[ad_1] The women’s Tour moves from the hard courts of north America to the long clay court season this week, with a WTA 500 event in Charleston, a WTA 250 in Bogota, and a WTA 125 at La Bisbal d’Empordá in Spain heralding the build-up to the French Open in late May. On the grey-green…
[ad_1] Day 2 at the Credit One Charleston Open in South Carolina saw top seed Jessica Pegula survive a severe scare from Amanda Anisimova, Danielle Collins canter past Paula Badosa, and Sloane Stephens dismiss Magdalena Frech with the loss of just 2 games. You don’t want to go to [Anisimova’s] backhand. Her backhand is money….
[ad_1] Rain delayed the start of play at the WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open by 6 hours on Wednesday, making the conditions heavy going, but Anhelina Kalinina and Victoria Azarenka were among the winners of the 8 completed matches to make it into the 3rd round on Day 3. I had to keep…
[ad_1] Four players faced double duty on Thursday because rain delayed the schedule on Wednesday, and making it into the quarter-finals after a two-win Day 4 were Maria Sakkari, Elise Mertens and Danielle Collins at the Credit One Charleston Open in South Carolina. Obviously it’s not easy coming out and playing two matches back to…
[ad_1] Collins dispatches Sakkari 6-3, 6-3 to reach Charleston Open final In the penultimate round of the Credit One Charleston Open, American Danielle Collins continued to dazzle in what will be her final season on tour. Playing without pressure and total abandon has generated perhaps the most inspired tennis of her notable career. Fresh off her stunning…
[ad_1] Collins conquers Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1 for Charleston Open crown As the clay court swing commenced on the green Har-Tru at this WTA event in Charleston, South Carolina, two elite players battled for the trophy, prestige, and 500 ranking points. Danielle Collins, the thirty-year-old American and reigning Miami Open champion was in search of her fifth…
[ad_1] Danielle Collins achieved a remarkable double on Sunday when she crushed Daria Kasatkina in the final of the Credit One Charleston Open in South Carolina to win both the Miami and Charleston titles in the same year on two different surfaces, hard courts and clay. I’m really happy that I can showcase my best…
[ad_1] Daria Kasatkina shocked Jessica Pegula by snatching the match tiebreak in Saturday’s semi-finals of the Credit One Charleston Open, and she will meet Danielle Collins, who extended her winning run with a straight sets upset win over Maria Sakkari. Danielle is, I think, playing the best tennis of her career right now. She’s fearless….
[ad_1] Pegula survives Azarenka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 to reach Charleston Open semis Jessica Pegula, one of two remaining Americans and the #1 seed, took on former world #1 and two-time grand slam champion, Victoria Azarenka for a coveted spot in the final four. The thirty-four-year-old from Belarus was seeking her first clay court semi since 2013…
[ad_1] Top seed Jessica Pegula saved 4 match points and needed 5 of her own to edge past Victoria Azarenka at the WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open on Friday and she now will meet Daria Kasatkina, who eventually found her way past Jaqueline Cristian, for a place in Sunday’s final. We were playing some…
