(May 10, 2016) Serena Williams played her first clay court match of the season beating Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-4, 6-3 to reach the round of 16 at the Italian Open on Tuesday. The world No. 1 played her first match since losing at the Miami Open in the … [Read more...]
Pennetta Loses Her Final Match to Sharapova, While Radwanska Dashes Halep’s Semifinal Hopes at WTA Finals
By Ros Satar (October 29, 2015) SINGAPORE - After the general speculation that swirls around once the Round Robin scenarios start doing the rounds, comes the nail-biting action, and the Red Group kicked all that off in fine style on day five of the … [Read more...]
Sharapova 2-0 with Win Over Halep, While Pennetta Notches First Win at WTA Finals
View image | gettyimages.com By Ros Satar (October 27,2015) SINGAPORE- The aftermath of Monday night’s defeat at the WTA Finals in Singapore seemed to weigh heavy in the practice courts for Petra Kvitova, as certainly the first part of her training … [Read more...]
Muguruza and Kerber Win Their Opening Matches at WTA Finals in Singapore
By Ros Satar (October 26, 2015) SINGAPORE - It was the turn of the White Group to get underway in Singapore, after a high quality end to the opening day, as the two busiest stars opened the evening’s proceedings. Garbine … [Read more...]
WTA Finals – Sharapova Rallies While Halep Dominates in Opening Wins
By Ros Satar (October 25, 2015) SINGAPORE - Simona Halep [1] d Flavia Pennetta [7] Any doubts over Halep’s fitness was dispelled pretty much in an instant (well, at least in the first 25 minutes) as the Romanian scampered around as well as she … [Read more...]
All Access at the WTA Finals
By Ros Satar (October 24, 2015) SINGAPORE - With the draw out of the way, it was time for the stars of this year’s WTA Finals to meet the press, after a week of frenzied calculations of who may or may not make the cut. With World … [Read more...]
In Their Own Words – Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci
View image | gettyimages.com U.S. OPEN Saturday, September 12, 2015 Flavia Pennetta Press Conference F. PENNETTA/R. Vinci 7-6, 6-2 THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. Did it come a little more easily than you may have thought it was, … [Read more...]
Flavia Pennetta Wins US Open for First Major, Announces Retirement
View image | gettyimages.com (September 12, 2015) A 33-year-old won the US Open on Saturday, but not the woman most people were expecting. In an all-Italian final, 26th seed Flavia Pennetta defeated long-time friend, No. 43 Roberta Vinci 7-6 (4), … [Read more...]
In Their Own Words – Federer, Wawrinka, Anderson, Halep, Azarenka, Pennetta and Kvitova
U.S. OPEN Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Roger Federer Press Conference R. FEDERER/R. Gasquet 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. At 34, how do you explain continuing to peak? How are you able to maintain such a high … [Read more...]
Simona Halep and Flavia Pennetta Reach US Open Semifinals
(September 9, 2015) World No. 2 Simona Halep defeated No. 20 Victoria Azarenka, while No. 26 Flavia Pennetta rallied to defeat No. 5 Petra Kvitova on Wednesday to reach the US Open semifinals, where they will face each other on Thursday night. The … [Read more...]