Kerber, Bencic, Venus Lead Charleston; WTA Previews This Week
Two Top 10ers in the field, in addition to two former No. 1s...The Top 8 seeds receive opening-round byes...Potential tough starts for (9) Jankovic vs. Garcia and (3) Venus Williams vs....
View ArticlePreview: ATP, WTA Players Look for Mojo Heading Into French Open
Tough starts for (9) Stephens vs. Vekic and (9) Cornet vs. Kudryavtseva...The storm of players pulling from the field included Daria Gavrilova, Camila Giorgi, Yanina Wickmayer and Caroline Wozniacki...
View ArticleSerena Leads Full Cast at WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal
Notes: Loaded field with a slew of floaters testing seeds early...Li Na out with a knee injury...The Top 8 seeds receive first-round byes...
View ArticleWTA Previews: Serena, Genie Pull from Still-strong Dubai
...Venus Williams beat Cornet in last year's final...Returning former champs in the field are Venus Williams (2014,'10-09), Kvitova (2013), Radwanska (2012), and Wozniacki (2011).
View ArticleBrutal Field at WTA Doha; ATP Previews
Nadal a question mark after a cramp-ridden semifinal loss on Saturday at the Rio Open...Not a lot of early challenges besides (7) Andujar opening against Almagro...Wildcards went to Argentines Guido...
View ArticleIndian Wells Women’s Preview: Serena Williams Returns to Cushy Draw
All the hubbub surrounds Serena, but Venus is not ending her boycott since last playing in 2001. "I made my schedule up," Venus said about missing IW again. "I'm entered in Miami, and that's pretty...
View ArticleWTA Previews: No Williamses in Charleston; Aggie in Poland
Not a lot of floating talent in the field, with a potential tough start for (16) Watson vs. the riser Vekic; (1) Bouchard could face Stephens in the 3rd rd...Wildcards went to Bouchard and Americans...
View ArticlePliskova Tops in Singles and Doubles at Prague; Marrakech; WTA Previews
Notes: A Czech offensive in Prague with the first three seeds from the home country...(8) Giorgi starts against the resurgent Wickmayer...Wildcards were awarded to Czechs Denisa Allertova and Klara...
View ArticleWTA Previews: Venus Williams Goes for 3rd Stanford Title; Bastad
Venus the lone Top 10 player ahead of the No. 12 Cibulkova...(8) Lepchenko a tough start against Riske...Wildcards went to Americans Catherine Bellis, Julia Boserup, Maria Mateas, and Canada's Carol...
View ArticleCzech’s Fed Cup Title is 5th in Last 6 Years
"[It was] one of the best trophies I am going to win," Pliskova said.
View ArticleBrutal Field at WTA Doha; ATP Previews
Nadal a question mark after a cramp-ridden semifinal loss on Saturday at the Rio Open...Not a lot of early challenges besides (7) Andujar opening against Almagro...Wildcards went to Argentines Guido...
View ArticleIndian Wells Women’s Preview: Serena Williams Returns to Cushy Draw
All the hubbub surrounds Serena, but Venus is not ending her boycott since last playing in 2001. "I made my schedule up," Venus said about missing IW again. "I'm entered in Miami, and that's pretty...
View ArticleWTA Previews: No Williamses in Charleston; Aggie in Poland
Not a lot of floating talent in the field, with a potential tough start for (16) Watson vs. the riser Vekic; (1) Bouchard could face Stephens in the 3rd rd...Wildcards went to Bouchard and Americans...
View ArticlePliskova Tops in Singles and Doubles at Prague; Marrakech; WTA Previews
Notes: A Czech offensive in Prague with the first three seeds from the home country...(8) Giorgi starts against the resurgent Wickmayer...Wildcards were awarded to Czechs Denisa Allertova and Klara...
View ArticleUS Open Finalist Pliskova Wins 1st 2017 Title at WTA Brisbane
Last year Pliskova was a two-time title winner, raising trophies at Nottingham and Cincinnati, where she denied Angelique Kerber the No. 1 ranking in the final.
View ArticleWTA Previews: Kerber, 6 of Top 10 in Sydney; Ho-Hum in Hobart
Six of the Top 10 in attendance...Lots of unseeded floaters including a former No. 1 and a Slam winner...
View ArticlePreview: Kerber, 8 of Top 10; Djokovic at Combined ATP/WTA Eastbourne
Potential tough starts for (1) Kerber vs. homegirl (WC) Broady, (10) Ostapenko vs. Makarova, (3) Pliskova vs. the Riske/Cornet winner, (8) Radwanska vs. the Goerges/Bellis winner, (11) Muguruza vs....
View ArticleBouchard, Osaka Add Spice to WTA Hobart; Preview
Floaters are almost the favorites between Bouchard, Osaka...Tough starts for (1) Zhang 2nd rd. vs. Bouchard, (8) Siniakova vs. Riske, and (7) Maria vs. Vekic...
View ArticleWozniacki v Sharapova Early at WTA Qatar Total Open; Preview
Wozniacki looking at Sharapova in her second match...
View ArticleNadal, Stephens Headline Fields at Joint Acapulco; Previews
Potential tough starts for (1) Nadal vs. his free-swinging Spanish countryman F-Lo (winner to possibly meet (WC) Thanasi Kokkinakis), (4) Sock 2nd rd. vs. the Aussie Open semifinalist Chung, (6) Del...
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