[ad_1] World No 4 Elena Rybakina will meet Victoria Azarenka in the semi-finals of the Miami Open presented by Itaú, after the two battled past Maria Sakkari and Yulia Putintseva respectively on Tuesday at the Hard Rock Stadium. Yulia played great, she’s in such great form, and I really had to dig deep. I felt…
[ad_1] Live electronic line calling was supposed to revolutionize tennis, but it also has the potential to throw it back to the stone age, as a recent situation at the Miami Open proved. Live electronic line calling has generally been a valuable addition to both ATP and WTA matches. Events don’t need human umpires anymore,…
[ad_1] Victoria Azarenka, 34, made history as the second-oldest woman to reach the Miami Open semifinals. Photo credit: Miami Open/Hard Rock Stadium Working mom Victoria Azarenka is a master multi-tasker. The former world No. 1 fended off feisty Yulia Putintseva, fatigue and her own frustration scoring one of her biggest wins of the year. Three-time champion Azarenka topped…
[ad_1] The Desert Smash prides itself in being the most popular and widely recognized charity tennis event and will commemorate its 20th anniversary this year. For the past 19 years, the event has assembled some of the iconic names in Hollywood and Music to compete with tennis pros for a good cause. ATP stars like…
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina played extremely well in Doha, and she hopes to keep her strong season going at the 2024 Dubai Championships, starting against Victoria Azarenka. The Kazakhstani player loves to play in the Middle East because the conditions suit her game really well. She’s been one of the best players this year, having two…
[ad_1] Two former Doha champions faced off against each other in the quarter-finals of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Thursday, and if Victoria Azarenka posed any kind of threat to Iga Swiatek, the tops seed snuffed it out with a bagel second set, while her next opponent, Karolina Pliskova, prevailed over Naomi Osaka in a…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday February 14, 2024 We’ve all heard the saying: “Just here for the handshake.” On Wednesdy in Doha that would have been a good plan, because while Victoria Azarenka’s 6-0, 6-0 win over Jelena Ostapenko was a lot closer in the second set, it wasn’t much of a…
[ad_1] Of the three Ukrainians in the Round of 16 of the Australian Open, two have made it into the quarter-finals, with Dayana Yastremska upsetting two-time champion Victoria Azarenka to join Marta Kostyuk, a winner on Sunday, but Elina Svitolina’s run ended abruptly when she retired with a back injury against Linda Noskova, putting the…
[ad_1] The Australian Open prides itself as being Asia’s Grand Slam so it was fitting that two Chinese players would open play on Day 7 on Rod Laver Arena, with the great Li Na in attendance, when Zheng Qinwen battled past her compatriot Wang Yafan in a match breaker, while elsewhere Victoria Azarenka, who has…
[ad_1] Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Thursday’s action in Melbourne featured top seed Iga Swiatek overcome a 4-1 deficit in the third se to defeat former finalist Danielle Collins, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Needing three hours and 14 minutes to advance, Swiatek will next face Linda Noskova for a place in the last 16. Elsewhere, last year’s finalist…
