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Hard for Simon to stay on as WTA chief after Finals debacle
Nov 6 (Reuters) – Martina Navratilova thinks Steve Simon is unlikely to survive as WTA chief after the calamitous Tour Finals and thinks it is time to have another woman in charge of the elite professional circuit. Simon has been chairman and chief executive of the WTA for eight years but has come under increasing…
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North’s Hardy, Kelly state doubles tennis runner-ups
HERSHEY — North Catholic junior Katie Hardy and freshman Brea Kelly finished as the runner-ups in the PIAA Class 2A girls’ doubles tennis championships at the Hershey Racquet Club Saturday. Knoch’s Greb sisters — Emily and Lindsey — placed third in the same event. The tandem of Hardy and Kelly beat Berks Catholic’s Sarah Schnatz…
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Pegula vs Swiatek Prediction (final): 2023 WTA Finals Tennis
Jessica Pegula will face Iga Swiatek in the championship match at the 2023 WTA Finals tennis event on Monday. This will be the final match of the WTA season. There are some minor events in November and December, however, the major players rarely play until the South Pacific swing in January. It has been an…
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Anna Kalinskaya wins Dow Tennis Classic in Midland
MIDLAND, Mich. (WNEM) – For the past week, the top women’s tennis players from around the world were in Midland to compete in the Dow Tennis Classic. Today, a champion was crowned. The stage was set for the final match as Jana Fett faced off against Anna Kalinskaya. It was back and forth between those…
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Can Daniil Medvedev Turn The Tables In Turin? | ATP Tour
As he prepares for his fifth consecutive Nitto ATP Finals appearance, Daniil Medvedev has a score to settle. The world No. 3 went 0-3 last season in Turin, but that record tells just a small part of the story. One year after winning two final-set tie-breaks in a runner-up finish at the season finale, Medvedev…
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Swiatek or Pegula? Navratilova and Evert make their WTA Finals picks
CANCUN, Mexico — Chris Evert was flipping through the match notes of the GNP Seguros WTA Finals, oohing and aahing at the records of the talented finalists. “When I look at how they have played, anything could happen,” Evert said. On Monday (4:30 p.m. local), the year-end No.1 ranking will come down to the Hologic…
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Herd Tennis Closed its Fall Sunday at Liberty Hidden Dual #2
Championship Fund LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Marshall University Tennis team closed out the final day of the Liberty Hidden Dual #2 with six wins, playing contests against VCU and UNCG. “Good way to finish the fall season,” Herd tennis head coach John Mercer said after the competition. “Some excellent wins and good positive attitudes. Looking forward to our…
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Swiatek bests No. 1 Sabalenka in WTA Finals semi
Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 08:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Iga Swiatek gave herself a shot at her first WTA Finals title and the year-end top ranking by eliminating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 in a rain-suspended semifinal Sunday. The second-seeded Swiatek, a 22-year-old from Poland, will meet the fifth-seeded…
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Iga Swiatek tops Aryna Sabalenka at the WTA Finals to reach the title match and get a shot at No. 1
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Iga Swiatek gave herself a shot at her first WTA Finals title and the year-end top ranking by eliminating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 in a rain-suspended semifinal Sunday. The second-seeded Swiatek, a 22-year-old from Poland, will meet the fifth-seeded Jessica Pegula, a 29-year-old from the United States, on Monday…
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Men’s Tennis Ends Fall Play on a High Note
Winston-Salem, N.C. – South Carolina men’s tennis had a successful weekend of action at the Wake Forest Fall Invite, going 13-6 overall in singles and 4-2 in doubles across three days of play. The weekend also included a doubles draw victory courtesy of Lucas Andrade da Silva and Casey Hoole. Da Silva and Hoole paired…
