Suarez-Navarro wins epic vs Kerber; Keys beats Ostapenko

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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


Panelists’ Predictions 2016 French Open Women’s Day 9 Matches–Including Serena/Svitolina

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It’s Day 9 of the French Open, and we’re predicting all 4 remaining women’s Round of 16 matches. Predicting today are myself (Yesh Ginsburg), along LWOS contributors Linda Celia Ellis, Bradey Bononcioni, and John Lupo. Panelists’ Predictions 2016 French Open Women’s Day 9 Matches Madison Keys vs Kiki Bertens Linda: Bertens is a surprise making […] READ MORE



A Drama-Free Day to Start The Championships: Women’s Day 1 Recap

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To see the Men’s Day 1 recap, click here. The greatest tournament in tennis got off to a relatively calm start as big names (Serena, Azarenka, Sharapova, Venus) advanced with little to no trouble, young stars struggled through (Pliskova, Bencic), seeded players fell (Suarez Navarro, Pennetta) and a Latvian teenager announced herself (Ostapenko). A Drama-Free […] READ MORE


Top Seed Simona Halep beaten in Birmingham

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The top seed at this years Aegon Classic in Birmingham, Simona Halep was beaten in three tight sets by France’s Kristina Mladenovic who is proving she has more than enough game on grass to beat the best. Mladenovic won their only previous meeting, coming at the end of 2014 in Paris on the hard-courts where […] READ MORE


WTA Aegon Classic: Back Lisicki to Claim Second Birmingham Title

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The road to Wimbledon goes through Birmingham this week as Ana Ivanovic returns to defend her title against a stacked field. This event was upgraded from International to Premier level in 2013 and this year’s renewal sees four Top 10 players entered. Victoria Azarenka heads the market at 5.30 following a relatively successful clay campaign […] READ MORE