Sister, Sister: I Do My Own Style in My Own Time
The Pliskova twins are the latest sister act to grace the WTA.
The tennis world has long been familiar with sibling acts in the both the ATP and WTA. First it was the McEnroe brothers, followed by the (three) Maleeva sisters. Next came the Williams sisters and Bryan twins, followed the the Bondarenkos and the Radwanskas. Often times, one sibling sees considerably more success than...
Pliskova wins Malaysian Open
Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic fought back from a poor first set to beat American Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Malaysian Open.
Both players were vying for their first WTA singles title, with the 127th-ranked Pliskova winning in her first final.
Wild card Mattek-Sands - a former top-30 player who has slipped to No. 197 - struggled against her...
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March 02, 2013
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Mattek-Sands Upsets Defending Champ Hsieh in Kuala Lumpur
BMW MALAYSIAN OPEN
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 25-March 3, 2013
$235,000/International
Hard/Outdoors
Results – Friday, March 1, 2013
Singles – Quarterfinals
(WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) d. (2) Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) 75 62
(3/WC) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 62 60
(4) Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. (Q) Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 67(7) 64 61
Karolina Pliskova...
Hsieh Wins Twice To Make Kuala Lumpur Semis
BMW MALAYSIAN OPEN
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 25-March 3, 2013
$235,000/International
Hard/Outdoors
Results – Thursday, February 28, 2013
Singles – Second Round
(2) Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. Zhang Shuai (CHN) 62 62
(3/WC) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. (Q) Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 63 63
(4) Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. (Q) Nudnida Luangnam (THA) 63 61
Karolina Pliskova (CZE)...
World TeamTennis Pro League – Results for Tuesday, 7/10
World TeamTennis Pro League – Results for Tuesday, 7/10
(Home teams in capital letters)
FINAL RESULTS – All matches complete:
Sacramento Capitals def. PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 22-16 (OT)
Women’s Doubles – Asia Muhammad\Yasmin Schnack (Capitals) def. Karolina Pliskova\Kristyna Pliskova (Freedoms) 5-4
Men’s Doubles – Mark Knowles\Alex Kuznetsov (Capitals) def. James Blake...
Pliskova Twins Top World TeamTennis Roster Player Draft
Identical twin sisters Karolina and Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic topped the 2012 WTT Roster Player Draft on Tuesday when the 19-year-olds were selected with the top overall pick by the Philadelphia Freedoms. Players from 11 countries were chosen in Tuesday’s Roster Draft as teams completed their lineups for the League’s 37th season, which runs July 9-28.
In a...
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