Players are now having to change their clay court shoes for grass court ones and quickly adapt to the natural surface in preparation for the Wimbledon Championships which start on the 1st of July. On a quick surface like grass, the sets are tight. When your chances come you have to be clinical – he…
World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka survived a tough challenge at the Mutua Madrid Open, defeating Robin Montgomery in 3 sets to set up a match against Danielle Collins, who extended her winning streak to 15 matches. Sabalenka admitted she had to serve and return well in both matches to secure the victory. Last year, Sabalenka…
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. I…
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 Roland…
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World No 1 Iga Swiatek held her nerve to fight past Linda Noskova in 3 sets to keep her quest for a second Sunshine Double alive at the Miami Open presented by Itaú on Sunday, while Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula also advanced to the Last 16, but Caroline Garcia got the better of Naomi…
USATSI MEMPHIS, Tenn — No. 1 seed Houston survived a late-game collapse to outlast No. 9 seed Texas A&M 100-95 in overtime on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars led by 10 with 1:24 to play in regulation before A&M clawed its way back to force overtime when Andersson Garcia…
(March 14, 2024) INDIAN WELLS, California – Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz survived a swarm of bees that caused a nearly two-hour delay and buzzed past Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday night. The match was suspended at 1-1 in the first set with Alcaraz serving when…
The BNP Paribas Open on Saturday saw the first appearance of World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka, who saved match points before prevailing in a decisive tiebreak over Peyton Stearns, and Maria Sakkari came from a set down to see off Diane Shnaider, but 8 other seeds made their early exits, including Jessica Pegula, Zheng Qinwen,…
I spent Monday morning’s edition of the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings explaining how Purdue, UConn and Houston have kind of separated from everybody else as it pertains to building bodies of work. It’s more true now than it was then. That’s because Houston added another Quadrant 1 win Monday night via…
