St. Petersburg: Vinci vs. Babos
Roberta Vinci takes on Timea Babos in the quarterfinals at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
Roberta Vinci takes on Timea Babos in the quarterfinals at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
Roberta Vinci has Tuesday’s shot of the day at the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
Elina Svitolina has Tuesday’s shot of the day at the Taiwan Open.
Roberta Vinci has Saturday’s shot of the day at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – Monica Puig received a welcome fit for a national hero when she landed in her home country of Puerto Rico after bringing them their first Olympic gold medal.
Puig touched down in style into San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport on Saturday – she was at the helm of a private plane and even got to help taxi it down the runway.
Hola Puerto Rico!!!!! This is your pilot speaking ❤️✈️??? #HomeSweetHome pic.twitter.com/zWMaYZhPCv
— Monica Puig (@MonicaAce93) August 20, 2016
She was met on the tarmac by the governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro García Padilla, who greeted her and personally welcomed her to the island.
EN DIRECTO: Gobernador recibe e @MonicaAce93 en la pista #BienvenidaMonica – https://t.co/j0Hs9j9t85 pic.twitter.com/egACljmB8R
— Telenoticias (@TelenoticiasPR) August 20, 2016
From there Puig met the media in a press conference, then went outside to wave hello to a massive crowd of fans.
Watch the video below to hear the incredible reception that Puerto Rican fans gave her:
.@MonicaAce93 arrives in Puerto Rico for the 1st time since winning her country's 1st ever Olympic Gold Medal. pic.twitter.com/Pxajjlea6p
— IMG Tennis (@IMGTennis) August 21, 2016
Check out some of the best photos of Puig’s arrival below, courtesy of Getty Images.
Elena Vesnina had Wednesday’s shot of the day at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
Venus Williams takes on Misaki Doi in the final of the Taiwan Open.
January was packed with plenty of amazing shots – we narrowed it down to the five best.
In the end, it Hot Shot Queen Agnieszka Radwanska, who turned defense to offense against Christina McHale at the Apia International Sydney. En route to the final, the former World No.2 used all her scrambling skills to end the rally with a screaming forehand winner.
Click here to watch all of January’s finalists.
Final Results for January’s WTA Shot Of The Month presented by Cambridge Global Payments
1. Agnieszka Radwanska (76%)
2. Julia Goerges (11%)
3. Yulia Putintseva (7%)
3. Karolina Pliskova (4%)
5. Alizé Cornet (2%)
2016 WTA Shot of the Month Winners
January: Caroline Wozniacki
February: Agnieszka Radwanska
March: Agnieszka Radwanska
April: Monica Niculescu
May: Simona Halep
June: Agnieszka Radwanska
July: Simona Halep
August: Agnieszka Radwanska
September: Kirsten Flipkens
October: Angelique Kerber
How it works:
Five shots are selected by wtatennis.com
Winner is then determined by a fan vote on wtatennis.com
Yulia Putintseva reached her first Premier-level semifinal at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, outlasting No.3 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets.