The top seed, Simona Halep of Romania survived a tough first set against the German player, Andrea Petkovic before steamrolling her in the second set to advance to the fourth round, 7-5 6-0. Garbine Muguruza, the 3rd seed from Spain, … Continue reading
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Halep, Muguruza, Pliskova and Kerber all advance on Day 5
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There were plenty of second round matches played at the French Open in Paris today. The No. 1 seed, Simona Halep of Romania put up a much better performance during her second round match against Taylor Townsend from the USA … Continue reading
Halep sees off Riske in a delayed first round match
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World No. 1, Simona Halep and her American opponent, Alison Riske, eventually got their delayed first round match underway on Court Philippe Chatrier today. Riske got off to a good start, and aided by Halep’s string of unforced errors and … Continue reading
Halep sees off a brave Davis in an epic match
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The No. 1 seed, Simona Halep of Romania and the unseeded American, Lauren Davis had the Rod Laver Arena crowd on their feet during their epic 3 hours and 44 minutes third round match earlier today. In a week that … Continue reading
The race for the WTA top spot continues at the Australian Open
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With the 2018 Australian Open officially getting underway at Melbourne Park tomorrow, the race for the WTA top spot in Ladies tennis continues. Ever since Serena Williams relinquished the title, after a “cat and mouse” game with Angelique Kerber of … Continue reading
Sharapova shines against Halep under the bright New York lights
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It was tipped to be the match of the day and it certainly lived up to the expectation The evening began with the ageless superstar, Shania Twain, who looked stunning in her black outfit, entertaining a packed Arthur Ashe stadium … Continue reading
Expect some singing (Twain) and screeching (Sharapova) at the US Open tonight
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You can expect things to get very loud on the Arthur Ashe Court this evening when firstly the birthday girl and singer, Shania Twain takes the microphone at the US Open Opening Ceremony and then, the second seed and 2015 … Continue reading
The race for the WTA No. 1 is being hotly contested
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It has been almost a year since Germany’s Angelique Kerber replaced Serena Williams of America as the WTA World No. 1 Ladies tennis player. Kerber, who had been hot on Serena’s heels, had a chance to unseat her at the … Continue reading
Jo Konta denies Halep a Grand Slam title and the No. 1 ranking
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In what must be considered as one of the best Ladies tennis matches ever played, the top British Ladies player and 6th seed, Johanna Konta, produced the match of her career so far in ousting the 2nd seed, Simona Halep … Continue reading
Halep sees off Azarenka – now eyeing the title and World No. 1 spot
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The second seed, Simona Halep of Romania, defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, 7-6(3) 6-2 today, to advance to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. With the current World No. 1, Angelique Kerber having lost to Garbine Muguruza today, Halep will take over … Continue reading