Best Photos from Aegon Classic Days 3, 4 and 5
(June 15, 2013) There has been plenty of great play and memorable moments at the WTA Aegon Classic, and we’ve compiled the best photos from days 3, 4 and 5 around the grounds.
Players include Daniela Hantuchova, Kristina Mladenovic, Heather Watson, Sabine Lisicki, Sorana Cirstea, Maria Sanchez, Magdalena Rybarikova, Kristen Flipkens and Ajla Tomljanovic.
Gallery by Tennis Grandstand...
Heather Watson and Laura Robson Bite the Bullet in Birmingham
By Tumaini Carayol (June 12, 2013) BIRMINGHAM, UK – Kicking off the day’s play on Wednesday at the AEGON Classic was the pride and joy of Britain, Heather Watson and Laura Robson, back to back. Considering the later slots are usually reserved for the feature players, the tournament’s decision to place the pair first and [...]
Barthel advances to 3rd round at Aegon Classic
Sixth-seeded Mona Barthel of Germany, advanced to the third round of the Aegon Classic on Tuesday with a 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 victory over Serbia's Vesna Dolonc.
In other second-round matches, fourth-seeded Tamira Paszek of Austria lost to American Alison Riske, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, and eight-seeded Urszula Radwanska of Poland was beaten by Croatia's Donna Vekic, 6-3, 6-2.
Also, 15th...
Heather Watson Back From Glandular Fever, Loses First Match But Not Fighting Spirit
By Ros Satar (May 29, 2013) PARIS – As much as she put up a spirited defense, in her first match back after illness, Britain’s Heather Watson bowed out in the first round to Switzerland’s Stefanie Voegele 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Watson looked to be hitting cleanly through the ball but the first break came quickly [...]
Heather Watson Back From Glandular Fever, Loses First Match But Not Fighting Spirit
By Ros Satar (May 29, 2013) PARIS – As much as she put up a spirited defense, in her first match back after illness, Britain’s Heather Watson bowed out in the first round to Switzerland’s Stefanie Voegele 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Watson looked to be hitting cleanly through the ball but the first break came quickly [...]
Heather Watson Back From Glandular Fever, Loses First Match But Not Fighting Spirit
By Ros Satar (May 29, 2013) PARIS – As much as she put up a spirited defense, in her first match back after illness, Britain’s Heather Watson bowed out in the first round to Switzerland’s Stefanie Voegele 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Watson looked to be hitting cleanly through the ball but the first break came quickly [...]
Heather Watson Back From Glandular Fever, Loses First Match But Not Fighting Spirit
By Ros Satar (May 29, 2013) PARIS – As much as she put up a spirited defense, in her first match back after illness, Britain’s Heather Watson bowed out in the first round to Switzerland’s Stefanie Voegele 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Watson looked to be hitting cleanly through the ball but the first break came quickly [...]
Tim Henman and Heather Watson to Team Up for Exhibition Doubles before Aegon Classic
(April 10, 2013) British No. 2, Heather Watson, and tennis legend Tim Henman were in Birmingham today to announce an exciting one-off tennis match that will take place to mark the opening of the new Centre Court at the UK’s all-female tennis tournament, the Aegon Classic on Sunday 9 June. Hanging out the kit [...]
Draper steps down as British tennis CEO
The chief executive of British tennis' governing body is stepping down at the end of September after seven years in the role.
Roger Draper says he's leaving the Lawn Tennis Association just as British tennis ''is entering a very exciting phase.'' Andy Murray is the U.S. Open champion and Heather Watson and Laura Robson are ranked in the top 50.
Draper says...
British Tennis is Completely Different From 10 Years Ago, Says Keothavong
By Barbara Galiza (March 2, 2013) FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil –With the recent successes of Andy Murray, Laura Robson and Heather Watson, it’s safe to say tennis in Britain is in a great phase. Londoner Anne Keothavong, professional since 2001, says things have come a long way in terms of support for the players. [...]
Memphis – Wednesday Results, Thursday Schedule
US NATIONAL INDOOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Memphis,
USA
February 17-23,
2013
Hard/Outdoors
Results – Wednesday, February
20, 2013
Singles – Second
Round
(1)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 75 36 63
Marina Erakovic (NZL)
d. (2) Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 61 36 63
(3) Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. Melinda
Czink (HUN) 76(0) 46 62
(4) Heather Watson (GBR) d. Andrea Hlavackova (CZE...
What to Watch in the WTA This Week: Previews of Dubai, Memphis, and Bogota
Who will the genie visit this year?
Shifting down the Persian Gulf, eight of the top ten women move from Doha to Dubai for the only Premier tournament this week. In North and South America are two International tournaments on dramatically different surfaces. Here is the weekly look at what to expect in the WTA.
Dubai: Still the top seed despite her dethroning last week, Azarenka...
Memphis Sunday Schedule
US NATIONAL INDOOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Memphis, USA
February 17-23, 2013
$235,000/International
Hard/Outdoors
Order Of Play – Sunday, February 17, 2013
Stadium (from 10.00hrs)
1. Madison Keys vs. Alexa Glatch (Singles Q Final)
2. Galina Voskoboeva vs. Heather Watson (NB 11.00hrs)
3. ATP: Russell vs. Young
4. ATP: Williams vs. Muñoz-de la Nava
5. Chanelle Scheepers vs. Coco Vandeweghe...
Great Britain Moves into World Group II Play-Off
Heather Watson
(February 10, 2013) Great Britain’s Fed Team have defeated Bulgaria 2-0 in their promotional play-off of the Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I competition. This puts Great Britain into the World Group II play-off on April 20-21. The venue and opponent for the team will be announced by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) at 1100 GMT on Wednesday, February 13...
Great Britain Defeats Hungary at Fed Cup
(February 9, 2013) Great Britain Fed Cup Team have defeated Hungary 2-1 in their third tie of the Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I competition. This puts the Group B winners, Great Britain, into a promotional play off against the winners of Group D, Bulgaria, at 0930 (0730 GMT) on Sunday morning.
In Saturday’s first singles rubber, Laura Robson beat Greta Arn 0-6, 6-2, 6-1 in one...
Fed Cup Zone Group February 8 Results
(February 8, 2013) Results from Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I in Eilat, Israel (February 6-10); and Asia/Oceania Zone Groups I and II in Astana (February 4-9). Also below are Thursday’s results from Americas Zone Group I in Medellin, Colombia (February 6-9).
This weekend sees the four Fed Cup World Group and four World Group II first round ties taking place on 9-10 February...
Great Britain Win Fed Cup Tie Over Portugal
(February 8, 2013) Great Britain has defeated Portugal in their second tie of the Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I competition.
In the first singles rubber, British No. 2 Laura Robson beat Margarida Moura 6-2, 6-1. Robson was always in command during the 64-minute encounter, moving out to a 4-0 lead, allowing her opponent holds in the fifth and seventh games of the opening set...
Great Britain’s Fed Cup Team Shutout Bosnia in Opening Tie
Heather Watson
(February 7, 2013) Great Britain’s Fed Cup Team have defeated Bosnia & Herzegovina in their opening match of the Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I competition.
In the first singles match, British No. 3 Anne Keothavong beat 16 year-old Dea Herdzelas 6-4, 6-2. Keothavong, having broken in the opening game surrendered her own serve immediately, but broke again...
Wednesday Play at Pattaya City Rained Out
PTT PATTAYA OPEN
Pattaya City, Thailand
January 28-February 3, 2013
$235,000/International
Hard/Outdoors
Results – Wednesday, January 30, 2013
No matches completed due to rain
Order Of Play – Thursday, January 31, 2013
Court 1 (from 10.00hrs)
1. Ana Ivanovic vs. Ayumi Morita (tbc)
2. Olga Puchkova vs. Daniela Hantuchova
3. Heather Watson vs. Anastasija Sevastova
4. Luksika Kumkhum...
Rough day for the kids in Melbourne
Two of the rising young stars who are destined to shape the future of women's tennis tested themselves against members of the current hierarchy in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday -- and quickly realized they had more to learn.
American Madison Keys, all of 17 years of age, showed plenty of potential but went down 6-2, 7-5 to fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber of...
Radwanska Rolls into Australian Open Round of 16
By Jaclyn Stacey
(January 18, 2013) MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska won through to the fourth round of the Australian Open defeating Britain’s Heather Watson 6-3, 6-1 in one hour and 24 minutes on day five at the Open.
The Pole has won 12 straight matches in 2013 after claiming the titles in Auckland and Sydney before winning her first three...
Australian Open in Photos: Vekic, Watson, Robredo and more
Our esteemed tennis photographer is currently at Melbourne Park and will be providing daily tennis galleries from the 2013 Australian Open. Make sure to check back each day for a new gallery and don’t miss the fun from down under!
January 15, 2013 — Our Tennis Grandstand photographer is back and today’s featured gallery includes Heather Watson, Donna Vekic, Tommy Robredo...
Wizards of Oz (III): Stosur, Venus, Sharapova, Djokovic, and More on Australian Open Day 3
Will Stosur continue to keep her eye on the ball against a recent nemesis?
The first day of the second round looks rather sparse in general, but we picked out a few potential diamonds in the rough. Let’s start with the ladies for a change.
WTA:
Zheng vs. Stosur (Rod Laver Arena): When they met a week ago in Sydney, the Aussie suffered from a slow start, rallied to reach a final...
Radwanska rolls to Aussie's 4th round
Fourth-seeded Angieszka Radwanska has won her 12th match in a row with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Britain's Heather Watson in the third round at the Australian Open on Friday.
Radwanska won tournaments in Auckland and Sydney - nine matches in a row - before coming to Melbourne Park. Her 6-0, 6-0 win over Dominika Cibulkova in the Sydney International final was the first '&...
Watson, Robson, Keothavong and Konta Named to British Fed Cup Team
(January 7, 2013) Heather Watson, Laura Robson, Anne Keothavong and Johanna Konta have been announced by the Lawn Tennis Association as Great Britain’s Fed Cup team for the Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie that will take place from February 6-9 2013 at the Municipal Tennis Club in Eilat, Israel.
Elena Baltacha who is currently recovering from injury will also be traveling with...
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