Stosur Notches Strong Start In DC
No.1 seed Samantha Stosur roared to a strong start at the Citi Open, needing just under an hour to take down Russian qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva.
No.1 seed Samantha Stosur roared to a strong start at the Citi Open, needing just under an hour to take down Russian qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva.
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.
Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska was joined by Simona Halep, Johanna Konta and many more for the glamorous Shenzhen Open player party.
Top seed Angelique Kerber dodged a spirited upset bid from Swedish wildcard Cornelia Lister, coming back from a set down to advance 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Ericsson Open.
Angelique Kerber’s hopes of bouncing back from her Wimbledon heartache with a title were scuppered when injury forced her to withdraw from the Ericsson Open.
Angelique Kerber, Dominika Cibulkova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Caroline Wozniacki were all stunned as a day of upsets rocked the Brisbane International, Shenzhen Open and ASB Classic.
Dominika Cibulkova takes on Urszula Radwanska in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic.
Karolina Pliskova takes on Elina Svitolina in the semifinals of the Brisbane International.
MONTREAL, Canada – 2015 Rogers Cup runner-up Simona Halep arrived in Montreal, the site of compatriot Nadia Comaneci’s Olympic triumph, in time to ring in the 40th anniversary of her Perfect 10s at 1976 Summer Games.
A dynamic gymnast, Comaneci won three gold medals, registering six perfect scores – including the first ever recorded – along the way.
“When I was 14, I didn’t understand what was happening because I was too young,” she said, reflecting on the other-worldly achievement. “As time goes by, I treasure more and more what happened and I realize it was a big deal.”
Check out tweets from Comaneci and Halep, who have become friends as the young Romanian has risen up the ranks. After winning her second Premier Mandatory title at the Mutua Madrid Open, Halep was presented the trophy by Comanci during the winner’s ceremony.
Thank you @Simona_Halep and @darren_cahill for being with us in Montreal for the 40 th anniversary of the perfect10 pic.twitter.com/Uj7o4IYthD
— Nadia Comaneci (@nadiacomaneci10) July 22, 2016
Congratulations, @nadiacomaneci10 – 1976-2016! #nowords #respect #theperfect10 #montreal1976 #olympics pic.twitter.com/P6KuThG5Bk
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) July 22, 2016
Katerina Siniakova takes on Alison Riske in the final of the Shenzhen Open.