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Svitolina Splits With Coach Iain Hughes

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

Elina Svitolina has announced a coaching shake-up, parting ways with coach Iain Hughes:

The 22-year-old Ukrainian has also been working with former No.1 Justine Henin since February, bringing the Hall of Famer on as a coaching consultant. Neither have confirmed whether that relationship will continue in 2017.

Svitolina’s announcement comes on the heels of her career-best season, after making the final of the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai to finish the season at her career-high ranking of No.14 and winning a fourth career title in Kuala Lumpur.

This season she became the only woman to beat both reigning No.1s this year, beating Serena Williams at the Olympics and Angelique Kerber at the China Open.

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Serena Shines At Hopman Cup Player Party

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

Serena Williams, who’s making her 2016 debut at the Hopman Cup in Perth this week, shone at the exhibition event’s player party. Watch her step out right here.

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Stanford: Konta vs. Cibulkova

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

Johanna Konta takes on Dominika Cibulkova in the semifinals of the Bank of the West Classic.

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Brisbane: Halep Interview

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

An interview with Simona Halep ahead of the Brisbane International.

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Stanford: Konta vs. V. Williams

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

Johanna Konta takes on Venus Williams in the final of the Bank of the West Classic.

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All-Blacks Play Ball Boys For WTA Stars

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – While playing some exhibition tennis for the ASB crowd, Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, and Bethanie Mattek-Sands were joined by four members of the All-Blacks, New Zealand’s national rubgy union team, who acted as ballboys and on-court attendants.

Nehe Milner-Skudder, Sam Cane, Joe Moody and Julian Savea did most of the gruntwork during the match, picking up balls and handing off towels, but there was still time for a selfie or two as play unfolded in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

“There’s definitely an art to it,” Milner-Skudder said of ball-boying. “We had a run-through for about half an hour before the girls came out, but we probably needed a lot longer than that.”

Check out some of the best photos from the day, courtesy of www.photosport.nz: