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Caroline Wozniacki briefly built a 3-1 lead in the second set. That was the only part of the match to really seem competitive. Otherwise, Ana Ivanovic was in almost complete charge. It took her an hour and 39 minutes to win her fourth title of the season, following Auckland, Monterrey, and Birmingham.
Well, that wasn't quite the night session that had taken place 24 hours (or less!) earlier. On Monday, Victoria Azarenka overcame Aleksandra Krunic in three sets before Kei Nishikori outlasted Milos Raonic in five. The end result was a tie for the latest finish in U.S. Open history, with Nishikori and Raonic wrapping things up at 2:26 a.m.
CiCi Bellis struck the first serve on the show courts shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the U.S. Open. More than 15 hours later, Labor Day action finally ended with a winning volley by Kei Nishikori. When it was all said and done, Nishikori's match against Milos Raonic tied the latest finish in tournament history at 2:26 a.m.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS. Lou Gehrig's disease. You've probably heard the name--or at least one of them--before. Now you are probably inspired to join the fight against it, and likely already have. That's because the ALS ice-bucket challenge has been sweeping the nation through social media over the past three weeks.
Bryan Brothers, Victoria Azarenka, Taylor Townsend, and Jack Sock to Raise Money for The V Foundation for Cancer Research
Tennis players got $105.1 million of the $142 million estimated to have been earned by the top 10 female athletes. Tennis players again dominate the Forbes ranking of the highest-earning female athletes, accounting for seven of the top ten.
Once again, the Bryan Bros. Foundation was the big winner as more than $100,000 was raised at the annual V-Grid Tennis Fest presented by Alexander Cadillac and Esurance and featuring Mike and Bob Bryan.
Two-time Grand Slam singles champion and former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka will reunite with winning 2008 French Open mixed doubles partner Bob Bryan this Saturday at the popular V-Grid Tennis Fest presented by Alexander Cadillac and Esurance and featuring Mike and Bob Bryan.
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.
Whilst there was not as much carnage on the lush green grass of SW19 as last year, there were still some impressive names who fell.
Excitement may be like beauty. In essence, it is in the eye of the beholder. Lots of things are that way. Several men’s matches were filled with tense moments – just one element within the definition of excitement. But Wednesday at The Championships, the women’s matches were really not out of the ordinary.
American women have claimed eleven titles at Wimbledon over the past fifteen years. Ten of those titles belong to women who have the last name Williams and the other belongs to Lindsay Davenport. Maybe it’s the name of the “trophy”.
On a sunny day in Eastbourne the defending WTA champion joined the seed carnage of the early rounds as she bowed out to USA power-hitter Madison Keys. She books herself an all-American clash with Lauren Davis who put paid to former champion Daniela Hantuchova in some style with a straight sets 6-3 6-3 win.
Victoria Azarenka is giving her loss at Eastbourne no more thought, with the former No. 1 player just pleased to be back on court and fighting for victories once again as the Wimbledon start looms on Monday.
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