DUBAI, UAE – Three WTA stars brought out their best pick-up lines ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, hoping to earn your affections on Valentine’s Day before play begins.
2015 Wimbledon finalist Garbiñe Muguruza tried on her best Eartha Kitt impression, while former World No.2 Petra Kvitova was hoping for some directions into your heart.
Check out the video and some more WTA Valentines on wtatennis.com!
Ana Ivanovic takes on Kateryna Kozlova in the quarterfinals at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – WTA Doubles Co-No.1s Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza maintained their perfect start to 2016 – and their still-unbroken winning-streak – in the final of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, winning their 40th straight match over Vera Dushevina and Barbora Krejcikova, 6-3, 6-1.
Dropping just one set through four more victories in Russia, “SanTina” are now within striking distance of surpassing the longest winning streak since 1990, when Jana Novotna and Helena Sukova won 44 in a row; the reigning Wimbledon, US Open, and Australian Open champions still have a way to go to break the ultimate record of 109 – held by Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver in 1983.
“We’re obviously very happy to win another title but now that we’re coming closer and closer to the next target of 44, we can’t help but think about,” Mirza said after the final.
“But it’s not something we really want to think about; we’re really excited ot be at 40! We didn’t think in our wildest dreams that this was going to happen. I think I can speak on behalf of both of us that we’re going to play every match on merit and try to get to 44.”
Hingis and Mirza were the talk of the pressroom during their week in St. Petersburg, and though they’re trying not to look too far ahead, Mirza hopes to be back next year to defend their title.
“I definitely think it’s an amazing tournament, and I feel the hospitality made it so comfortable. I also think you should give them especially because it’s the first year of the tournament, and to put up such a tournament any year is never easy, so I’d love to come back.”
Roberta Vinci takes on Timea Babos in the quarterfinals at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
Daria Kasatkina takes on Dominika Cibulkova in the quarterfinals at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
Belinda Bencic takes on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinals at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
An interview with Roberta Vinci after her quarterfinal win at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
An interview with Ana Ivanovic after her quarterfinal win at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
An interview with Belinda Bencic after her quarterfinal win at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
An interview with Daria Kasatkina after her quarterfinal win at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.