Marin Cilic Defeats Milos Raonic to Earn Istanbul Crown for Second Career Clay Court Title (May 7, 2017) Marin Cilic earned his second career clay court title on Sunday beating Milos Raonic 7-6(3), 6-3 for the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open … [Read more...]
Almagro, Kohlschreiber and Schwartzman Win ATP Titles
(May 1, 2016) Unseeded Diego Schwartzman came back to win his first career ATP title on Sunday when he upset second seed and former top ten player Grigor Dimitrov 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-0 to win the Istanbul Open. Schwartzman, from Argentina rallied … [Read more...]
Rafael Nadal Wins 9th Barcelona Crown to Equal Guillermo Vilas’ Clay Court Titles Record at 49
Embed from Getty Images (April 24, 2016) Rafael Nadal beat two-time defending champion Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-5 to win the Barcelona Open for the ninth time on Sunday. The Spaniard has now equaled Guillermo Vilas' record of 49 career clay court … [Read more...]
Wozniacki Captures Istanbul Title
#452430442 / gettyimages.com (July 20, 2014) In a match-up between the top two seeds, Caroline Wozniacki destroyed second seed Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-1 in 67 minutes on Sunday to win the Istanbul Cup. The title gave the Dane her first … [Read more...]
Steady Radwanska Notches First Win Over Kvitova in Istanbul
(October 23, 2012) No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska defeated defending WTA Championships titleholder No. 6 Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-2 to open round-robin play in the “White Group” in Istanbul on Tuesday. Radwanska won the first seven points of the match and … [Read more...]
Kerber Qualifies for WTA Champions with Win Over Wozniacki at China Open
By Abigail Hinto BEIJING, China - As Angelique Kerber officially qualified on Thursday for the first time in her career for the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships-Istanbul, she notches her 59th win of the season to reach the quarterfinals of the … [Read more...]