PRAGUE, May 4, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The J & T Banka Prague Open came down to a battle among two first-time finalists. The first meeting between 106th-ranked wild card Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic and qualifier Jil Teichmann […]
PRAGUE, May 3, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) With ninth-seeded Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic the only remaining seed of the four semifinalists at the J & T Banka Prague Open on Friday, it remained anyone’s guess who might lift […]
PRAGUE, May 2, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) When No. 1 seed Karolina Pliskova (World. No. 5) withdrew because of a viral illness and No. 2 seed and 13th-ranked Anastasija Sevastova was upset in the first round, it opened up the […]
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Lucie Safarova said good bye to Prague on Wednesday afternoon. There were tears mixed with smiles, but no regrets from the Czech Republic star. At about 2:20 p.m., in the first round of […]
ISTANBUL, April 29, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Two years ago, Petra Martic’s career had sunk to new depths. With her ranking plummeted to No. 662 in the world, thanks to a back injury which sidelined her for a period of […]
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) News that two-time Grand Slam champion and current World No. 1 Naomi Osaka had left Adidas to join Nike’s elite roster of women’s and men’s tennis professionals broke Thursday night while the two-time […]
MONTERREY, April 8, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Garbiñe Muguruza successfully defended her Abierto GNP Seguros hard court singles title in Monterrey, Mexico, on Sunday evening. However, the No. 2 seed’s first title win this year and seventh overall was anti-climatic […]
CHARLESTON, April 8, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) What a week it’s been for Madison Keys. On Sunday afternoon, the 24-year-old American won the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, South Carolina, defeating Caroline Wozniacki, 7-6 (5), 6-3, for her first title […]
CHARLESTON, April 7, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) No. 8 seed Madison Keys didn’t let an hour-and-a-quarter rain delay at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, S.C., Saturday afternoon dampen her enthusiasm as she looked to reach her first final since […]
MONTERREY, April 7, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Defending champion and No. 2 seed Garbiñe Muguruza reached her second straight Abierto GNP Seguros final by making quick work of No. 8 seed Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia on Saturday afternoon in Monterrey, […]
