Williamses Survive Russian Roulette
Venus and Serena returned from their singles matches to dispatch No.4 seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina to reach their first Wimbledon semifinal since 2012.
Venus and Serena returned from their singles matches to dispatch No.4 seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina to reach their first Wimbledon semifinal since 2012.
15 year old Anastasia Potapova captured her first junior Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, defeating Dayana Yastremska in straight sets.
Ana Ivanovic and Dominika Cibulkova had plenty to celebrate this weekend as each married their respective fiances, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Michal Navara.
June was packed with plenty of amazing shots – we narrowed it down to the five best.
In the end it was hot shot queen Agnieszka Radwanska who showed off her full arsenal of tricks against CoCo Vandeweghe at the Aegon Classic.
Approaching the net with aplomb, Radwanska followed up a deft drop volley with clutch lob to flummox her American opponent, who ultimately settled to pull off a big win over the Pole.
Click here to watch all of June’s finalists.
Final Results for June’s WTA Shot Of The Month
1. Agnieszka Radwanska (77%)
2. Angelique Kerber (8%)
3. Sam Stosur (6%)
4. Kristina Mladenovic (5%)
5. Madison Keys (3%)
2016 WTA Shot of the Month Winners
January: Caroline Wozniacki
February: Agnieszka Radwanska
March: Agnieszka Radwanska
April: Monica Niculescu
May: Simona Halep
How it works:
Five shots are selected by wtatennis.com
Winner is then determined by a fan vote on wtatennis.com
BASTAD, Sweden – A relieved Anna Karolina Schmiedlova returned to winning ways with a straight set victory over Susanne Celik in the first round of the Ericsson Open on Monday afternoon.
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Schmiedlova’s 6-1, 6-3 win was her first at a WTA event since January and sets up a second-round meeting with either Katerina Siniakova and Jana Cepelova.
“I’m really happy that I won because I lost, I don’t know how many – I didn’t count – maybe 15 matches in a row, so it’s a special feeling and I’m very happy,” Schmiedlova said.
“It was a good match. She played well – I didn’t know her very well as I hadn’t played her – and I think she can be a good player. But I’m really happy that I won, even thought I was a little bit nervous at the end.”
If Schmiedlova was feeling pressure at the end, she masked it well, reeling off the final three games to close out a morale-boosting victory. Having lost so matches – many from commanding positions – the overriding feeling after finally making it across the line was of relief.
“I’ve been playing better the past weeks. I also played well at Roland Garros – I lost against Muguruza, but it was three sets and I really felt good. Also last week [in Bucharest] I lost from match point up, so I’ve already played tough matches and maybe today I was a little bit more experienced than her at this level,” she added.
Elsewhere in the top half of the draw, Karina Knapp defeated Denisa Allertova, 6-2, 6-4. Meanwhile, in the final round of qualifying, there were wins for Katerina Siniakova, Kateryna Kozlova, Lucie Hradecka, Jana Cepelova and Sara Sorribes Tormo.
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.
Dominika Cibulkova had Thursday’s shot of the day at the Bank of the West Classic.
An interview with Alison Riske after her quarterfinal win at the Bank of the West Classic.
Venus Williams takes on Alison Riske in the semifinals of the Bank of the West Classic.
Highlights from final round action at the Bank of the West Classic.