TWO TOP 10 PLAYERS AND THE WTA NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR JOIN THE VOLVO CAR OPEN 2018 FIELD DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. – World No. 8 Caroline Garcia, World No. 9 Johanna Konta and WTA Newcomer of the Year Catherine ‘CiCi’ Bellis have committed to play in the … [Read more...]
Venus Williams Survives First Round Challenge; Seventh Seed Konta Loses
Venus Williams Survives First Round Challenge; Seventh Seed Konta Loses (August 28, 2017) FLUSHING MEADOWS - Venus Williams is now 19 for 19 in the first round of the US Open. She held off 19-year-old qualifier Viktoria Kuzmova from Slovakia, … [Read more...]
Pliskova Wins Her First Match as No. 1, As Upsets Rule the Day in Toronto
(August 9, 2017) TORONTO, CANADA – Karolina Pliskova won her first match as the new No. 1 on the WTA Tour, beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-3 in her first match at Rogers cup in Toronto. Asked about how she felt and what she was thinking, … [Read more...]
Meet the Press – WTA All-Access at Rogers Cup in Toronto
Meet the Press - WTA All-Access at Rogers Cup in Toronto By Brodie Widdifield (August 7, 2017) TORONTO, CANADA - WTA All Access Hours are great opportunities for the media to talk to the top eight seeds of a tournament in a relaxed, open … [Read more...]
Venus Williams Beats Johanna Konta to Reach Ninth Wimbledon Final
Embed from Getty Images (July 13, 2017) Venus Williams has reached the Wimbledon final for the ninth time in her career. The 37-year-old American defeated British favorite Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-2 to advance to her first final at the … [Read more...]
Venus Williams, Johanna Konta, Garbine Muguruza Reach Wimbledon Semis, Coco Vandeweghe Upset
(July 11, 2017) Playing in her 20th Wimbledon, 37-year-old Venus Williams became the oldest semifinalist since 1994 when she beat reigning Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 7-5 on Tuesday. The American, seeded 10th is a five-time champion … [Read more...]
Donna Vekic Beats No. 8 Johanna Konta for Nottigham Title
(June 18, 2017) World No. 70 Donna Vekic of Croatia came from a set down to beat No. 8 Johanna Konta 2-6, 7-6(3), 7-5 in the Aegon Open Nottingham final and collect her second WTA title. The 20-year-old Vekic upset the WTA International … [Read more...]
Murray and Halep Advance While Konta and Zverev Lose at Roland Garros
(May 30, 2017) No. 1 Andy Murray moved into the second round of the French Open on Tuesday with a win over Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0. The Scot, who reached the final of Paris for the first time in 2016 said: "last year … [Read more...]
Roger Federer Defeats Rafael Nadal to Complete Indian Wells-Miami Double
(April 2, 2017) To quote the Peter Allen song from the movie “All That Jazz” – “Everything Old is New Again, especially on the ATP World Tour with Roger Federer’s and Rafael Nadal’s resurgence. Both men took time off the tour part of last year to … [Read more...]
Venus Williams Beats No. 1 Kerber; Nadal Moves into Miami Open Semis
(March 29, 2017) Venus Williams produced her 15th win over a current No. 1 player on Wednesday at the Miami Open. The three-time Miami champion defeated the top seed Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3 to reach the final four in Key Biscayne. For the … [Read more...]