Eastbourne: Radwanska vs. Bouchard
Agnieszka Radwanska takes on Eugenie Bouchard in the third round of the Aegon International.
Agnieszka Radwanska takes on Eugenie Bouchard in the third round of the Aegon International.
Venus and Serena Williams kicked off the 2017 season in Auckland, but their first match at the ASB Classic went a little differently than usual as they took on a pair of rugby stars, the All Blacks’ Julian & Ardie Savea.
A sellout crowd gathered at the ASB Tennis Arena to watch the two sibling duos battle it out for a good cause.
Ardie gamely swapped out the rugby ball for a tennis racquet…
…while Julian opted for a jumbo racquet to even out the competition.
“I couldn’t stop laughing!” Venus said.
The brothers admitted to being “kind of star struck” before the event, which included No.3 seed Caroline Wozniacki.
After taking on the Savea brothers, the Williams sisters took to opposite sides of the court for a doubles face off.
Serena said: “I’ve never been in Auckland and so I’ve never had an opportunity to be first in the world to welcome in this New Year, so this is a new experience for me. The fact that I’m still having new experiences this deep into my career makes me feel really good.”
The siblings plus Wozniacki commemorated the match with a selfie with the ASB Tennis Arena crowd.
All the fun and games went toward a good cause, with $65,000 being raised to help with earthquake relief efforts for the people of Kaikoura.
Serena, Caroline and Venus are set to play their first matches of the season on Tuesday.
Serena will take on Pauline Parmentier, Caroline will take on Nicole Gibbs and Venus will take on New Zealand’s Jade Lewis.
Monica Puig takes on Kristina Mladenovic in the quarterfinals of the Aegon International.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Before taking to the court at the ASB Classic, some of the WTA’s biggest names glammed up and stepped out for the official player party on Monday.
Check out the video above to go behind the scenes at the Auckland Player Party with Venus Williams, Nicole Gibbs, Caroline Wozniacki, Lucie Safarova, Mandy Minella, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and more WTA stars!
And then check out some of the best photos from the red carpet, courtesy of Tennis Auckland:
An interview with Dominika Cibulkova after her win in the semifinals of the Aegon International.
Angelique Kerber has had a busy week in Brisbane, from getting down at the Brisbane International’s Kids Day to reaching the top of the Wheel of Brisbane!
Dominika Cibulkova takes on Monica Puig in the semifinals of the Aegon International.
Daria Kasatkina has Tuesday’s shot of the day at the Brisbane International.
Dominika Cibulkova has Saturday’s shot of the day at the Aegon International Eastbourne.
Belinda Bencic is back into the second round of Wimbledon after a solid victory over Tsvetana Pironkova; Eugenie Bouchard also grabbed a win over Magdalena Rybarikova.