Karen Helf

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Tennis event guide & travel writer. Writing about the people in tennis beyond scores & records. Fan event experience: US Open, French Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo (ATP only), Madrid, Rome, Western & Southern Open.

Quiet Naomi Osaka rolls past Danielle Collins into Indian Wells fourth round

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World No.1 Naomi Osaka's 6-4 6-2 third-round victory over American Danielle Collins opened the Monday night session on Stadium 1 at the BNP Paribas Open. In terms of persona, this match could have been promoted...

Top seeds prevail in Sunday’s third round at Indian Wells

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We began Sunday with nine Top 20 seeds in the order of play at the BNP Paribas Open. As the stadiums emptied six remain. Below are some of the day's highlights and lowlights. Garbine...

Osaka gets revenge against Mladenovic, Venus stuns Kvitova in Indian Wells

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Saturday's second-round action at the BNP Paribas Open was highlighted by Venus Williams' upset of Petra Kvitova and Naomi Osaka's sweet revenge against Kristina Mladenovic, who had recently kicked the world No.1 out of...

Serena beats Vika in another classic battle at Indian Wells

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With the marquee second-round night match of Serena Williams verses Victoria Azarenka looming, the BNP Paribas Open was abuzz all day. Their performance was worthy of the top billing. In terms of conditions, the...

Venus survives a bagel from Petkovic in brutally windy Indian Wells

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Over the past few days, players at the BNP Paribas Open have remarked about the slower than normal courts. This is most likely due to the excessive and unusual rain seen in the Coachella...

Kvitova, Bertens, Pliskova chat with the media, Azarenka sets up Williams clash

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Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Open was the WTA main-draw kick-off, while there was additional intrigue in the media room with an All-Access Hour that featured several top names including Petra Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova...

BNP Paribas Open WTA main draw insights

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The BNP Paribas Open held their WTA draw party on Monday and the following day 12 qualifiers filled in the final spots. The resulting draw holds compelling matches and interesting scenarios around every corner. Top...

The California desert hosts the best of tennis for the next two weeks

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While Jimmie48 is providing photos, Karen Helf is at the BNP Parias Open on behalf of Women's Tennis Blog to bring us reports from the tournament's matches and events. Let's have a short overview...

Wozniacki triumphs over Sabalenka in Eastbourne final

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Danish Caroline Wozniacki and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka took center court before a full house to play the Nature Valley International final on Saturday. Both players had advanced to the title match by overcoming a...

Wozniacki and Sabalenka prevail in Eastbourne semis

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A well-respected veteran and an emerging talent came out on top in the semifinals of the Nature Valley International held at Devonshire park. Here are my reports about both matches that I attended in...
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