In one of the warm up tournaments coming into Wimbledon, Madison Keys defeated Barbora Strycova 6-3 6-4 to clinch her second WTA title. Through winning the title this week, Keys will rise to No. 10 in the world rankings and become the first American woman to debut into the Top 10 since Serena Williams did […] READ MORE
Tag: Aegon Classic
Suarez-Navarro wins epic vs Kerber; Keys beats Ostapenko
The Aegon Classic boasted some of the best in-form grass court talent on Day 5. Coco Vandeweghe won her second title on the grass courts of s-Hertogenbosch last week, Angelique Kerber is defending her Birmingham title, and Madison Keys is another player that knows her way around a grass court. One of the biggest surprises […] READ MORE
Gavrilova Loses but Stars Against Kerber
In one of the matches that was originally scheduled for Thursday at the Aegon Classic, Angelique Kerber and Daria Gavrilova had to resume their second round match because of the heavy rain. Kerber had dominated the current head-to-head with Daria Gavrilova–winning all four of their previous meetings, all on hard courts. In just one of […] READ MORE
Madison Keys Shines on Day 4 of Aegon Classic
Madison Keys put on a blistering performance in her straight sets demolition of Austrian Tamira Paszek at the Aegon Classic. From the start, her penetrating ground strokes caused considerable problems as the overbearing game of the 21-year-old was too much for her opponent today. Keys started off the match in style–her forehand was looking in […] READ MORE
Coco Vandeweghe Opens Up About Olympics “Heartbreak”
In recent months many tennis stars have expressed their disappreciation for the Olympic Games. Many athletes have even gone as far as withdrawing completely in order to focus on the normal tour events. Following Coco Vandeweghe’s impressive top-ten scalp over Agnieszka Radwanska in Birmingham, she spoke openly about her recent grass court success and the upcoming […] READ MORE
Brits Naomi Broady and Tara Moore Lose but Remain Positive
Naomi Broady and Tara Moore both lost their first round matches today at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham. Broady lost to Daria Gavrilova in a three set battle, while Moore was defeated from a set and a break up against grass court specialist Tamira Paszek. On a positive note for the British players, Broady will play the […] READ MORE
Heather Watson Defeats Giorgi in Day 1 of the Aegon Classic
Day 1 of the Aegon Classic, Heather Watson defeats Camila Giorgi in the first round to start off her Birmingham campaign positively. READ MORE
Can Andy Murray be Classed as a Favourite at Wimbledon?
Coming off the back of his 4th title at the AEGON Championships at the Queens Club, can Andy Murray be classed as a favourite at Wimbledon? Boris Becker, coach of Novak Djokovic, certainly thinks so. In this video Becker admits that Murray is certainly one of the favourites for the title this year. Becker is obviously […] READ MORE
Angelique Kerber wins Aegon Classic Birmingham
Angelique Kerber came through a hard-fought 3 set match to win her first grass-court title, defeating Karolina Pliskova 6-7 6-3 7-6. Angelique Kerber wins Aegon Classic Birmingham The two players have played four times previously, splitting the matches 2-2, however Pliskova went into the match with a 2015 victory over Kerber. With such contrasting games […] READ MORE
Pliskova Conquers rain, reaches final in Birmingham
Karolina Pliskova conquerors rain and Kristina Mladenovic to reach Birmingham final. Mladenovic has been playing like a top-ten player all week. READ MORE
