(February 16, 2014) Simona Halep captured her first title of the year with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Angelique Kerber of in the Qatar Open final in Doha on Sunday. For Halep it’s her seventh career title, she won her first six in 2013. On the way to the … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
Dubai Draw Provides Competitive Opening Round Clashes
(February 15, 2014) DUBAI, UAE - Former world No. 1, 2011 champion and No. 8 seed Caroline Wozniacki will face 2013 Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. That is just one of … [Read more...]
Peng Shuai to Become No. 1 in Women's Doubles Next Week
(February 13, 2014) Peng Shuai will become the No.1 in doubles next week on the WTA tour. She will be the first Chinese tennis player ever to rise to No.1 in either singles or doubles, male or female. She will become the second Asia woman to hold a … [Read more...]
Li Na Ousted by Qualifier in Doha
(February 13, 2014) Reigning Australian Open champion Li Na fell victim to Czech qualifier Petra Cetkovska 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-4 in the third round of the Qatar Open on Thursday. Cetkovska, no stranger to upsetting top ten players completed the feat for … [Read more...]
Knapp Sacks Riske: Italy Advances in Fed Cup Over USA
By Steve Fogleman (February 9, 2014) Karin Knapp followed up on her win over Christina McHale yesterday with a clinching 6-3, 7-5 victory today over Alison Riske in the first round of the 2014 Fed Cup season in Cleveland, Ohio. The Italians defeated … [Read more...]
In All-French Final, Monfils Beats Gasquet for Montpellier Crown
(February 9, 2014) Gael Monfils captured his fifth ATP World Tour title in his 21st final, defeating his good friend and defending champion, Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4 to win the Open Sud de France in Montpellier for the second time. "This is … [Read more...]
Tennis Canada honors Rene Simpson Collins during Fed Cup tie
By Charles David Mathieu-Poulin | @earthstroke (February 8, 2014) MONTREAL - As part of the World Group II Fed Cup tie between Canada and Serbia held in Montreal this weekend, Tennis Canada paid a touching tribute to Rene Simpson Collins, former Fed … [Read more...]
Italy Sweeps USA on Day 1 of Fed Cup to Take 2-0 Lead
By Steve Fogleman (February 8, 2014) CLEVELAND - Team Italy blanked the USA on Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio, to take a 2-0 lead in Fed Cup first round action. Christina McHale played a horrendous first set, ceding second serves to Karin Knapp. Knapp’s … [Read more...]
Fed Cup Canada vs Serbia: Remembering Novi Sad
Fed Cup Canada vs Serbia: Remembering Novi Sad By Charles David Mathieu-Poulin | @earthstroke (February 7, 2014) MONTREAL - Three years ago almost to the day, I was getting off an overcrowded plane, with a backpack full of red and white memorabilia, … [Read more...]
Catching Up with Alison Riske at Fed Cup in Cleveland
.@RISKE4REWARDS: Close to Home, But Still Not Messin’ Around With Those Cleveland Browns By Steve Fogleman http://youtu.be/UL-3tDelOig (February 7, 2014) CLEVELAND - Alison Riske grew up in Pittsburgh, a mere two hours from Cleveland, but this week … [Read more...]