Brengle Stuns Serena In Auckland Upset
Madison Brengle pulled off her first Top 3 victory at the ASB Classic, clinching a thrilling three-set win over top seed Serena Williams in Auckland.
Madison Brengle pulled off her first Top 3 victory at the ASB Classic, clinching a thrilling three-set win over top seed Serena Williams in Auckland.
Garbiñe Muguruza overcame a slow start – and a spirited challenge from Svetlana Kuznetsova – to move into the semifinals of the Brisbane International for the first time, where she’ll face Alizé Cornet.
Madison Keys takes on Timea Babos in the third round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
ROME, Italy – Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic overcame a mid-match wobble to defeat Anabel Medina Garrigues and Arantxa Parra Santonja in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Thursday.
In their opening match, Garcia and Mladenovic came within two points of defeat, and they once again sailed close to the wind, eventually coming through, 7-6(4), 1-6, 10-7.
A chance for Olympic glory prompted the union between Garcia and Mladenovic, who had previously been in successful partnerships with Katarina Srebotnik and Timea Babos, respectively. And while the French duo took a handful of events to gel, the partnership has flourished on the clay.
Victory over Garrigues and Parra Santonja extends their unbeaten streak to 15 matches, a run taking in tournament victories in Charleston, Stuttgart and Madrid. No.4 seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka are the next team hoping to end the run, securing their quarterfinal place with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Sara Errani and Lara Arruabarrena.
Elsewhere, there were mixed fortunes for two of the other leading teams. Andreja Klepac and Katarina Srebotnik followed up their surprise win over the Williams sisters by knocking out No.2 seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova, 6-3, 6-4.
No.3 seeds Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova had no such trouble, overcoming Italian wildcards Claudia Giovine and Angelica Moratelli, 6-3, 6-2.
Lauren Davis takes on Jelena Ostapenko in the semifinals of the ASB Classic.
An interview with Madison Keys after her win in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
In today’s SAP Stat Of The Day, Karolina Pliskova’s clinical serving was front and center in her semifinal victory at the Brisbane International.
Madison Keys takes on Barbora Strycova in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
Karolina Pliskova takes on Alizé Cornet in the final of the Brisbane International.
Highlights from quarterfinal action at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.