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  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970

Vote: March’s WTA Shot Of The Month

April 03, 2017

Kirsten Flipkens, Elena Vesnina, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Venus Williams, and Caroline Wozniacki – who will win March’s WTA Shot Of The Month presented by Cambridge Global Payments? Vote now!

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CNN Open Court: Doubles Take

  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970

On Thursday, defending French Open doubles champions Lucie Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands take the court to start their bid for a third Grand Slam title as a duo. Standing in their way? None other than the World No.1s Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis – who are just five wins away from a ‘SanTina Slam’ – and a stacked draw filled with dangerous teams.

Ahead of their doubles opener, the pair sat down with CNN Open Court to discuss the origins of “Team Bucie,” their on-court chemistry, and Safarova’s return from a career-threatening illness.

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Insider Podcast: Coaching With Cahill

  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970

PARIS, France – On a special Dropshot edition of the podcast, top tennis coach and commentator Darren Cahill joins the team at Radio Roland Garros to discuss why he chose to team up with Simona Halep, what his time in Romania has been like, and he expands on his coaching philosophy.

As Cahill says, he coaches Simona because he wants to, not because he has to. “I don’t have to do this,” he says. “I’m very lucky. I’ve worked with many great players, like Hewitt and Agassi. I want to do it. I think the world of her, I think she’s a great person, I think she’s a wonderful talent. I’m away from my family 25-30 weeks a year. Some people see it as a sacrifice. I look at it as a choice.”

More from Cahill: “I think a coach has to do their job and sometimes that is delivering a tough message. I haven’t always delivered the positive message to Simona, there have been times like in Rome, I delivered a couple of tough messages to her. They were not taken in a positive way straight way, but in time you go back on them and you talk about those discussions and you try and learn from them.

“And a coach is not always right either. Part of a coach’s job is to try and coach through the player’s eyes. I look at tennis a certain way and there are certain things that happen on the court and I don’t understand why they’re happening. So I have to sit down and ask questions to the player as to why they’re making certain decisions in those moment and quite often I’m wrong because the player doesn’t see tennis the way I do. So a good coach I think learns to coach a player through their eyes.”

Tune in to Radio Roland Garros for more interview and commentary from the French Open.

Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on any podcast app of your choice and reviews are always helpful, so if you like what you’ve heard so far, leave us one. You can also get new episode alerts by following us on Twitter @WTA_Insider.

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Photos | WTA Tennis English

Photos | WTA Tennis English

  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970
Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova took to the heart of historic Charleston for the Volvo Car Open's annual Iconic Photoshoot.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova took to the heart of historic Charleston for the Volvo Car Open’s annual Iconic Photoshoot.

The pair played a mini-tennis match in front of Randolph Hall at the College of Charleston.

The pair played a mini-tennis match in front of Randolph Hall at the College of Charleston.

Built between 1828 and 1829, Randolph Hall is a National Historic Landmark and one of the oldest college buildings still in use in the United States.

Built between 1828 and 1829, Randolph Hall is a National Historic Landmark and one of the oldest college buildings still in use in the United States.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova at College of Charleston.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova at College of Charleston.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova at College of Charleston.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova at College of Charleston.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova at College of Charleston.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova at College of Charleston.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova at College of Charleston.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova at College of Charleston.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova at College of Charleston.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova at College of Charleston.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova at College of Charleston.

Elena Vesnina and Daria Gavrilova at College of Charleston.

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News | WTA Tennis English

News | WTA Tennis English

  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970

MONTERREY, Mexico – Angelique Kerber cut the ribbon as the Abierto GNP Seguros officially unveiled its brand-new stadium court: Estadio GNP Seguros.

Monterrey

The World No.1 was one of the guests of honour as the crowds were treated to a real show in Monterrey – culminating in a stunning fireworks display.

Monterrey fireworks

Kerber opened her campaign on court by beating Francesca Schiavone in three sets, 4-6, 6-0, 6-4.

– All photos courtesy of Abierto GNP Seguros

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