Insider Live Blog: Roland Garros Final
WTA Insider Courtney Nguyen | Follow along with the French Open final between Serena Williams and Garbiñe Muguruza live on wtatennis.com!
WTA Insider Courtney Nguyen | Follow along with the French Open final between Serena Williams and Garbiñe Muguruza live on wtatennis.com!
Wildcard Jelena Jankovic continued her winning streak over Tsvetana Pironkova as she came out on top after a marathon at the Qatar Total Open.
Dozens of WTA stars have been spreading the love on Twitter today – whether it’s for Valentine’s Day or Taco Tuesday. Check out some of their best tweets here!
Roberta Vinci had Tuesday’s shot of the day at the Qatar Total Open.
With the 2016 French Open officially in the books, the WTA Insider team looked back at the entertaining final that saw new World No.2 Garbiñe Muguruza stun 21-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams for her first major title, and look ahead to the grass court season and all the intriguing storylines that abound heading into Wimbledon.
Can Muguruza replicate last year’s run to the final at the All England Club and avoid the dreaded post-major slump? Will Serena capture the elusive and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title at her favorite major tournament? How will Victoria Azarenka recover from her injury-addled spring? Can Timea Bacsinszky and Simona Halep turn around disappointing Roland Garros compaigns into grass court success?
All this and more on the latest episode of the WTA Insider Podcast:
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An interview with Dominika Cibulkova after her second round victory at the Qatar Total Open.
Dominika Cibulkova has Wednesday’s shot of the day at the Qatar Open.
May was packed with plenty of amazing shots – we narrowed it down to the five best.
In the end it was Simona Halep, who showed off her quick hands and quality anticipation in her third round match against Timea Bacsinszky at the Mutua Madrid Open.
Staring down the barrel of Bacsinszky’s fearsome backhand, Halep dove for a forehand volley and the gamble paid off, helping her go on to win the match and capture her second career Premier Mandatory title.
Click here to watch all of May’s finalists.
Final Results for May’s WTA Shot Of The Month
1. Simona Halep (70%)
2. Irina-Camelia Begu (12%)
3. Serena Williams (7%)
4. Garbiñe Muguruza (6%)
5. Carla Suárez Navarro (5%)
2016 WTA Shot of the Month Winners
January: Caroline Wozniacki
February: Agnieszka Radwanska
March: Agnieszka Radwanska
April: Monica Niculescu
How it works:
Five shots are selected by wtatennis.com
Winner is then determined by a fan vote on wtatennis.com
Dominika Cibulkova takes on Samantha Stosur in the second round of the Qatar Total Open.
In today’s SAP Stat Of The Day, Daria Kasatkina adds another name to her growing list of big wins.