WASHINGTON, August 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The rivalry between future Hall of Fame sisters Serena and Venus Williams is into its third decade. Younger sister, 38-year-old Serena, had won 18 of the first 30 meetings spanning the past 22 […]
WASHINGTON, August 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday afternoon, while Serena and Venus Williams played at an unbelievably high level in Kentucky in just their second match in five months, reigning US Open women’s singles champion Bianca Andreescu announced […]
STARNBERG, August 13, 2020 Simona Halep had to work hard in her second-round match on Friday, but eventually booked spot her spot in the quarterfinals of the Prague Open. The top seed of the WTA International Event overcame Czech wild […]
WASHINGTON, August 13, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Venus Williams arrived at her Zoom video conference with reporters Tuesday evening in a really good mood. After all, the seven-time Grand Slam champion had just beaten fellow former World No. 1 and […]
WASHINGTON, August 13, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Olga Govortsova is a former World No. 35 from Minsk, Belarus, with ties to Huntsville, Ala., about a five-hour drive by car from the Top Seed Tennis Club near Lexington, Ky., where this […]
STARNBERG, August 12, 2020 Kristyna Pliskova headlined Wednesday’s second round action at the Prague Open by upsetting the tournament’s No. 2 seed Petra Martic from Croatia. The World No. 69 from the Czech Republic sent down nine aces, saved all […]
CINCINNATI, August 12, 2020 (Western & Southern Open Press Release) Both the women’s and men’s defending champions are among the initial entries to play doubles at the 2020 Western & Southern Open, which will be held August 20-28 at the […]
WASHINGTON, August 12, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Forty-eighth-ranked Marie Bouzkova is the only Czech Republic player in a crowded field of Americans playing at the Top Seed Open presented by Bluegrass Orthopaedics in Lexington, Ky., this week, the first WTA […]
WASHINGTON, August 12, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In any other year, former World No. 9 Serena Williams might be gearing up for a run at a US Open title. She’s won six of them and has reached the finals the past […]
STARNBERG, August 11, 2020 A busy Tuesday at the Prague Open was headlined by the top three players of the WTA International Event. No. 1 seed Simona Halep celebrated a successful return to the circuit with a 6-1, 1-6, 7-6(3) […]
