Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Mona Barthel Net Titles Embed from Getty Images (May 6, 2017) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Mona Barthel won singles titles on the WTA Tour this week. Pavlyuchenkova won the Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla … [Read more...]
Venus Williams Reaches Quarterfinals of Indian Wells for First Time Since 2001 with Comeback Win
(March 14, 2017) Venus Williams moved into the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open for the first time since 2001 defeating qualifier Peng Shuai 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, winning the last four straight games. Williams returned to play in Indian Wells last year … [Read more...]
Vandeweghe Upsets No. 1 Kerber, Venus Williams Reaches Australian Open Quarterfinals
(January 22, 2017) Defending champion Angelique Kerber has joined fellow No. 1 seed Andy Murray as both top seeds lost on Sunday. Kerber lost to American American CoCo Vandeweghe 6-2, 6-3 in the night session at the Australian … [Read more...]
Djokovic Wins Third Shanghai Crown; Jankovic, Radwanska and Pavlyuchenkova Claim WTA Titles
View image | gettyimages.com (October 18, 2015) Novak Djokovic won his third Shanghai title on Sunday besting Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final 6-2, 6-4. The victory, which gave him his 25 ATP Masters Series title and 57th career tournament … [Read more...]
Tennis Players and Chefs Serve Up a Feast for Charity at Taste of Tennis
By Jaclyn Stacey (January 10, 2013) MELBOURNE, Australia - A service game of a different kind was on the menu for the tennis stars who attended the 4th Annual Melbourne Swisse Taste of Tennis event held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on Thursday … [Read more...]
Bartoli, Jankovic, Kuznetsova Fall in Upset Filled Monday in Toronto
By Brodie McPhee TORONTO, Canada - Main draw action got under way on Monday at the Rogers Cup. It was a day filled with surprises and upsets as seeds Marion Bartoli, Jelena Jankovic, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Svetlana Kuznetsova all fell in the … [Read more...]
After a Good Week Ivanovic Betrayed by Ankle Injury, Saturday Round-Up From Cincinnati
By Megan Fernandez Ana Ivanovic’s summer turned cruel Saturday afternoon at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open in Cincinnati. With her ranking south of 60, her request for a Montreal wild card denied (and later offered, and … [Read more...]