Svetlana Kuznetsova talks clay tennis, Qiaodan fashion and Serena Williams
After reaching the finals of the Miami Open in April, Svetlana Kuznetsova was considering how to construct her clay season -- the surface she feels most comfortable on and that has yielded some of...
Muguruza and Bacsinszky set up blockbuster, Begu keeps rolling
Thursday in Madrid got off to a quick start with Muguruza, Bacsinszky and Begu emerging as early winners on Pietrangeli, Grandstand and Court One -- René Denfeld recaps the victories of the first quarterfinalists...
Bacsinszky reloading in Rome
After capturing her first title of the year in Rabat one and a half weeks ago, Timea Bacsinszky arrived at the Mutua Madrid Open with a new trophy in her bag -- but also a...
This is the dress Jelena Jankovic will wear at Roland Garros 2016
I have already written in detail about the limited-edition spring 2016 Fila collection designed by Marion Bartoli and now I have an absolute confirmation that Jelena Jankovic will wear one of four dresses from the...
Bouchard fights past Kerber in a Pietrangeli battle
After Victoria Azarenka's early exit, the Foro Italico provided a dramatic follow-up on Wednesday afternoon with Eugenie Bouchard and Angelique Kerber battling hard in a three-set contest -- in the end it was the Canadian...
Bad luck: Azarenka out of Rome
In a packed schedule on Wednesday, Victoria Azarenka was one of the first big-name casualties to fall at this year's Internazionali BNL d'Italia, running into an in-form Irina-Camelia Begu. Our contributor René Denfeld recaps...
A 1-on-1 with Ana Ivanovic: Adidas fashion, pregnancy rumors, Rome and tennis
It's been a year with several stops and starts for Ana Ivanovic, but after a disappointing loss to Louisa Chirico in Madrid, the former world number one got off to a good start in...
Venus and Serena Williams return to action in Rome
After both Serena and Venus Williams were absent from last week's Premier Mandatory in Madrid, the sisters returned to action earlier today at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. René Denfeld is in Rome and recaps the sisters' first...
Simona Halep secures Mutua Madrid Open title
As many as four Romanians played in the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open, but only Simona Halep reached the last four and today the sixth seed lifted the champion's trophy by beating Slovakia's Dominika...
Cibulkova ends Chirico’s run, earns Madrid final for birthday
Dominika Cibulkova didn’t enjoy a day off on her birthday, but tennis Gods were on her side as the fresh 27-year-old needed less than an hour to beat inspired qualifier Louisa Chirico and make...
