By Ros Satar (June 20, 2015) BIRMINGHAM, England - It was touch and go what was the bigger adversary on Saturday – the opponents facing each other over the net, or the weather conditions that varied frustratingly from blue skies and the … [Read more...]
Catching up with Jelena Jankovic
By Ros Satar (June 20, 2015) BIRMINGHAM, England - It has been something of a turbulent year for the always-entertaining Serbian, Jelena Jankovic. She had laughed and joked her way to the Indian Wells final earlier this year, a venerable ‘old woman’ … [Read more...]
Birmingham Day 4 – Weeding Out the Field
View image | gettyimages.com By Ros Satar (June 18, 2015) BIRMINGHAM, England - With seeds and home favourites having stumbled over the past few days in the Midlands, the championship is now largely on Simona Halep’s racquet to lose. Having … [Read more...]
Birmingham Day 3 – Seeds Blow in the Breeze
View image | gettyimages.com By Ros Satar (June 17, 2015) BIRMINGHAM, England - After the sunshine of the second day, the clouds, the rain and the drizzle brought a little bit of havoc to the draw on Wednesday. After her battling win on … [Read more...]
First Timers shine in the Birmingham sun
By Ros Satar (June 16, 2015) The Birmingham field this year has been boosted by a couple of debutantes who certainly shone on a rare sunny day in the Midlands. First up was a pumped looking Victoria Azarenka, and if her exertions while waiting to … [Read more...]
Birmingham – Ivanovic dominates on the grass, and the weather can’t halt the Rally for Bally
Chalkdust Chronicles – Ivanovic dominates on the grass, and the weather can’t halt the Rally for Bally (June 15, 2014) BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - After a few days of sunshine the good citizens of the City of Birmingham had been lulled into a false … [Read more...]
Ana Ivanovic and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova Shine in the Rain to Reach Birmingham Final
Chalkdust Chronicles – Stars shine in the rain (June 14, 2014) BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - Yes we know that the Brits are obsessed with the weather, and one has to wonder whether they had an inside track to the Meteorological Office as it was a … [Read more...]
Seeds stumble at the business end of Birmingham
Chalkdust Chronicles – Seeds stumble at the business end of Birmingham (June 13, 2014) BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - Hot on the heels of Sam Stosur coming out on the losing side of an all-Aussie affair was Sloane Stephens at the Aegon Classic on … [Read more...]
Stephens and Ivanovic Advance, Stosur Beaten in Birmingham
Chalkdust Chronicles – More Sun and seeds still rolling (June 12, 2014) BIRMINGHAM - It is a rare thing to have two days of sunshine, but prize of the day already (and we’re still only in the early stages of the matches on the slate for … [Read more...]
British Teen Katy Dunne Qualifies for Birmingham Main Draw
(June 8, 2014) LTA - British teenager Katy Dunne earned herself a place in the main draw of a WTA tournament for the first time when she won her final qualifying match at the Aegon Classic on Sunday. Dunne,19, stunned the … [Read more...]