The Russian Tennis player, Maria Sharapova must have thought that “Lady luck” was on her side yesterday, when she defeated Christina McHale of America 6-4 6-2 at the Italian Open in Rome, and with it, qualified for the Wimbledon Championships … Continue reading
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Game, set and match, as Halep defends her title in Madrid
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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
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
Kuznetsova remains too good for Bouchard
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Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia continued her good form on clay this season when she swept Eugenie Bouchard of Canada aside, 6-4 6-0 to reach the semi-finals at the Mutua Madrid Open yesterday. The 8th seeded Russian, who is eight years … 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
Bouchard advances as Kerber retires
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Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the quarter-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open just now, after the top seed, Angelique Kerber, retired during the second set of their match. Bouchard, who took the first set 6-3, was leading 5-0 in the second … 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
Gutsy Bouchard finds her “Genie” against Sharapova
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There was a lot of hype leading up to yesterday’s second round match between Eugenie Bouchard of Canada and Maria Sharapova of Russia, at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain. The hype came from the younger player, Bouchard, who has … 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
Kerber, Kuznetsova and Sharapova all advance in Madrid
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In the Round of 64 action at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain today, top seed, Angelique Kerber of Germany, sailed past Timea Babos of Hungary, 6-4 6-2. The current World No. 2, who is hungry to regain the top … Continue reading