Charleston: Shot Of The Day (Saturday)
Elena Vesnina has Saturday’s shot of the day at the Volvo Car Open.
Elena Vesnina has Saturday’s shot of the day at the Volvo Car Open.
The story of the tournament from the Volvo Car Open.
On this episode of WTA Behind The Tour, go inside the high-tension world of our team of stringers who work tirelessly to ensure all WTA players are armed and ready for every match.
STUTTGART, Germany – The brightest stars of the WTA kicked off the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at the Opening Ceremony, where they glammed up to be presented to the German crowd.
Defending champion and Germany’s No.1 Angelique Kerber started the night on the tennis court, joining tennis legends Michael Chang and Michael Stich and professional racing driver Mark Webber for a doubles duel. Afterwards, all the top seeds hit the red carpet and headed to Center Court for their presentations, where they were walked onto the court by their young mascots.
Check out the video above for a behind the scenes look at the Opening Ceremony, as well as a sneak peek into the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix official players’ dinner.
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– Photos courtesy of Jimmie48 Tennis Photography
Carla Suárez Navarro takes on Oceane Dodin in the first round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Former champion Vitalia Diatchenko sprung an upset on the opening day of the OEC Taipei WTA Challenger, holding her nerve to knock out No.2 seed Naomi Broady.
In a tense final set, World No.533 Diatchenko twice served to stay in the match before ultimately prevailing, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(3).
Making a mockery of her lowly ranking, the Russian withstood a final set fightback – and 15 aces – from Broady to register only her sixth win of the season.
Diatchenko, who received a wildcard into the WTA title at a 125K Series event, is currently on the comeback trail following an injury-ravaged couple of seasons. Two years ago, she reached a career-high No.71 following victory in Taipei, but since then major operations on her anterior cruciate ligament and Achilles have halted this charge.
Next up will be Miyu Kato, who overcame doubles partner Eri Hozumi, 6-4, 7-6(7). Also advancing were Olga Govortsova, who knocked out No.5 seed Risa Ozaki, 6-1, 6-3, and Dalila Jakupovic, a 7-6(4), 6-1, winner over wildcard Lee Ya-Hsuan.
The first round continues on Tuesday, with Maria Sakkari, Marina Erakovic and 2013 winner Alison Van Uytvanck among those in action.
Check out the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Opening Ceremony and highlights from the Player’s Party here on wtatennis.com.
An interview with Angelique Kerber after her win in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Angelique Kerber has Wednesday’s shot of the day at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Angelique Kerber ended the 2016 season with two Grand Slams, a WTA title, the most match wins on the tour, and a lot of hot shots.
So many, in fact, that we’ve compiled a video featuring all of her best shots of the year!
Watch them all right here on wtatennis.com, and stay tuned tomorrow for Simona Halep’s best shots of the year!
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