Archive: kirsten-flipkens
Middle Sunday @ wimby. Serena & Venus are both out of the singles, but they aren't packing up & leaving London just yet. They are playing doubles together. Not the same for Flipkens. She is out. Sorry Flip. Once you've tasted semis at Wimbledon one tends to put too much pressure on themselves.
Here are some more awesome EPA photos from Wimbledon.
Now this looks like the Petra Kvitova who won Wimbledon. And she's the only seed left in her half. Make the final and she'll be just below the Top Five; win the title and she's in.
Former world-No. 1 and top-seed Ana Ivanovic had no problems in her second-round victory on Tuesday at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England.
British No.3 Johanna Konta will be among the players headlining on another packed day at the Aegon Classic on Wednesday when she takes on Canadian qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak on the Ann Jones Centre Court.
Two of the WTA Tour’s most exciting young stars, 17-year-olds Belinda Bencic and Donna Vekic, will face each other in the first round of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham. Saturday’s draw threw the teenagers together what should be a showcase of burgeoning talent.
Click here to see some EPA photos from the French Open.
Here are some more great photos from the Madrid Open, also some photos of Rafa receiving an award.
Hello everyone. First of all Sven has to wish his dear mother Annika Happy Birthday! ( her sport was table tennis ) She is home in Holland enjoying the tulips. Pancho wants to send a shout out to tell everyone how nice it is to be in a Spanish speaking country. Madrid is just the place to be.
The five leading women's seeds all won, led by Serena Williams, who beat Coco Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-1. Williams was finally satisfied after some patchy performances on court. "I was really struggling my first two matches, so I just wanted to have a better performance today," the world number one said.
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Mathematical memo to Maria Sharapova and her entourage: During the first two sets of Sharapova's match with Lucie Safarova, she was winning 34% of second serve points. At the same time, she was putting in 64% of first serves, and winning 70% of those points. Had she fired a first serve on her second serve, she would have double-faulted dozens of times but would have won 45% of second serve points.
Top seed and holder Williams will open on Thursday in the second round after a bye against Yaroslava Shvedova, who beat former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-2 in first-round play. Ukrainian Elina Svitolina put out American Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Laura Robson may be currently sidelined from WTA action because of a painful left wrist but that doesn't stop the top ranked British player on the women’s circuit from changing around her support team and for the fourth time in little more than a year she has announced a new coach, Mauricio Hadad.
"Yo Yo" is the newest addition to the Xavier Malisse family. So far he seems to have his daddy's talent for playing awesome ball. The "X MAN " is here in Indian Wells @ the BNP Paribas Open.
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