Archive: sabine-lisicki

LATEST EPA PHOTO PICKS BY ALEJANDRO FROM THE 2015 BNP PARIBAS OPEN

Check out some of the latest EPA photos from the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif.

AUZZIE OPEN #AO15 STARTS WITH SHARAPOVA , BOUCHARD , MATTEK – SANDS WIN & IVANOVIC , KERBER , LISICKI ALL LOSE BY GLOBAL CHICK

For those souls not hardy enough to wake up/stay up for the opening day, it was quite a spillage of seeds on the first day. Nay – a quarter of the women’s seeds will be heading for a two week vacation at Bondi Beach. I mean, we know it is an unpredictable Slam just three weeks into the year (gosh is it really only three weeks) but the results threw up some surprising early casualties.

LADIES TENNIS SEEDS FOR THE 2015 AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Click here to view the women's tennis seeds from the Australian Open.

MARK EINS WASHINGTON KASTLES UPDATE: PAES BEGINS 25TH SEASON; HINGIS REUNITES WITH LISICKI; MURPHY PLAYS USTA NATIONALS

In the first match of his 25th season on the ATP World Tour, Kastles captain Leander Paes picked up a 6-4, 6-4 win at the Chennai Open (Highlights). Paes is playing with the 99th men's doubles partner of his career, Raven Klaasen of the San Diego Aviators.

EUGENIE BOUCHARD IS OUT OF HONG KONG WHILE PENG IS THERE, BUT NOT PLAYING TENNIS

Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard has left the new WTA event in Hong Kong high and dry without a draw card player after pulling out of this week's tournament; the Canadian, ranked eighth, cited fatigue.

MARIA SHARAPOVA PLAYS ON TV / MY CAT HIDES UNDER THE BED / TOO MUCH HIGH PITCHED NOISE

Next came this awesome match between these two great ladies players. And next thing we know "pokey " the cat dove under the bed. We think the world of Maria's Play and talent and guts and determination. She is a great champion. But she is just too loud. Just saying.

SABINE LISICKI SERVES @ 131 MPH ( 211 KM ) TO BREAK THE SPEED RECORD @THE BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC IN STANFORD CALIFORNIA

The record books of tennis now require another re-write after Germany's Sabine Lisicki hit the fastest recorded serve in the history of women's tennis.

WIMBLEDON REVIEW & PREVIEW / ANDY MURRAY HAD A BAD DAY @ THE OFFICE WITH THE ROYALTY IN THE ROYAL BOX / ROGER FEDERER GLIDES THRU THE EVENT INTO THE SEMI-FINALS

Only one champion remains in the women’s draw as two Czech lefties Lucie Safarova and Petra Kvitova will face each other in the semi-final. Kvitova owns the head to head 5-0 but they have had some humdinger of matches.

SHAKEDOWN DAY ( WAKE UP USTA DAY ) @ WIMBLEDON , NO AMERICAN’S LEFT IN DRAW EXCEPT FOR JUNIORS & LEGENDS. OH & SHARAPOVA TOO.

Wimbledon passes on announcements with an aura of grandeur that often outstrips the issue itself. The second Tuesday though, brought about a communiqué that outlined a sad statistic, at least where US players are concerned. This is the first time since 1911 that no Americans remain in competition in either the women or men’s side of the draws.

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.

TRADITION – WIMBLEDON’S FINEST BY CHERYL JONES

Tradition holds that on the first Tuesday of The Championships, the initial match that is contended on Centre Court feature the Ladies Champion from the previous year. Last year, Marion Bartoli laid claim to the Venus Rosewater Dish when she defeated Sabine Lisicki, 6-1, 6-4.

MARTINA HINGIS: “I DREAMED OF PLAYING IN THE MUTUA MADRID OPEN AND NOW IT IS A REALITY” / MARTINA HINGIS: “DESEABA JUGAR EL MUTUA MADRID OPEN Y YA SE VA HACER REALIDAD”

Martina Hingis spent last year’s Mutua Madrid Open celebrating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s – the player she was training at the time – doubles victory alongside Lucie Safarova, and this time round she’ll be in the thick of the action herself.

Martina Hingis Wins Miami Dubs w/ Sabine Lisicki

Some players just never lose that winning habit and after becoming an unlikely doubles champion at Miami’s Sony Open again, 17 years after first winning the singles title at the Florida event, Martina Hingis is gearing up to play many more events on this season’s WTA calendar.

WTA – Miami (Sun): Hingis & Lisicki Upset No.2 Seeds For Title

Click here to see the Sony Open Tennis & Monterrey Open results and more.

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.

« Previous Page — Next Page »

10sBalls Top Stories

In Case You Missed It

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.

TENNIS NEWS • CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS • TOMMY HAAS, TAYLOR FRITZ, STEVE JOHNSON, MARDY FISH AND MORE

Time to get tickets to watch! Surly you have heard about The Largest Open Tennis Event in America!

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

ALEJANDRO’S FAVORITE PHOTOS FOR 10SBALLS FROM SOME OF THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENTS

Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.