Venus Williams got some revenge for her younger sister Serena on Friday, downing U.S. Open finalist and 15th-seeded Italian Roberta Vinci 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(4) to reach the Wuhan Open final. It was Vinci who ended Serena’s bid for a career Grand Slam in early September in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. The unseeded American…
Venus Williams continued her run at the Wuhan Open on Thursday, moving past Great Britian’s Johanna Konta 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. This matchup featured two of the hottest players heading in, as Konta had won 21 of her last 22 matches heading in and Venus is coming off of a quarterfinal run at the U.S. Open,…
Serena Williams announced on Thursday that she will not be playing again in 2015, meaning that she will be out of the China Open in Beijing and the WTA Finals in Singapore. Serena cited the need to focus on her physical health, as well as take a step back mentally and emotionally. “It’s no secret…
Briton Johanna Konta stunned world number two Simona Halep at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday, downing the top-seeded Romanian 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals in China. Halep seemed to be on her way to a victory in this one. After dropping the opening set, Halep built a 4-3 advantage in the second, and…
The star-studded draw in Wuhan, China this week lost a few of its top players on Tuesday, as fourth-seed Caroline Wozniacki, 11th-seeded Belinda Bencic and 14th seed Madison Keys were all ousted in their respective second-round matchups. Wozniacki seemed to be cruising early on in her match, but Anna Karolina Schmiedlova stormed back from a…
Ana Ivanovic moved into the second round of the Wuhan Open, cruising past Alexandra Dulgheru 6-1, 6-3. “At the beginning of the first set in the first game I was a little nervous, but luckily I wasn’t behind for long,” said Ivanovic. “As the match went on I really tried to step it up a…
Playing in her first match since Wimbledon, Russia’s Maria Sharapova was forced to retire in the third set against Barbora Strycova in the second-round of the Wuhan Open with a wrist injury, giving Strycova the 6-7 (1), 7-6(4), 1-2 victory. Sharapova looked to be on her way to a victory on Monday, taking the first…
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki edged Angelique Kerber 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 on Thursday to move into the Toray Pan Pacific Open semifinals. Kerber came into this match a winner of three of the last four meetings with Wozniacki, but the Dane came out firing in the opening set. She captured the first set 6-2, but Kerber answered…
Defending champion Ana Ivanovic got past Camilia Giorgi 7-5, 6-2 in the second-round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Thursday. The second-seed Ivanovic had some trouble with Giorgi in the opening set. The young Italian broke Ivanovic to open up the match, but the Serb responded right back with a break of her own….
Romanian Simona Halep was ousted from the Guangzhou International Women’s Open in China on Thursday, as WTA Rising Star Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic defeated the world number two 6-4, 6-3 to reach the tournament’s semifinals. This match was on pace through the first nine games, but at 5-4 up in the opening set,…