SHENZHEN, October 28, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) When 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu and former World No. 1 Simona Halep walked on Centre Court for their Purple Group singles match in the Shiseido WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, Monday night, they were […]
ADELAIDE, August 2, 2019 (Press Release) Newly crowned Wimbledon champion and current world No.4 Simona Halep of Romania is set to headline the brand new Adelaide International, after the star signing and the name of the tournament were revealed today. Some of […]
WUHAN, July 30, 2019 (Press Release) The Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open is delighted to announce that Wimbledon Champion, Simona Halep, will be heading to Wuhan in September for the $2,828,000 WTA Premier 5 tournament. Halep, who defeated Serena Williams 62 […]
LONDON, July 15, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The ladies’ singles final of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships was over in a mere 56 minutes. In a battle among former No. 1 players, a focused and positive Simona Halep played flawlessly against […]
LONDON, July 13, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Serena Williams’ quest for an eighth Wimbledon Championships ladies’ singles crown and a 24th Grand Slam singles title will have to wait. On Saturday in the 126th Wimbledon ladies’ final, with an appreciative […]
LONDON, July 12, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Simona Halep and Serena Williams are the only two players who have achieved a major final in each of the last three WTA seasons, a testament to their consistency. On Saturday at the […]
LONDON, July 11, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Coming into their semifinal showdown at the Wimbledon Championships on Thursday, their first on grass, No. 7 seed Simona Halep of Romania had the edge over Elina Svitolina, who walked out on Centre […]
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 […]
LONDON, July 8, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Alison Riske had never advanced beyond the third round at the Wimbledon Championships before Monday. However, if anyone could tame Ashleigh Barty, it was the 55th-ranked American from Pittsburgh, Pa., an established grass-court […]
LONDON, July 5, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) When Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka last met at the Wimbledon Championships in 2017, the Romanian prevailed but it happened to be in only Azarenka’s second tournament back on tour after giving birth […]
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