Venus Williams Reaches 12th US Open Quarterfinal Against Petra Kvitova Embed from Getty Images (September 3, 2017) FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY - Ninth seed, 37-year-old Venus Williams has reached her 12th US Open quarterfinal, defeating Carla Suarez … [Read more...]
Serena Williams Advances Easily While Fourth Seed Nishikori Falls on Day 1 of US Open
(August 31, 2015) FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Last year’s US Open men’s finalist and fourth seed Kei Nishikori lost in the first round on Monday while several women’s seeds tumbled out on the first day of Flushing Meadows. No such drama for the No. 1 … [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...]
Maria Sharapova Wins Third Italian Open Title
Thank you Roma! pic.twitter.com/0wi6J5LOzU — Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) May 17, 2015 (May 17, 2015) Once Maria Sharapova was a self-proclaimed “cow on ice,” in terms of her game on a clay court. Years later with 11 clay court crowns to her … [Read more...]
Djokovic and Federer to Meet in Rome Final
(May 16, 2015) Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will meet in the Italian Open final on Sunday. No. 1 Djokovic downed David Ferrer 6-4, 6-4 while Federer came back from 0-3 in the first set to beat Swiss countryman Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-2. The women’s … [Read more...]
Serena Williams Wins Eighth Miami Open Title
(April 4, 2015) World No. 1 Serena Williams took home her eighth Miami Open trophy on Saturday defeating Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-0 in the final. This was the American’s 66th career title victory, which leaves her one behind Billie Jean King on … [Read more...]
Venus Williams Loses to Carla Suarez Navarro in Miami Open Quarterfinal
(March 31, 2015) In a very topsy-turvy match, Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro recovered from losing the first set 6-0 to recover to defeat three-time champion Venus Williams at the Miami Open on Tuesday 0-6, 6-1, 7-5 to reach the semifinals. Williams … [Read more...]
Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard to Meet in French Open Semifinals
(June 3, 2014) No. 7 Maria Sharapova and 18th seeded Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the semifinals of the French Open on Tuesday. Sharapova beat the woman who knocked Serena Williams, Garbine Muguruza 1-6, 7-5, 6-1. Bouchard defeated Carla Suarez … [Read more...]
Venus Williams Routs Ivanovic, Radwanska and Kvitova Upset in Dubai
(February 19, 2014) DUBAI - Venus Williams gained some revenge for her loss to Ana Ivanovic in the Auckland final last month by routing the Serbian 6-2, 6-1 at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday. “I learned a lot from that match,” Williams … [Read more...]
Kuznetsova Quietly Breezes Through Australian Open Draw
By Jaclyn Stacey (January 17, 2013) Svetlana Kuznetsova needed only 52 minutes to dispose of twenty-sixth seed Hsieh Su-Wei and progress through to a third round meeting with Spaniard Carla Suarez-Navarro on Saturday. The two time … [Read more...]