singles on Day 1 at the Olympics.
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May 24th, 2014
Roger Federer and Serena Williams open things up at the French Open Sunday.
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March 30th, 2014
WTA Previews: Serena Goes for 3 in a Row at Charleston
Notes: Serena is shooting for her third Charleston title in a row…Surprising lack of floaters…(10) Maria Kirilenko vs. (Q) Bencic could be interesting…Wildcards went to Melanie Oudin, Nadia Petrova, and Shelby Rogers…Qualifying to the main draw were Swiss Belinda Bencic. Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens, Aussie Jarmila Gajdoeova, Russian Alla Kudryavtseva, Portugal’s Michelle Larcher de Brito, American Grace Min, the Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko, and China’s Zheng Saisai…Notable pulls from the event were Alize Cornet, Casey Dellacqua, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Bethanie Mattek-Sands…Former champs in the field are Serena Williams (2013,’12,’08), Stosur (2010), Jankovic (2007), Nadia Petrova (2006), and Venus Williams (2004).
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September 23rd, 2013
Simon, Gulbis, Radwanska, Zhang Capture Tennis Titles
In the unlikely Guangzhou Open final in China, Chinese wildcard Zhang Shuai defeated American qualifier Vania King 7-6(1), 6-1 for her first career title.
Posted by Staff @ 12:53 am in Tennis | 3 Comments »