Brisbane: Sunday Highlights
Highlights from first round action at the Brisbane International.
Highlights from first round action at the Brisbane International.
CiCi Bellis takes on Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
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On Episode 12 we ring in the 2016 season at the first Premier tournament of the season at the Brisbane International, and take a quick look at what’s on tap at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, and the Shenzhen Open. I also sit down for a catch up with a very relaxed Simona Halep before she begins her 2016 season with a new coach in Darren Cahill and new outlook on life. Finally, the last time I spoke with Andrea Petkovic she was in tears in Zhuhai, genuinely questioning whether it was time to walk away from tennis. Now we sit down in Brisbane to get an update on how she rekindled her passion during the off-season.
“I still love tennis, the raw essence of the sport,” Petkovic said. “I may not always be in love with the world around it, but I love the essence, and that’s why I picked it up. It was me who made the choice; nobody pushed me into becoming a professional tennis player. So, I sort of made my peace with that.”
Hear more about Petkovic’s reconciliation and Halep’s new attitude:
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Angelique Kerber has Wednesday’s shot of the day at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Belinda Bencic takes on Sara Errani in the first round of the Brisbane International.
Top seed Timea Babos is through to the quarterfinals at the Hungarian Ladies Open after a hard-fought victory over Russian qualifier Anna Blinkova.
An interview with Carla Suárez Navarro after her win in the second round of the Brisbane International.
DUBAI, UAE – Last week, historic rainfall wreaked havoc on the Qatar Total Open schedule, where former No.1 Caroline Wozniacki reached the final.
Now it’s looking like the bad weather has followed her across the Gulf all the way to Dubai, where it delayed the start of her quarterfinal against CiCi Bellis.
Wozniacki, whose nickname is “Sunshine,” has figured out the culprit behind all of Dubai’s weather woes:
“At this point, I was just, it’s me. I’m bringing the rain,” she laughed in her post-match press conference.
“You know, even in Doha and in Dubai, I come and it’s raining. I step on the court and it’s raining. I was, like, this is deja vu from Doha last week!”
But Wozniacki probably doesn’t mind the rain too much. After all, it’s bringing out some of her best tennis.
“I have a winning record with this rain. Just bring it on. I’m ready for it.”
Waiting for the rain to stop… ?☔️ pic.twitter.com/t04KiqURvx
— WTA (@WTA) February 23, 2017
An interview with Angelique Kerber after her second round win at the Brisbane International.
Watch Lauren Davis hit the practice court ahead of the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.