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Sharapova Accepts Wild Card Into Mallorca Open

SANTA PONSA, June 10, 2019 Maria Sharapova accepted a wild card into the main draw of the fourth edition of the Mallorca Open to be held from 17 to 23 June 2019 at the Santa Ponsa Tennis Club. This was […]

Sharapova May Take Part In Mallorca Open

SANTA PONSA, June 6, 2019 Maria Sharapova has informed that she may take part in this year’s Mallorca Open. The WTA International event will be held from 17 to 23 June 2019 at the Santa Ponsa Tennis Club. The 32-year-old […]

Putintseva Crowned Champion In Nürnberg

NÜRNBERG, May 25, 2019 Yulia Putintseva clinched her first title on the WTA Tour, winning the Nürnberger Versicherungscup on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The top seed of the €250,000 WTA International event from Kazakhstan rallied past first-time finalist Tamara Zidansek […]

Zidansek To Challenge Top Seed Putintseva For Nürnberg Title

NÜRNBERG, May 24, 2019 World No. 39 Yulia Putintseva and unseeded Tamara Zidansek will compete in Saturday’s singles final of the Nürnberger Versicherungscup. Putintseva defeated Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-4, 7-5. The top seed from Kazakhstan converted three of her […]

Putintseva Wins Epic Match To Reach Nürnberg Semi-Finals

NÜRNBERG, May 23, 2019 The semi-finals of the Nürnberger Versicherungscup are set led by top seed Yulia Putintseva, who outlasted German wild card entry Anna-Lena Friedsam, winning 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-6(2) in the longest match of the tournament’s history. The World […]

Friedsam Flying The Flag For Germany In Nürnberg

NÜRNBERG, May 22, 2019 Anna-Lena Friedsam advanced to the quarterfinals of the Nürnberger Versicherungscup. The 25-year-old wild card entry emerged victorious from the all-German affair with Andrea Petkovic, winning 6-3, 6-1 on a chilly Wednesday afternoon in Franconia. Friedsam struck […]

Petkovic Sets All-German Clash With Friedsam In Nürnberg

NÜRNBERG, May 21, 2019 After rain washed out Monday’s play for all but one match, at least seven first-round matches could be completed on another wet day at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup. Andrea Petkovic delighted her home crowd with a 6-3, […]

Barthel Advances To Second Round In Nürnberg

NÜRNBERG, May 20, 2019 Rain wreaked havoc at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup, with torrential downpours in Southern Germany pretty much wiping out all of Monday’s first-round matches. Of the 10 scheduled singles matches only one was completed when Germany’s Mona Barthel […]

Pliskova Clinches Rome Title

ROME, May 19, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) Fourth seed Karolina Pliskova outsmarted and outplayed unseeded and World No. 42 Johanna Konta to clinch the title at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Sunday. Pliskova won in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 in […]