It was a back-to-back Mutua Madrid Open title for Simona Halep from Romania, who saw off a very brave fight from Kristina Mladenovic of France, 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2, in last night’s Ladies final in Spain. Although Halep was seeded third, … Continue reading
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Halep and Mladenovic to battle it out for the Madrid title today
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The defending champion, Simona Halep breezed her way into her third out of four Mutua Madrid Open finals, after defeating Anastasija Sevastova 6-2 6-3 during their semi-final match in Spain yesterday. Halep, then just fell short of making it a … Continue reading
Halep and Mladenovic march on in Madrid
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With the departure of the top two seeds, Angelique Kerber and Karolina Pliskova at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain, the 3rd seed and defending champion, Simona Halep of Romania, continued to lead the charge during the quarter-final action, when … Continue reading
Halep, Mladenovic and Kuznetsova all victorious in Madrid
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The defending champion and third seed, Simona Halep of Romania kept her title hopes alive, after getting the better of Australia’s Samantha Stosur for the second year running, at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain today. Stosur, who mixed up … Continue reading
Muguruza crashes out as Halep and Wozniacki advance in Madrid
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There were mixed results for the seeds in today’s action at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain. The 5th seed and local favourite, Garbine Muguruza, crashed out after losing to the Swiss player, Timea Bacsinszky 6-1 6-3, while Elina Svitolina, … Continue reading
Halep, the big upset on Day 1
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Did Pat Cash jinx the 4th seeded, Simona Halep from Romania? The former two-time Australian Open finalist and Wimbledon champion had Halep on his list of four possible first round upsets, so if you’re a betting person, then the unseeded Shelby Rogers … Continue reading
Will Pliskova do a Williams double?
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Will the Czech player and 10th seed, Karolina Pliskova be able to capitalise on her great comeback against Venus Williams on Monday, to make it a Williams double tonight, when she takes on the World No. 1 and younger sister, … Continue reading
Halep battles past Suarez Navarro
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The 5th seed, Simona Halep from Romania and the 11th seed, Carla Suárez Navarro from Spain got the Ladies fourth round matches underway at the US Open Tennis Championships today. Playing on Louis Armstrong stadium, it was the first time … Continue reading