Dubai: Anastasija Sevastova vs Wang Qiang
Anastasija Sevastova takes on Wang Qiang in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Anastasija Sevastova takes on Wang Qiang in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
The 2016 Aces For Humanity campaign was launched by USANA and the WTA at the BNP Paribas Open and continued over the last two weeks at the Miami Open, where every ace hit by a WTA player at Premier-level events translates into a donation to the USANA True Health Foundation, whose mission is to provide the most critical human necessities to those who are suffering or in need around the world. For every ace hit by any player the WTA donates $5, and for every ace hit by a USANA Brand Ambassador, it’s $10.
USANA Brand Ambassadors Caroline Wozniacki, Eugenie Bouchard, Samantha Stosur, Kristina Mladenovic, Madison Keys, Sloane Stephens, Monica Puig, Zheng Saisai and Alizé Cornet hit 34 of the 511 aces in Miami – raising a grand total of $2,725 over the fortnight.
Read more about the campaign here and see below to find out who’s hit the most aces so far!
#AcesForHumanity Fan Giveaway
It’s simple: before each WTA Premier tournament guess how many total aces will be hit.
Next up is the Volvo Car Open in Charleston. Last year there was a total of 241 aces hit. It’s now your turn, take your best guess of how many will be hit in the desert this year.
How To Enter:
• Follow @WTA and @USANAFoundation on Twitter and before each WTA Premier tournament tweet the number of aces you predict will be hit during the whole tournament (Singles, Main Draw)
• Include the hashtag #AcesForHumanity
• Charleston deadline is April 6th at 11:59pm ET
• The winner will be announced April 11th
Aces For Humanity is a joint WTA and USANA initiative that benefits the USANA True Health Foundation, which provides critical human necessities to those in suffering or in need around the globe.
For full rules on how to enter, click here.
Caroline Wozniacki discovered what’s behind the WTA’s weather woes in her press conference at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
An interview with Belinda Bencic before her opening round match at the Volvo Car Open.
Caroline Wozniacki takes on Anastasija Sevastova in the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber, a pair of former Volvo Car Open champions, traded the green clay for the sand at Charleston’s Iconic Photoshoot.
Against the backdrop of Charleston’s beautiful scenery, Petkovic and Kerber tried their hand at beach tennis.
Petkovic won Charleston in 2014 and Kerber in 2015, but how would they fare on sand?
Petkovic was confident in her beach tennis skills…
…and she gave defending Charleston champion Kerber quite a battle in their set of sand-tennis.
Charleston is known for a lot of things – delicious food, rich culture, historic architecture – but today it was its incredible nature on display.
Who will lift a second Charleston trophy? They both look ready for it after their iconic preparations.
After a fierce and scenic battle, the pair faced the press like true champions.
Despite being beach tennis rivals, the Germans are good friends off court as well as Olympic doubles hopefuls.
Charleston is a favorite stop on the tour for Petkovic and Kerber, pictured here with Bob Moran, Volvo Car Open tournament director.
With beach tennis under their belts, Kerber and Petkovic are all set to reclaim their titles in Charleston.
BUDAPEST, Hungary – No.1 seed Timea Babos has seen her best tennis flourish in front of her home crowd in Budapest at the Hungarian Ladies Open, and during her semifinal clash against Julia Goerges there was a special guest sitting front row to take it all in – former World No.1 Monica Seles.
“It was a really big moment for me and I was very honored,” Babos told wtatennis.com after the match.
“It’s amazing, you know we don’t have very many huge Hungarian tennis players, and Monica has a Hungarian background – for her to be here today, on the Hungarian National Day of Tennis, watching us, it was really great.”
Seles, who won nine Grand Slam titles during her storied career, liked what she saw from the 23-year-old Hungarian No.1.
“I think ‘Timi’ has got a bright future ahead of her,” she said. “She played very well under very tough conditions today, there’s so much pressure on her and so many expectations.
“She hasn’t played well coming into this tournament, so for her to break through and really play the best tennis so far of the year here in her hometown of Budapest, is just really huge.”
It’s been four years since a WTA tournament was contested in Hungary, and this year’s edition will see the No.1 seed Babos take on the No.2 seed Lucie Safarova in the final.
“This is really a dream final for the tournament, and for it to happen in its first year just shows how much strength the WTA has,” Seles said. “I always enjoy coming back here [to Hungary] and I’m very excited there’s a WTA event now here. And that we have Timi in the final, it’s great for the first year of the tournament.”
“I hope the crowds can keep coming here to support her even more and make tennis very popular here so the tournament can keep growing.”
– Photos courtesy of Hungarian Ladies Open
With her win at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Elina Svitolina is set to reach a new career-high ranking on Monday, and make a bit of Ukrainian tennis history, too.
No.5 seed Duan Ying-Ying moved into the second round with a hard-fought victory over Zarina Diyas on day one at the Alya WTA Malaysian Open.
Watch Eugenie Bouchard celebrate her 23rd birthday at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel!