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WATCHING SERENA WILLIAMS @ WIMBLEDON BY CHERYL JONES
It’s the first Thursday of that fortnight known as The Championships. As surprising as this may be to tennis followers, it rained during competition at Wimbledon. It was the end of the day and only a few matches were held in tennis limbo on the women’s side.
MARIA SHARAPOVA TO PLAY SIMONA HALEP FOR THE FRENCH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep have a date on Saturday. They will meet in the women’s singles final.
FRENCH OPEN OBSERVATIONS FROM PARIS, FRANCE BY CHERYL JONES
Rain began in the wee hours of Wednesday morning and it continued most of the day, putting quite a hitch in the plans for quarterfinal play at Roland Garros. An umbrella was the most popular accessory.
ROLAND GARROS EPA PHOTOS OF THE DAY, ALEJANDRO’S PICKS
Click here to see EPA photos of the players @ the French Open.
UPDATE FROM PARIS @ THE FRENCH OPEN / SHARAPOVA SQUEAKS OUT THE WIN !
For someone who swears she felt like a cow on ice each time she was competing on red clay only a few years ago, Maria Sharapova has made herself right at home on the surface, having won six of her last eight titles on terre battue. It has become her friend and a good friend indeed.
ALEJANDRO’S EPA PICKS OF THE DAY, ROLAND GARROS 2014
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Petkovic Wins Charleston
Click here to see the Family Circle Cup results and the Katowice Open preview information.
Venus Williams & Cibulkova Have Fed Cup Conflicts During Kuala Lumpur
Some significant scheduling conflicts are looming between WTA events and the Fed Cup ties next month. Both Venus Williams and Dominika Cibulkova are expected at Kuala Lumpur the same week as their countries compete in the women's team competition.
Indian Wells Latest Update / Coco Wins, Bethanie Loses
Alexandra Cadantu won't move above her current #59, but Coco Vandeweghe looks as if she just might have a shot at a Top Hundred return -- especially since she faces Petra Kvitova next, and if nothing else there is the chance that Kvitova will get sick again...
Dubai Qualies Players: Bouchard, Mattek-Sands, Petkovic, Hantuchova / Serena Williams Got The W.C.
Less than a month ago Australian Open semi-finalist Eugenie Bouchard was the talk of women’s tennis but this weekend she is forced to play the qualifying rounds of the next week’s Dubai Duty Free Championships.
Stosur, Ivanovic, Mattek-Sands All Win
Ana Ivanovic emerged as the only winning seed on the day as the No. 9 advanced into the second round when Daniela Hantuchova retired injured trailing 7-5, 1-0. A similar fate befell Australian Open finalist Dominika Cibulkova as the tenth seed was unable to continue at 5-5 against Russian cancer survivor Alisa Kleybanova.
USA Loses 2 Matches To Italy, All Fed Cup Results And More
At least it looks as if the Russians will soon be out of their misery. As soon as the teams were announced, it was obvious that the Russians would be overmatched by Australia, but the actual contest was more sad than anything else.
T.V. Schedule on Tennis Channel For Fed Cup
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive live coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup team's first-round competition against Italy in Cleveland this weekend, with comprehensive telecasts Saturday, Feb. 8, and Sunday, Feb. 9.
Nominations Announced For Fed Cup World Group And World Group II Ties
The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties taking place on February 8-9.
Fed Cup Minus A lot Of “Household Names”
Teams are already moving into place for the season start of Fed Cup play at the weekend. In the first round, Italy will play the US without any household names, Australia will face Russia in Tasmania, the Czech Republic take on Spain and Germany play the Slovaks.10sBalls Top Stories
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EUGENIE BOUCHARD NAMED 2018 TENNIS CANADA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR / EUGENIE BOUCHARD NOMMÉE JOUEUSE DE L’ANNÉE 2018 DE TENNIS CANADA
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
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TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER
According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!
Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife
Española y checa ya trabajaron juntas durante el pasado Open de Estados Unidos