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All Roads Lead to Rome: WTA Rome Draw Preview

May 13, 2013 By Chris Skelton 1 Comment

Starting one day later than the simultaneous ATP tournament, the second WTA Premier Five tournament of 2013 brings all of the top ten women to the Foro Italico. Many of them will seek a fresh start following weeks in Madrid that ended sooner than they had hoped, although the world No. 1 will aim simply [...]

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Filed Under: Chris Skelton, Latest News, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic, angelique kerber, Caroline Wozniacki, Dominika Cibulkova, Flavia Pennetta, Foro Italico, Francesca Schiavone, Garbine Muguruza, Jelena Jankovic, Laura Robson, li na, Maria Kirilenko, Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova, Petra Kvitova, Premier Five, Rome tennis, Sabine Lisicki, Samantha Stosur, Sara Errani, Serena Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, WTA

Opening the Magic Box: WTA Madrid Draw Preview

May 3, 2013 By Chris Skelton 7 Comments

Rare is the non-major that features every woman in the WTA top 10, but Madrid can lay claim to that honor this year. In another rare quirk, all of the top three women arrive there on winning streaks. Only one of those streaks can survive Madrid. Whose will it be? Or none of the above? [...]

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Filed Under: Chris Skelton, Latest News, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Agnieszka Radwanska, Alize Cornet, Ana Ivanovic, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, angelique kerber, Caja Magica, Carla Suarez Navarro, Caroline Wozniacki, Dominika Cibulkova, Francesca Schiavone, Jelena Jankovic, julia goerges, kaia kanepi, li na, Lucie Safarova, Madrid tennis, Maria Kirilenko, Maria Sharapova, Marion Bartoli, Nadia Petrova, Petra Kvitova, Premier Mandatory, Roberta Vinci, Samantha Stosur, Sara Errani, Serena Williams, Sloane Stephens, Sorana Cirstea, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Urszula Radwanska, Varvara Lepchenko, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, WTA

A World (Group) to Conquer: Fed Cup World Group Semifinals / Playoffs Preview

April 19, 2013 By Chris Skelton Leave a Comment

Clearing the schedule of tournaments, the WTA turns its spotlight on Fed Cup this week. Semifinals and playoff ties will decide not only the matchup for the 2013 final but the membership of next year’s World Group in two days filled with action. Here’s a look at what you might want to know about each [...]

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Filed Under: Chris Skelton, Latest News, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Ana Ivanovic, angelique kerber, Carla Suarez Navarro, Dominika Cibulkova, Fed Cup, Maria Kirilenko, Petra Kvitova, Samantha Stosur, Sara Errani, Serena Williams, Tennis, WTA

What to Watch in the WTA This Week: Previews of Charleston and Monterrey

April 1, 2013 By Chris Skelton Leave a Comment

In a quiet week for the ATP outside Davis Cup, the WTA features a Premier tournament on the unique green clay and the only Mexican hard-court tournament on the calendar. An old event and a new event, Charleston and Monterrey feature fields surprisingly strong in view of the two marquee tournaments that filled last month. [...]

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Filed Under: Chris Skelton, Latest News, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Ana Ivanovic, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Andrea Petkovic, angelique kerber, Ayumi Morita, Caroline Wozniacki, charleston tennis, Christina McHale, Daria Gavrilova, donna vekic, Family Circle Cup, Jelena Jankovic, Maria Kirilenko, Marion Bartoli, Mona Barthel, Monterrey tennis, Samantha Stosur, Serena Williams, Sloane Stephens, Venus Williams, WTA, WTA Premier, Yanina Wickmayer

Kirilenko’s Career Week

March 14, 2013 By Victoria Chiesa Leave a Comment

“So I’m just enjoying, you know, to play out there.” Perhaps Maria Kirilenko has enjoyed playing tennis under the scenic desert skies of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden just a bit too much. Kirilenko won her fourth consecutive three-set match at Indian Wells against Petra Kvitova on Wednesday, advancing to the semifinals of a WTA [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Victoria Chiesa Tagged With: athleticism, career week, consecutive victories, fighter, flying colors, Indian Wells, Maria Kirilenko, WTA

ITF Release 2012 Testing Summary

March 10, 2013 By Lisa-Marie Burrows 2 Comments

By Lisa-Marie Burrows “Last year, through the Dubai, Rotterdam and Indian Wells swing where I won all three, I didn’t get tested once. That shouldn’t be OK.” At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Roger Federer once again shared his thoughts about doping and testing. He revealed that in 2012, there was a lack [...]

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Filed Under: Latest News, Lead Story, Lisa-Marie Burrows Tagged With: Ana Ivanovic, Andreas Seppi, BNP Paribas Open, Caroline Wozniacki, Dominika Cibulkova, Ekaterina Makarova, Indian Wells, Kei Nishikori, Lucie Safarova, Maria Kirilenko, Marion Bartoli, Milos Raonic, Nadia Petrova, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roberta Vinci, Roger Federer, Samantha Stosur, Sara Errani, Sloane Stephens, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tommy Haas, Venus Williams

Biggest Fashion Disasters at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open

March 9, 2013 By Romana Cvitkovic 1 Comment

We’ve all been there: worn something that we wish we hadn’t, only to have pictures of our mistake permanently ingrained on Facebook to haunt us for the rest of our lives. Well, tennis players face the same predicament — just on a much grander scale. This week at the BNP Paribas Open, we’ve seen some unfortunate apparel [...]

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Their Just Deserts: The Mega WTA Indian Wells Draw Preview

March 6, 2013 By Chris Skelton 1 Comment

Read about what to expect from the first Premier Mandatory tournament of 2013 as we break down each quarter of the WTA Indian Wells draw in detail! First quarter: For the second straight year, Azarenka arrives in the desert with a perfect season record that includes titles at the Australian Open and the Premier Five [...]

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Filed Under: Chris Skelton, Latest News, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, angelique kerber, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, BNP Paribas Open, Bojana Jovanovski, Carla Suarez Navarro, Caroline Wozniacki, Christina McHale, Daniela Hantuchova, Dominika Cibulkova, Ekaterina Makarova, Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone, Hsieh Su-Wei, indian wells tennis, jamie hampton, Jelena Jankovic, julia goerges, Kirsten Flipkens, Klara Zakopalova, Ksenia Pervak, Laura Robson, Lucie Hradecka, Lucie Safarova, Madison Keys, Maria Kirilenko, Maria Sharapova, Marion Bartoli, Mona Barthel, Nadia Petrova, Peng Shuai, Petra Kvitova, Premier Mandatory, Samantha Stosur, Sara Errani, Sloane Stephens, Sofia Arvidsson, Sorana Cirstea, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tamira Paszek, Tennis, Tsvetana Pironkova, Varvara Lepchenko, Victoria Azarenka, WTA, Yanina Wickmayer, Yaroslava Shvedova, Zheng Jie

The Week Ahead in the WTA: Previewing the Premier Event in Doha

February 10, 2013 By Chris Skelton Leave a Comment

Formerly riddled with upsets and surprise semifinalists, WTA draws grew relatively predictable in 2012 as a small group of women won virtually every marquee tournament. That trend continued when Azarenka defended her Australian Open crown after several young stars rose and fell. In Doha, more of the familiar suspects look likely to shine. Read a [...]

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Filed Under: Chris Skelton, Latest News, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic, Anabel Medina Garrigues, angelique kerber, Bojana Jovanovski, Carla Suarez Navarro, Caroline Wozniacki, Daniela Hantuchova, Doha tennis, Dominika Cibulkova, Ekaterina Makarova, Francesca Schiavone, Jelena Jankovic, Laura Robson, Lucie Safarova, Maria Kirilenko, Maria Sharapova, Marion Bartoli, Mona Barthel, Nadia Petrova, Petra Kvitova, Premier Five, Roberta Vinci, Samantha Stosur, Sara Errani, Serena Williams, Sloane Stephens, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Victoria Azarenka, WTA

Fill Their Cups: Fed Cup World Group Quarterfinal Preview

February 8, 2013 By Chris Skelton Leave a Comment

One week after the 2013 Davis Cup began, Fed Cup starts with four ties hosted by European nations. We look ahead to what viewers can expect from the women’s national team competition. Having gone 7-1 in Davis Cup predictions, will our hot streak continue? Czech Republic vs. Australia: The first of the ties features the [...]

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Filed Under: Chris Skelton, Latest News, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Alessandra Krunic, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Andrea Hlavackova, ashleigh barty, australia tennis, Ayumi Morita, Bojana Jovanovski, Casey Dellacqua, Czech Republic tennis, Daniela Hantuchova, Domiinika Cibulkova, Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Vesnina, Fed Cup, Italy tennis, jamie hampton, Japan tennis, Jarmila Gajdosova, Kimiko Date-Krumm, Liezel Huber, Lucie Hradecka, Lucie Safarova, Magdalena Rybarikova, Maria Kirilenko, Melanie Oudin, Petra Kvitova, Roberta Vinci. WTA, Russia tennis, Samantha Stosur, Sara Errani, Serbia tennis, Slovakia tennis, USA tennis, Varvara Lepchenko, Vesna Dolonc

All Roads Lead to Rome: WTA Rome Draw Preview

Opening the Magic Box: WTA Madrid Draw Preview

A World (Group) to Conquer: Fed Cup World Group Semifinals / Playoffs Preview

What to Watch in the WTA This Week: Previews of Charleston and Monterrey

Kirilenko’s Career Week

ITF Release 2012 Testing Summary

Biggest Fashion Disasters at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open

Their Just Deserts: The Mega WTA Indian Wells Draw Preview

The Week Ahead in the WTA: Previewing the Premier Event in Doha

Fill Their Cups: Fed Cup World Group Quarterfinal Preview

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