Daily Insider: Wedding Bells Ring
Arina Rodionova set to play a match on her wedding day: Rodionova is caught in a scheduling tizzy. She’s into the semifinals of the Australian Open wildcard playoff on Saturday. That also happens to be the same day as her wedding. Organizers have moved the match to start at 9am. Good luck!
Serena ready for another Grand Slam run: The World No.1 says the Grand Slam – nay, Golden Slam – is on her mind as she readies for 2016.
Sania Mirza hoping for less controversy at the Olympics: After a divisive Olympic selection bid last time around in London, Mirza his hoping for smoother waters in Rio this summer.
Belinda Bencic partnership still in flux: On the heels of Martina Hingis confirming her mixed doubles pairing with Roger Federer at the Olympics, Bencic’s potential pairing with Wawrinka is still in up in the air.
Meanwhile, here’s Bencic with her IPTL Singapore Slammers. Looks like a fun time is being had by all.
Singapore calling! @andy_murray @Charlymoya @BelindaBencic @marcelomelo83 @NickKyrgios @KaPliskova #Tenfie pic.twitter.com/mmI9cMYNbP
— IPTL (@iptl) December 17, 2015
Petra Kvitova announces her engagement: The two-time Wimbledon champion announced on Thursday that she’s engaged to Czech hockey player Radek Meidl. Congrats!
Vincanity: Steve Tignor for Tennis.com on his second-best match of the year: Roberta Vinci’s shocker over Serena Williams at the US Open.
Kristina Mladenovic living her dream: The Frenchwoman tells Sport360.com that playing IPTL alongside Roger Federer is blowing her mind.
The Best Interviews: We’ve created a playlist on Soundcloud featuring the best player interviews so far from the WTA Insider Podcast. It’s a great jumping off point if you haven’t heard the podcast yet.
Strong IS beautiful: We see you, Dominika Cibulkova.
#strongisbeautiful @Cibulkova @wta @DomiCollection pic.twitter.com/NKqhRLyt4h
— Dominika Cibulkova (@Cibulkova) December 17, 2015
Greatness has been found: Nifty Nike collection honoring Serena here:
Strong. Powerful. Beautiful. @nikelab honors @serenawilliams with the Greatness Collection: https://t.co/mUskPo4YEH pic.twitter.com/pcMnc7Mg8O
— NikeCourt (@Nikecourt) December 16, 2015