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  • The Top 10 Social Media Followings in Women’s Tennis

    The Top 10 Social Media Followings in Women’s Tennis

    Serena Williams has been the dominant player of her era, but is she the Queen of social media?

    Tennis Frontier went on a fact-finding mission to see which players were rocking the realm of Cyberspace with social media followings.  We checked out the Twitter, Facebook and Instagram followings of the major players. Overall figures are shown in brackets.

    No.10 Agnieszka Radwanska (Followers: 1,543,660)

    Polish playmaker, Aga Radwanska squeezes into the Top 10 edging out Spanish starlet Garbiñe Muguruza (1,524,314) and Martina Hingis (1,353,066) by virtue of a pretty hefty Facebook following.

    Facebook: 948,660
    Twitter: 312,000
    Instagram: 283,000

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    No.9 Petra Kvitova (1,553,991)

    Czech powerhouse and two-time major winner Petra Kvitova chimes in at Number 9 on the list. Petra has a pretty balanced following across all three of the major social media networks.

    Facebook: 664,991
    Twitter: 535,000
    Instagram: 354,000

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    No.8 Angelique Kerber (1,649,984)

    Former world number one Angelique Kerber ranks 8 on the list. The German star posts in both English and her native language.

    Facebook: 834,984
    Twitter: 357,000
    Instagram: 458,000

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    No.7 Simona Halep (2,219,669)

    The pride of Romania, Simona Halep performs solidly on Facebook and Instragram, less so on Twitter where she would rank outside the Top 10.

    Facebook: 1,412,669
    Twitter: 196,000
    Instagram: 611,000

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    No.6 Victoria Azarenka (3,500,028)

    Vika has a solid following of over 3.5 million. The Belarusian former world number one is particularly active on Twitter and this reflects in her numbers.

    Facebook: 1,490,028
    Twitter: 1,410,000
    Instagram: 600,000

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    No.5 Eugenie Bouchard (4,924,200)

    Genie bats way above her tennis accomplishments when it comes to social media.  The Canadien weighs in at Number 5 on the overall list and No.3 on Instagram. Photogenic, sassy and a marketers dream.

    Facebook: 1,524,200
    Twitter: 1,700,000
    Instagram: 1,700,000

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    No.4 Venus Williams (4,995,700)

    Legendary veteran Venus Williams appears at Number 4 on the list. Not quite as active on social media as some of her counterparts, she still rides high.

    Facebook: 2,285,700
    Twitter: 1,770,000
    Instagram: 940,000

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    No.3 Caroline Wozniacki (5,947,376)

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    Caro’s recent major winning exploits have given her a boost, but she was doing pretty well in any event. Wozniacki is very active in promotional work and Sports Illustrated photoshoots don’t harm the cause.
    The Danish star ranks 3.

    Facebook: 1,567,376
    Twitter: 3,180,000
    Instagram: 1,200,000

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    No.2 Serena Williams (23,996,996)

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    Serena Williams transcends the sport.  Nearly 24 million followers give her a buffer of over 18 million followers to third-placed Caroline Wozniacki. Williams is ranked #1 on both Instagram and Twitter in comparison to her peers.

    Facebook: 5,296,996
    Twitter: 10,800,000
    Instagram: 7,900,000

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    No.1 Maria Sharapova (26,834,575)

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    Maria Sharapova comes top of the list, courtesy of a mammoth 15 million + Facebook following. The Russian can rightfully claim the title of “Tennis Queen of Social Media”. With nearly 27 million overall followers, Sharapova is the marketing gift that just keeps giving.

    Facebook: 15,214,575
    Twitter: 8,620,000
    Instagram: 3,000,000

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  • Australian Open Day 7: Order of Play & Scores

    Australian Open Day 7: Order of Play & Scores

    Rafael Nadal Eugenie Bouchard Andy Murray Maria Sharapova

    The first match on Rod Laver Arena on Day 7 of the Australian Open features the Canadian Eugenie Bouchard (7), who will take on the Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu. They will be followed by the women’s No. 2 seed, Maria Sharapova, who faces the No. 21 seed, Shuai Peng. Up next, Rafael Nadal (3) plays the tall South African Kevin Anderson (14). The final match of the night session spotlights Andy Murray (6), playing the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (10).

    The full schedule for Day 7 is listed below (Results to follow). All times are local.

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    Rod Laver Arena — 11:00am  

    Women’s Singles – Round 4
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) — 6-1, 5-7, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 4
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2) d. Shuai Peng (CHN) (21) — 6-3, 6-0

    Not Before: 2:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (3) d. Kevin Anderson (RSA) (14) — 7-5, 6-1, 6-4

    Not Before 7:00pm

    Women’s Singles – Round 4
    Simona Halep (ROU) (3) d. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) — 6-4, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Andy Murray (GBR) (6) d. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (10) — 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5

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    Margaret Court Arena — 11:00am 

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3
    Kiki Bertens (NED) / Johanna Larsson (SWE) d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) / Samantha Stosur (AUS) — 7-6(5), 6-3

    Not Before: 1:00pm

    Women’s Singles – Round 4
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (10) d. Julia Goerges (GER) — 6-3, 6-2

    Not Before: 3:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) d. Bernard Tomic (AUS) — 6-2, 7-6(3), 6-2

    Not Before: 4:00pm

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Lisa Raymond (USA) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) / Robert Farah (COL) — 6-3, 6-2

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    Hisense Arena — 11:00am

    Legends’ Doubles
    Wayne Arthurs (AUS) / Pat Cash (AUS) d. Goran Ivanisevic (CRO) / Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) — 4-1, 4-3(4), 1-4, 4-2

    Men’s Doubles – Round 3
    Pablo Cuevas (URU) / David Marrero (ESP) d. Alex Bolt (AUS) / Andrew Whittington (AUS) — 7-6(7), 7-6(3)

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Casey Dellacqua (AUS) / John Peers (AUS) d. Kveta Peschke (CZE) (8) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) (8) — 7-5, 6-4

    Not Before: 6:15pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d. Andreas Seppi (ITA) — 5-7, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5), 8-6

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    Show Court 2 — 11:00am

    Men’s Doubles – Round 3
    Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) (8) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (8) — 6-3, 6-3

    Not Before: 12:45pm

    Legends’ Doubles
    Henri Leconte (FRA) / Mark Philippoussis (AUS) d. Michael Chang (USA) / Wayne Ferreira (RSA) — 4-3(3), 4-3(3), 4-3(3)

    Men’s Doubles – Round 3
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (2) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (2) d. Benjamin Becker (GER) / Artem Sitak (NZL) — 6-2, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (4) / Alexander Peya (AUT) (4) d. Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) / Scott Lipsky (USA) — 6-1, 6-3

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    Show Court 3 — 11:00am 

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) / Ze Zhang (CHN) d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) — 6-2, 4-6, 10-6

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3
    Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (5) / Abigail Spears (USA) (5) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) (12) / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (12) — 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 3
    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Jonathan Erlich (ISR) / Treat Huey (PHI) — 7-5, 6-3

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (3) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (3) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) / Rohan Bopanna (IND) — 6-2, 3-6, 10-4

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Martina Hingis (SUI) (7) / Leander Paes (IND) (7) d. Masa Jovanovic (AUS) / Sam Thompson (AUS) — 6-2, 7-6(2)

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    Court 6 — 11:00am  

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3

    Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (POL) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) d. Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (9) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (9) — 7-6(5), 6-7(6), 6-2

    Not Before: 12:30pm

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3
    Michaella Krajicek (NED) (13) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (13) d. Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) — 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Andreja Klepac (SLO) / Chris Guccione (AUS) d. Lucie Hradecka (CZE) / Horia Tecau (ROU) — 6-1, 7-5

    Not Before: 4:00pm

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (3) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (3) d. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) / Maria Torro-Flor (ESP) — 6-1, 6-2

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  • Australian Open Day 5: Order of Play & Scores

    Australian Open Day 5: Order of Play & Scores

    Roger Federer Eugenie Bouchard Maria Sharapova Rafael Nadal

    Day 5 of the Australian Open presents the third round matches of the bottom halves of the draws. The Canadian Eugenie Bouchard (7) faces Caroline Garcia (FRA) on Rod Laver Arena. That match is followed by Roger Federer (2), who will take on the Italian Andreas Seppi. The night session opens with Maria Sharapova (2) facing Zarina Diyas (KAZ) (31). The final match pits Rafael Nadal (3) against Dudi Sela (ISR).

    The full schedule for Day 5 is listed below (Results to follow).  All times are local.

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    Rod Laver Arena — 11:00am 

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Julia Goerges (GER) d. Lucie Hradecka (CZE) — 7-6(6), 7-5

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7) d. Caroline Garcia (FRA) — 7-6, 6-0

    Not Before: 1:30pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Roger Federer (SUI) (2) —  6-4, 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(5)

    Not Before 7:00pm

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2) d. Zarina Diyas (KAZ) (31) — 6-1, 6-1

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (3) d. Dudi Sela (ISR) — 6-1, 6-0, 7-5

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    Margaret Court Arena — 11:00am 

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (10) d. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) (22) — 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) d. Viktor Troicki (SRB) — 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Simona Halep (ROU) (3) d. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) — 6-4, 7-5

    Not Before 7:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d. Malek Jaziri (TUN) — 6-3, 7-6(6), 6-1

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Martina Hingis (SUI) (4) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (4) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Karin Knapp (ITA) — 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2

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    Hisense Arena — 11:00am

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Sara Errani (ITA) (14) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) d. Carina Witthoeft (GER) — 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Andy Murray (GBR) (6) d. Joao Sousa (POR) — 6-1, 6-1, 7-5

    Not Before: 5:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Sam Groth (AUS) — 6-4, 7-6(8), 6-3

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    Show Court 2 — 11:00am 

    Women’s Singles – Round 3
    Shuai Peng (CHN) (21) d. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) — 7-6(7), 6-3

    Not Before: 12:30pm

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Raven Klaasen (RSA) (10) / Leander Paes (IND) (10) — 2-6, 6-4, 6-1

    Not Before: 2:00pm

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (6) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (6) d. Chris Guccione (AUS) / Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) — 6-4, 6-2

    Not Before: 6:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (14) d. Richard Gasquet (FRA) (24) — 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(6)

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    Show Court 3 — 11:00am

    Men’s Singles – Round 3
    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (10) d. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) — 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

    Not Before: 12:30pm

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) / Maria Torro-Flor (ESP) d. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) (15) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (15) — 7-5, 6-2

    Not Before: 3:00pm

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) / Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) / Arina Rodionova (AUS) — 6-2, 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Michaella Krajicek (NED) (13) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (13) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) / Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) — 7-5, 6-3

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    Court 6 — 11:00am

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Jamie Murray (GBR) (16) / John Peers (AUS) (16) d. Omar Jasika (AUS) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) — 6-2, 6-3

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) (8) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (8) d. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) / Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) — 7-6(9), 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Rohan Bopanna (IND) (7) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (7) — 7-5, 6-3

    Not Before: 4:00pm

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Pablo Cuevas (URU) / David Marrero (ESP) d. Austin Krajicek (USA) / Donald Young (USA) — 6-2, 6-2

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    Court 7 — 11:00am  

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Dominic Inglot (GBR) (14) / Florin Mergea (ROU) (14) d. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) — 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-2

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) (12) / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (12) d. Alexandra Panova (RUS) / Heather Watson (GBR) — 6-0, 6-2

    Not Before: 3:00pm

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) / Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) / Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) — 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 8 — 11:00am  

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (POL) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) d. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) (6) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (6) — 7-6(6), 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) d. Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (2) / Sania Mirza (IND) (2) — 7-6(5), 6-3

    Men’s Doubles – Round 2
    Benjamin Becker (GER) / Artem Sitak (NZL) d. Julian Knowle (AUT) (13) / Vasek Pospisil (CAN) (13) — 1-2 (Ret.)

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Sania Mirza (IND) (1) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) d. Timea Babos (HUN) / Eric Butorac (USA) — 6-1, 4-6, 10-3

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    Court 19 — 12:00pm  

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Cara Black (ZIM) (5) / Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) (5) d. Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) / Marin Draganja (CRO) — 6-2, 5-7, 10-6

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) / Pablo Andujar (ESP) d. Darija Jurak (CRO) / Ivan Dodig (CRO) — 6-2, 7-6(4)

    Women’s Doubles – Round 2
    Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (5) / Abigail Spears (USA) (5) d. Vitalia Diatchenko (RUS) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) — 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(5)

     

  • Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 5 – Order of Play & Scores

    Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 5 – Order of Play & Scores

    Serena Williams Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniacki Ana Ivanovic Simona Halep Petra Kvitova Eugenie Bouchard Agniezska Radwanska

    Round-robin action concludes on Day 5 of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals. Up first are Maria Sharapova (2) and Agnieszka Radwanska (6), followed by Petra Kvitova (3) and Caroline Wozniacki (8). The night session features Simona Halep (4) and Ana Ivanovic (7).

    [Scores added as known. All times are local.]

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    Center Court — 1:30 P.M.

    Maria Sharapova (2) (RUS) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (6) (POL) — 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-2
    Caroline Wozniacki (8) (DEN) d. Petra Kvitova (3) (CZE) — 6-2, 6-3

    Not Before 7:30 P.M.

    Ana Ivanovic (7) (SRB) d. Simona Halep (4) (ROU) — 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-3
    Kveta Peschke/Katarina Srebotnik d. Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci (1) — 2-1 (Ret.)

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  • Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 4 – Order of Play & Scores

    Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 4 – Order of Play & Scores

    Serena Williams Maria Sharapova Ana Ivanovic Agnieszka Radwanska Simona Halep Petra Kvitova Eugenie Bouchard Caroline Wozniacki

    Action on the fourth day of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals kicks off with Agnieszka Radwanska (6) taking on Caroline Wozniacki (8). They’re followed by Maria Sharapova (2) and Petra Kvitova (3). The evening session features Serena Williams (1) and Eugenie Bouchard (5).

    [Scores added as known. All times are local.]

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    Center Court — 1:30 P.M.

    Caroline Wozniacki (8) (DEN) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (6) (POL) — 7-5, 6-3

    Petra Kvitova (3) (CZE) d. Maria Sharapova (2) (RUS) — 6-3, 6-2

    Not Before 7:30 P.M.

    Serena Williams (1) (USA) d. Eugenie Bouchard (5) (CAN) — 6-1, 6-1

    Cara Black/Sania Mirza (3) d. Raquel Kop-Jones/Abigail Spears — 6-3, 2-6, 12-10

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  • Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 3 – Order of Play & Scores

    Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 3 – Order of Play & Scores

    Serena Williams Ana Ivanovic Simona Halep Eugenie Bouchard

    Day 3 of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals features Serena Williams (1) playing Simona Halep (4), followed by Eugenie Bouchard (5), facing Ana Ivanovic (7).

    [Scores added as known. All times are local.]

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    1:30 P.M.

    Alla Kudryavtseva/Anastasia Rodionova d. Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina (4) — 4-6, 6-2, 10-6

    Not Before 4:00 P.M.

    Simona Halep (4) (ROU) d. Serena Williams (1) (USA) — 6-0, 6-2

    Not Before 7:30 P.M.

    Ana Ivanovic (7) (SRB) d. Eugenie Bouchard (5) (CAN) — 6-1, 6-3

    Shuai Peng/Su-Wei Hsieh (2) d. Garbine Muguruza/Carla Suarez-Navarro — 6-4, 6-1

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  • Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 1 – Order of Play & Scores

    Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Day 1 – Order of Play & Scores

    Serena Williams Ana Ivanovic Simona Halep Eugnie Bouchard

    Day 1 of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals, in Singapore, features world No. 1 Serena Williams playing Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia. They will be followed by the Romanian Simona Halep, who faces Eugenie Bouchard, of Canada.

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    7:30 P.M.:

    (1) Serena Williams (USA) d. (7) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) — 6-4, 6-4

    Not Before 9:30 P.M.:

    (4) Simona Halep (ROU) d. (5) Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) — 6-2, 6-3

     

    [Scores added as known. All times are local.]

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  • Draw Set for Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals

    Draw Set for Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals

    Serena Williams Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniaki Simona Halep Petra Kvitova Ana Ivanovic Eugenie Bouchard Aga Radwanska Singapore 2014

    The draw for the two round-robin teams for the 2014 BNP Paribas WTA Finals, in Singapore, has been set.

    White Group:

    Maria Sharapova
    Petra Kvitova
    Agnieszka Radwanska
    Caroline Wozniacki

    Red Group:

    Serena Williams
    Simona Halep
    Eugenie Bouchard
    Ana Ivanovic

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  • Kvitova Wondrous in Wuhan

    Kvitova Wondrous in Wuhan

    Petra Kvitova

    The inaugural Premier 5 event in Wuhan ended with a rematch of this year’s Wimbledon final: third seeded Petra Kvitova, of the Czech Republic, defeated sixth seeded Eugenie Bouchard, of Canada, in straight sets — 6-3 6-4. The match lasted one hour and twenty minutes.

    This was Kvitova’s third title of the year and the fourteenth of her career. The win not only earned her $441,000 in prize money, but also 900 ranking points to gain her a spot in the year end championship. Kvitova is the fourth to qualify in the Race to Singapore. She follows Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Simona Halep. There are four more spots yet to be filled.

    Bouchard had no answers for Kvitova’s big lefty serve and forehand. Broken early at the beginning of each set, the Canadian was broken a total of three times, yet was only able to break the Czech’s serve once. This is the third straight loss of her career to Kvitova. However, on the strength of her appearance in the final of the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open, Bouchard will advance to No. 7 in the WTA rankings, bringing her one step closer to Singapore. The year end appearance will be the first for the 20-year-old, who is currently the youngest in the Top 10.

    Click here to read about Wuhan 2014 in our discussion forum, which includes a complete list of daily scores.

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi

  • US Open Day 8: Order of Play & Scores

    US Open Day 8: Order of Play & Scores

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    Day 8 features the fourth round matches for the top half of the draws. Serena Williams, the No. 1 seed, will face the unseeded Kaia Kanepi. The 2012 champion Andy Murray plays the No. 9 seed, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA). The evening session on Ashe begins with Victoria Azarenka taking on Aleksandra Krunic, and ends with Milos Raonic (5) vs. Kei Nishikori (10).

    On Louis Armstrong Stadium, Novak Djokovic (1), the 2011 champion, will play Philipp Kohlschreiber (22). The young Canadian Eugenie Bouchard (7) faces Ekaterina Makarova (17), and the Swiss Stan Wawrinka (3) will take on the veteran Spaniard Tommy Robredo (16).

    The full schedule for Day 8 is listed below (Results to follow).  All times are local.

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    Arthur Ashe Stadium — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 4
    Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (11) d. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (29) — 7-5, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 4
    Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Kaia Kanepi (EST) — 6-3, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Andy Murray (GBR) (8) d. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (9) — 7-5, 7-5, 6-4

    Not Before: 7:00 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 4
    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (16) d. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Kei Nishikori (JPN) (10) d. Milos Raonic (CAN) (5) — 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4

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    Louis Armstrong Stadium — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Doubles – Round 3
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d. Bradley Klahn (USA) / Tim Smyczek (USA) — 6-3, 7-6(5)

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (22) — 6-1, 7-5, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 4
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (17) d. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7) — 7-6(2), 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 4
    Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (3) d. Tommy Robredo (ESP) (16) — 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-2

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    Grandstand — 11:00 A.M.

    Junior Girls’ Singles – Round 1
    Catherine Bellis (USA) (1) d. Renata Zarazua (MEX) — 6-1, 6-3

    Men’s Doubles – Round 3
    Carlos Berlocq (ARG) / Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) (8) / Jack Sock (USA) (8) — 6-2, 6-2

    Men’s Doubles – Round 3
    Marcel Granollers (ESP) (11) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (11) d. Leander Paes (IND) (6) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (6) — 6-2, 4-6, 6-1

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3
    Martina Hingis (SUI) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) / Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) — 6-1, 6-4

    Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Abigail Spears (USA) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Cara Black (ZIM) (3) / Leander Paes (IND) (3) — 6-4, 4-6, 10-8

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    Court 17 — 11:00 A.M.

    Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Taylor Townsend (USA) / Donald Young (USA) d. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) / John Peers (AUS) — 2-6, 7-6(3), 10-5

    Men’s Doubles – Round 3
    Alexander Peya (AUT) (2) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (2) d. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) / Michael Venus (NZL) — 6-3, 6-4

    Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3
    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (2) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (2) — 7-6(4), 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 3
    David Marrero (ESP) (7) / Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (7) d. Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (9) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (9) — 6-3, 6-2

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    Court 5 — 11:00 A.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (8) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (8) d. Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) — 6-4, 6-3

    Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3
    Kveta Peschke (CZE) (5) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (5) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) (9) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) (9) — 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4)

    Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Round 3
    Cara Black (ZIM) (3) / Sania Mirza (IND) (3) d. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Klara Koukalova (CZE) — 6-3, 6-2

    Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) / Ross Hutchins (GBR) d. Kveta Peschke (CZE) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) — 6-3, 1-2 (Ret.)

    Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Sania Mirza (IND) (1) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) d. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (6) / Rohan Bopanna (IND) (6) — 7-5, 2-6, 10-5

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