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...]
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...]
Checking in with the Germans at Family Circle Cup
By Stephanie Neppl (April 3, 2013) CHARLESTON, SC - A talented German contingency is in Charleston for the 2013 Family Circle Cup, but it has been a mixed week for its top stars. A year ago, four Germans were in the top 20: Andrea … [Read more...]
Stosur Building Confidence, Comes Back to Beat Peng
By Curt Janka (March 11, 2013) INDIAN WELLS, California – Sam Stosur had to dig deep and come from behind in the third set to beat Shuai Peng 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Peng may have been a familiar opponent, but the match was much more tightly contested than … [Read more...]
Azarenka Survives, Li Cruises, Davis Stuns Barthel at Roland Garros
No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka was five points away from becoming the first top French Open woman’s seed in the Open Era to fall in the first round. Azarenka won 12 of the last 14 games to move into the second round escaping Italy’s Alberta Brianti … [Read more...]