There were more shock exits in the Ladies draw at the French Open yesterday. Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time champion at Roland Garros, stepped onto Court Philippe Chatrier for the first time in three years, to face the 6th … 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
Wozniacki, Pliskova and Kvitova all through, Sharapova has to wait
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There were no surprises for the Top 10 Ladies seeds on Day 2 of the French Open, as rain interrupted proceedings later in the afternoon in Paris. The second seed, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark saw off a brave effort from … 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
Pliskova’s big scare on Ashe
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In third round action yesterday, the No. 1 seed, Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic was given a big scare on the Arthur Ashe Stadium, when she was almost ousted in two sets by the animated 27th seed Chinese player, … Continue reading
Karolina Pliskova through as rain halts play at the US Open
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Top seed, Karolina Pliskova raced past Magda Linette of Poland with a 6-2 6-1 win to advance to the second round of the US Open today. The match, which lasted just 78 minutes, saw the top seed blast 8 aces … 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
Karolina Pliskova goes to No. 1
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Despite her early exit at the hands of Magdalena Rybarikova during the second round of this year’s Wimbledon Championship, the 3rd seed, Karolina Pliskova has now been promoted to the WTA No. 1 ranked position in ladies tennis, as of … Continue reading
Kerber and Muguruza through as Karolina Pliskova is ousted
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World No. 1, Angelique Kerber of Germany, advanced to the third round of this year’s Wimbledon Championships after she defeated Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 7-5 7-5 on Court 1 today. Kerber will now meet Shelby Rogers of the USA. Rogers upset … Continue reading
Halep edges Pliskova for a place in the Final
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The third seed, Simona Halep was made to dig very deep during her 6-4 3-6 6-3 victory over the second seed, Karolina Pliskova on Court Philippe Chatrier today, to advance to her second French Open final. The two hour match … Continue reading