MONTERREY, March 9, 2020 Top seed Elina Svitolina claimed her first title of the 2020 season, outlasting No.9 seed Marie Bouzkova for the Abierto GNP Seguros trophy in Monterrey. Svitolina, champion of the 2018 WTA Finals, battled through the top […]
WASHINGTON, November 4, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Ashleigh Barty made a bit of tennis history Sunday evening at the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen in southeastern China. The top-seeded Barty beat defending champion Elina Svitolina, 6-4, 6-3, before an enthusiastic, sold-out […]
SHENZHEN, November 3, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) With the largest prize check in professional tennis – men’s or women’s – awaiting the winner of the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen, the showdown between defending champion Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and World […]
SHENZHEN, November 2, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) This week’s season-ending Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen have been plagued by a series of injuries and illnesses that have resulted in some unfortunate retirements. Through it all, defending champion Elina Svitolina has steered […]
SHENZHEN, October 30, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Elina Svitolina came out strong and won 14 of the first 18 points – taking a 3-0 lead – and played solidly throughout her one hour and 39 minute match against Wimbledon champion Simona […]
International Blog – Michael Dickens Elina Svitolina has a quiet, serious and reserved personality. She does her talking on the tennis court, where she recently reached the semifinal round of the US Open and improved her world ranking to No. […]
NEW YORK, September 6, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) When Elina Svitolina and six-time United States Open champion Serena Williams walked out on Arthur Ashe Stadium Thursday night for their semifinal match, it marked the first time in over three years […]
NEW YORK, September 3, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The Hall of Fame great Billie Jean King, for whom the National Tennis Center where the United States Open is played is named after, once said that “pressure is a privilege.” So, […]
NEW YORK, September 2, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) When six-time United States Open champion Serena Williams beat No. 22 seed Petra Martic of Croatia, 6-3, 6-4, on Arthur Ashe Stadium Sunday afternoon, it marked the 16th time the American legend […]
LONDON, July 9, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Could Alison Riske’s dream go further? After all, she’d beaten the World No. 1 and is getting married in 11 days. When a grass-court specialist gets her mojo going, anything’s possible at the […]
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