WASHINGTON, December 16, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) During a recent episode of The Tennis Podcast, World No. 19 Donna Vekic of Croatia was asked by one of her coaches, Hall of Famer Pam Shriver, to describe her favorite memory of […]
PARIS/STARNBERG, July 31, 2024 Donna Vekic and Anna Karolina Schmiedlova produced the first major surprises in the singles draws at the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event on Tuesday, defeating Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini, respectively. “I think that was maybe […]
SAN DIEGO, February 28, 2024 (by Richard Osborne) Croatia’s Donna Vekic and Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska were among those moving into the second round of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on a busy Tuesday at Barnes Tennis Center.Vekic, a finalist here […]
COURMAYEUR/WASHINGTON, November 1, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Looking back, Donna Vekic will always remember her third career WTA title because her persistence and hard work paid off handsomely – and it made for a great way for her to end […]
COURMAYEUR/WASHINGTON, October 29, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Croatia’s Donna Vekic has shown much resilience in her run to the Courmayeur Ladies Open quarterfinals this week in the the northwest Italian Alpine resort town of Courmayeur, at the foot of Mont […]
TENERIFE/STARNBERG, October 17, 2021 Tenerife, the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands, welcomes the players of the WTA Tour for the inaugural Tenerife Ladies Open this week. The WTA 250 hard-court event, organized by MEF Tennis Events, is being […]
WASHINGTON, August 4, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) After five months away and three months of global exhibitions, the WTA tour returned for real on Monday afternoon in hot and windy Palermo, Sicily, in southern Italy, for the 31st Palermo Ladies Open. […]
WUHAN, September 20, 2019 (Press Release) Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will start the quest to retain her Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open title against countrywoman Aliaksandra Sasnovich when the main draw gets underway on Sunday 22nd September at the Optics Valley International […]
NEW YORK, September 4, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Three wins from lifting her first Grand Slam trophy, Belinda Bencic came into her United States Open quarterfinal match on Arthur Ashe Stadium Wednesday afternoon knowing that she could guarantee her return […]
NEW YORK, September 2, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Naomi Osaka came into her round of 16 match against No. 13 seed Belinda Bencic at the United States Open on Labor Day Monday afternoon controlling her own destiny. […]
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