Birmingham: Suárez Navarro vs. Kerber
Carla Suárez Navarro takes on Angelique Kerber in the quarterfinals of the Aegon Classic.
Carla Suárez Navarro takes on Angelique Kerber in the quarterfinals of the Aegon Classic.
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Highlights from second round and quarterfinal action at the Aegon Classic Birmingham.
Barbora Strycova takes on CoCo Vandeweghe in the semifinals of the Aegon Classic Birmingham.
Madison Keys takes on Barbora Strycova in the final of the Aegon Classic.
An interview with Agnieszka Radwanska before her opening round match at the Aegon International.
Elena Vesnina takes on Heather Watson in the first round of the Aegon International.
Patrick Mouratoglou discusses the pressure of being Serena Williams’ coach at a press conference at the ASB Classic in Auckland.
EASTBOURNE, Great Britain – Former No.1 Caroline Wozniacki is starting to find her footing after a long layoff that forced her to miss the entire clay court season – including the French Open. Speaking with WTA Insider Courtney Nguyen at the Aegon International after her first round win over Alizé Cornet, Wozniacki first felt things were starting to fall into place following a pre-tournament practice with good friend and World No.3, Agnieszka Radwanska.
“I feel like I’m getting closer to where I want to be,” the Dane said in a Dropshot Edition of the WTA Insider Podcast. “I had a really good two hour practice with Aga yesterday; that made me feel good and like I know what I need to do. Birmingham wasn’t the best place to get rhythm because we kept going on and off the court.
“It was nice to get here knowing the weather is usually better here than anywhere else in the UK.”
Wozniacki reflects on her long absence from the tour, one that led her to a highly scheduled period of rest, relaxation, and a return to the piano, a former childhood pursuit.
“I used to play when I was younger, and I used to play some concerts as well. I just thought, ‘I have some time off, and it’s good for the brain as well.’
“I was good. Was. You know, when you start out playing again and think, ‘I used to do this so easily.’ Right now, I’m not very good, but then you keep improving every time because you start remembering things. I’m still getting there; I have a piano at home, and every time I’m home I’ll get lessons. I bought a keyboard for when I’m on the road, but I decided I had too much luggage, but maybe next trip!”
Listen to the full interview with the two-time US Open finalist below:
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Doubles World No.1 Sania Mirza is a great tennis player, but how are her football skills? She met up with two players from the new AFL Women’s League to test them out!
AFL’s Sharni Eva doesn’t seem too impressed with Mirza’s kicking…
… but she gets an A for effort!
Later Mirza turned the tables, giving the AFL players a couple of tennis lessons.
Not too shabby!
Mirza was asked about how her AFL skills test panned out.
After everyone agreed to stick to their respective sports, they took time to meet with fans and sign a couple of autographs.