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Attendance for the New Haven WTA event reached 47,140 this year, an increase from 45,796 a year ago. It was the first increase the tournament has had since 2005, though still less than the 76,860 it drew as a combined event in 2010.
Li Na will be missing this year's U. S. Open. And she took a lot of speculation with her. These days, almost every Slam discussion starts with the question, "Can anyone beat Serena Williams?"
The biggest names in women’s tennis are heading to Wuhan this September for the inaugural Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open, which China’s fastest-growing city will host from 21st to 27th September 2014.
Samantha Stosur led in both tiebreaks -- including 4-0 in the first set tiebreak -- but when it came down to it, it was Serena Williams versus Samantha Stosur, and you know who will blink in those situations! That will cost Stosur three ranking spots, but it still looks as if she'll be one of the Top 24 U. S. Open seeds.
As we write, there is a rain delay in Montreal, and it isn't the first of the day. It looks as if the showers won't last long, but the schedule is pretty badly bollixed. We're going to send this now and possibly send another edition later.
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) proudly announces it's a Platinum Sponsor of the Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies, to be held August 15-23, 2014 at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale, Tournament Director Anne Worcester announced today. The tournament is a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) event that is part of the U.S. Open Series.
2014 Wimbledon Champion and World No. 4 Petra Kvitova, 2014 Wimbledon Finalist and World No. 7 Genie Bouchard, and Defending Champion and World No. 3 Simona Halep headline the field for the 2014 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies...
Six Wilson Players Make Final Eight at 2014 Wimbledon
After all the confidence and the hype around one of the fastest rising stars on the WTA, royal connections (albeit by just a name), it was down to the shy former champion to shine while rain clouds threatened, as Petra Kvitova thundered past Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets 6-3 6-0 to win a second Wimbledon title.
Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) came up short in her first Grand Slam final on Saturday at Wimbledon, falling 6-3, 6-0 to world no. 6 Petra Kvitova in 55 minutes.
It was tennis at 2:00 p.m. sharp for the two women who had outlasted all the others at The Championships. On paper, it looked as if the match could be either woman’s prize. But the game isn’t played on paper.
Before the matches began, there could have been a prediction that a woman whose last name ended with “ova” would be in Centre Court on the Final Saturday of Wimbledon. Quite a while ago, Bud Collins asked if anyone knew how many women with an “ova” ending to their name were in the draw.
Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) became the first Canadian in history to reach a Grand Slam singles final on Thursday at Wimbledon thanks to a 7-6(5), 6-2 victory over world no. 3 Simona Halep of Romania. / Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) est devenue aujourd’hui la première Canadienne à accéder à la finale d’un tournoi du Grand Chelem alors qu’elle a pris la mesure de la Roumaine Simona Halep, 3e joueuse mondiale, en deux manches de 7-6(5) et 6-2.
With the exception of 2011 champion Petra Kvitova, it was a treat to see new names in the frame for a place in Saturday’s final, when the women’s semi-finals were played on Thursday.
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