Montréal: Keys Interview
An interview with Madison Keys after her win in the semifinals of the Rogers Cup.
An interview with Madison Keys after her win in the semifinals of the Rogers Cup.
An interview with Dominika Cibulkova before her opening round match at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
SYDNEY, Australia – Sara Errani looked on course for a three-setter during her second round encounter with Jelena Jankovic; the Italian managed to up her game at the right moment at the Apia International Sydney, saving a whopping seven set points to take out the former No.1, 7-6(3), 7-6(8), in two hours and 30 minutes.
The 2012 French Open finalist, Errani had eked out the opening set against an opponent she had beaten in three of their last four meetings. But Jankovic won their last match at the Huajin Securities WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai and appeared poised to extend the match to a decider when the Serb raced out to a 5-1 lead.
“Yeah, it was 5-1, but I had many games with 40-Love, 40-15, and advantage, and so it didn’t really feel like 5-1,” Errani said.
“I was just thinking that I was near my best level, and to just try to keep going, play all the points, and finally was 5-All, and 5-5, 6-All, and really tough the tiebreaker.”
Undaunted, Errani saved her best tennis for when her back was against the wall, breaking the 2008 US Open runner-up twice in a row to level the set and overcome the loss of multiple match points to eventually earn the win in straight sets. Speaking to press after the match, Errani admitted that she was expecting a battle from the outset.
“It was very tough, physically. With her all of our matches is like this. We play always long matches, long points.”
Errani next plays the winner of the second round match between a pair of former Top 5 players, Sam Stosur and Daniela Hantuchova.
Top seed Simona Halep made a decisive debut at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, dispatching Croatian teenager Ana Konjuh in straight sets.
Defending champion Serena Williams is among three former Australian Open champions in this year’s field.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The tennis Olympians are making their way to Rio for next week’s Summer Olympic Games. While first ball won’t be hit until Saturday, the WTA stars are arriving early to acclimate to their new and exciting surroundings and have the chance to explore the city.
Check out what some of your favorite players have to say about their Rio arrival on Twitter:
On my way to #Rio2016 ! ?? Happy national day Switzerland ?? ! #proud #hoppsuisse #riocalling #Olympics2016 pic.twitter.com/iydIg3iXCK
— Timea Bacsinszky (@TimeaOfficial) August 1, 2016
So proud to be part of #czechteam in Rio ?? Go to my Facebook Fanpage for daily info #riofotodenik #riophotodiary pic.twitter.com/UOuSAcNdVA
— Andrea Hlavackova (@AndreaHlavackov) August 1, 2016
Off to Rio!!!! ✈️??☀️????? pic.twitter.com/fqH7B8bCJt
— Heather Watson (@HeatherWatson92) August 1, 2016
This feeling ???? Rio bound .. #TeamIndia #Olympics https://t.co/wEzJ5CsWHc
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) July 31, 2016
.@anabelmedina cumple años en la Villa Olímpica en vísperas de competir en sus cuartos Juegos. ¡Muchas felicidades! pic.twitter.com/IWtRFguaic
— COE (@COE_es) July 31, 2016
Crece el equipo en @rio2016_es @CarlaSuarezNava @MedinaParraRio @conchitamartinz pic.twitter.com/drPUsOXvSl
— Pedro Hernandez (@PedroRFET) August 1, 2016
Le trio débarque bientôt à Rio ??????? @alizecornet @CaroGarcia @FranceOlympique #RoadToRio pic.twitter.com/o4YTfO0FQl
— Kristina Mladenovic (@KikiMladenovic) July 31, 2016
The village? the shuttle ? the ball? in Rio! ? pic.twitter.com/r9o4ksuXz0
— Zheng Saisai (@Zheng_Saisai) July 31, 2016
Hello Rio! So honored and happy to be here.. #TeamBelgium #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/r9XngTTyDQ
— Yanina Wickmayer (@wickytennis) July 31, 2016
Kiki Bertens earned her spot onto her country’s Olympic team after her inspiring run to the French Open semifinals, but the Dutch powerhouse still has some packing to do…
Packing for a trip for 6 weeks… What should I bring??? #rio #Usa #myhouseisamess pic.twitter.com/JDw7JxGgG7
— Kiki Bertens (@kikibertens) July 30, 2016
Galina Voskoboeva will headline the Kazakh team in both singles and doubles, and is giving fans an in-depth – and bilingual! – look into the Rio experience on her official Facebook page:
The Olympics won’t be complete without Svetlana Kuznetsova, but the Russian admitted to having some difficulty securing a flight from the Rogers Cup – where the two-time Grand Slam champion reached the quarterfinals – but appears to have sorted out her travel issues after a short stay in New York City:
Deammm please one seat to Rio from NY for meeeee????????
— Svetlana Kuznetsova (@SvetlanaK27) July 31, 2016
UPDATE: Kuznetsova is on the ground with Team Russia in Rio!
Sara Errani takes on Jelena Jankovic in the second round of the Apia International Sydney.
CoCo Vandeweghe came to the Australian Open unseeded and under the radar, but all of that changed after a fortnight in Melbourne.
“I think I don’t shy away from a challenge necessarily,” she said after reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal. “I never have. Growing up, I’ve always just been wanting to prove people wrong in a lot of different regards.”
The 25-year-old American started the 2017 season with the goals of reaching a major semifinal and a quarterfinal at a major besides Wimbledon, where she reached the last eight in 2015. By the end of the tournament, she’d achieved all that and more, including a Top 20 debut after knocking out defending champion Angelique Kerber and French Open winner Garbiñe Muguruza in back-to-back straight set matches.
“I’m very happy with starting the year this way, putting validation to the hard work that I’ve put in in the off-season, the sacrifices, all the good stuff like that.
“But, you know, at the same time I’m not satisfied. Like I said, I mean, there’s a disappointment factor because I’m not satisfied. I think that’s a good thing.”
Looking to build on her major breakthrough, Vandeweghe is your Breakthrough Player of the Month!

Final Results for January’s WTA Breakthrough Performance Of The Month
1. CoCo Vandeweghe (50%)
2. Elise Mertens (28%)
3. Katerina Siniakova (16%)
4. Lauren Davis (6%)
2016 Breakthrough Performance Of The Month Winners
January: Zhang Shuai
February: Jelena Ostapenko
March: Nicole Gibbs
April: Cagla Buyukakcay
May: Kiki Bertens
June: Elena Vesnina
July: Kristina Kucova
August: Karolina Pliskova
September: Naomi Osaka
October: Peng Shuai
How it works:
Finalists are selected by wtatennis.com
Winner is then determined by a fan vote on wtatennis.com
World No.2 Simona Halep held off the big-serving Karolina Pliskova to move through to the semifinals of the Apia International Sydney. A former World No.2 is up next.