Archive: michelle-larcher-de-brito
Missing among all the great headlines at the Red Rock Pro Open in Las Vegas this week was how the 24-year-old worked her way through the draw without dropping a set, including a dominating performance on Sunday in a 6-1, 6-4 final win over rival Michelle Larcher De Brito of Portugal to capture the $7,600 winner singles check at the USTA Women’s $50,000 Pro Circuit event played at the Red Rock Country Club.
Two familiar foes with a long history will meet in the Red Rock Open Pro singles final on Sunday, as American Madison Brengle will take on Michelle Larcher De Brito of Portugal. Brengle, the No. 4 seed from Dover, Del., ended qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko’s run of six consecutive wins in Las Vegas in a powerful 6-4, 6-2 semifinal victory in the USTA Women’s $50,000 Pro Circuit event taking place at the Red Rock Country Club.
The WTA 700-level tournament still has a deep and respectable field, but was also sting by Serena Williams’ decision not to defend her title.
Maria Sharapova has taken action after her worst grand slam showing since the 2010 Australian Open as the world No. 2 announced an immediate split with Swedish coach Thomas Hogstedt
Two weeks after falling to a shock early Wimbledon exit, world no.2 Maria Sharapova has split with coach Thomas Hogstedt
