Charleston: Laura Siegemund's Shot Of The Day
Laura Siegemund has Wednesday’s shot of the day at the Volvo Car Open.
Laura Siegemund has Wednesday’s shot of the day at the Volvo Car Open.
Laura Siegemund takes on Anastasija Sevastova in the quarterfinals of the Volvo Car Open.
MONETERREY, Mexico – As a part of the WTA Charities initiative, Americans Ashley Weinhold and Caitlin Whoriskey spent Tuesday morning in Monterrey with a group of athletes that are part of the Special Needs Athletes Association of Nuevo Leon, alongside Mexican businessman Carlos Bremer.
Weinhold and Whoriskey helped the athletes paste small scraps of tissue paper on a banner filling the Abierto GNP Seguros logo with bright colors, and the morning ended with everyone enjoying some tasty tacos.
“I want to congratulate the organizers of this event, it has continuously been gaining strength every year,” Bremer said about the WTA event. “I think everyone should support these big events that come to Monterrey and to Mexico.”
Catch a glimpse of the visit and the finished product, courtesy of Abierto GNP Seguros:
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We are all human. This senseless act of violence is unnecessary. So many things really need to… https://t.co/Dxu0peeaDq
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) June 13, 2016
Heartbroken for the devastating loss of life in Orlando. When will we change our guns laws! Praying for the victims and families.??
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) June 12, 2016
Waking up to news of last night's act of hatred & violence. Beyond angry and heartbroken. So many beautiful souls lost. #PrayForOrlando
— Nicole Gibbs (@Gibbsyyyy) June 12, 2016
Honestly feeling defeated. When will this stop? When will steps be taken to prevent events like this in the future? #PrayingForOrlando
— Nicole Gibbs (@Gibbsyyyy) June 12, 2016
❤️???? #stoptheviolence
— Madison Keys (@Madison_Keys) June 12, 2016
More Love. Less Hate. #PrayForOrlando pic.twitter.com/t2QPGXfjBg
— Ana Ivanovic (@AnaIvanovic) June 12, 2016
Florida is my home. Been to Orlando countless times. Sending you my love ?
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) June 12, 2016
just devastated. thoughts are always with the victims' families & friends. ? #Orlando
— Jamie Hampton (@Jamie_Hampton) June 12, 2016
Latest count is at least 50 people dead- this just keeps getting worse…my heart goes to all affected in Orlando and all our LGBT souls…
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) June 12, 2016
Devastating news in Orlando…thoughts going out to the victims and their families. Extremism in any form is not healthy…
— Vania King (@queen_v21) June 12, 2016
#PrayForOrlando
— Christina McHale (@ChristinaMcHale) June 12, 2016
All the people donating blood in Orlando #hopeforhummanity
— Jessie Pegula (@JLPegula) June 13, 2016
My old home town of Orlando my heart is breaking 4 U #LGBT @LGBTfdn community ….#hatecrime #terror #banassaultweapons #PulseNightclub
— rennae stubbs (@rennaestubbs) June 12, 2016
How sad, how unfair, how disgusting…. ? #Orlando https://t.co/uYUt59D7Eh
— Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) June 13, 2016
My heart and thoughts with the families of the victims of the horrible attack in Orlando ❤️? #StopTerrorism
— Alizé Lim (@AlizeLim) June 12, 2016
#PrayForOrlando pic.twitter.com/ewSsRw8W4D
— Carla Suarez Navarro (@CarlaSuarezNava) June 13, 2016
#PrayForOrlando #PrayForPeace #PrayForTheWorld @citybeautiful pic.twitter.com/X76yTyrSpm
— Marion bartoli (@bartoli_marion) June 13, 2016
Absolutely devastated by the tragedy in Orlando.
Take time to hug your loved ones today and every day. #prayfororlando #stoptheviolence— Irina Falconi (@IrinaFalconi) June 12, 2016
Daria Kasatkina came back from a set down against the tricky Laura Siegemund to move into the first WTA singles final of her career at the Volvo Car Open.
Madison Keys has Monday’s shot of the day at the Aegon International Birmingham.
An interview with Garbiñe Muguruza ahead of her participation at the Mallorca Open.
BIEL/BIENNE, Switzerland – Kristyna Pliskova continued her steady climb up the rankings as she scored the first big upset of the Ladies Open Biel Bienne, knocking out No.4 seed Roberta Vinci, 6-4, 6-4 to advance into the second round.
“I’m happy I’m back indoors, because my serve works even better here than outside,” she said after the match. “I think this match was pretty solid from my side; I faced just one break point, which is kind of good. She’s not in her best form, so that helped me get it done in two sets.”
Pliskova recovered from a set down to defeat Vinci at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships just two months ago, but was far more decisive on Monday, striking 10 aces and getting a crucial break in each set to seal the win in one hour and 13 minutes.
What. A. Shot.@KrisPliskova gets the early break in the second set! #WTABiel pic.twitter.com/zhMPSGtdTS
— WTA (@WTA) April 10, 2017
“I learned a lot from our match in Dubai, and even more from the time before I’d played her and I’d lost like 6-1, 6-1 five years ago. I knew her slice is brilliant. She proved that again, but I learned a lot from both matches.”
Up next for Pliskova is either Donna Vekic or Sorana Cirstea; with her quick serve and fearsome groundstrokes, the unseeded Czech youngster will certainly be one to watch in the indoor courts of Biel/Bienne this week.
Delicate touch from @KrisPliskova! ? #WTABiel pic.twitter.com/J2IoOloHya
— WTA (@WTA) April 10, 2017
“The court is kind of different from others, but so far I like it.”
Earlier in the day, Elise Mertens caused another upset by defeating No.8 seed Monica Niculescu, 6-2, 6-2. The first winner in the tournament’s history was Germany’s Mona Barthel, who ousted Jana Cepelova, 6-3, 6-4.
CoCo Vandeweghe takes on Agnieszka Radwanska in the first round of the Aegon Classic.