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.

Johanna Konta beats Venus Williams to win Bank of the West Classic title

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Sunday, July 24th Johanna Konta won her first WTA title by defeating a tennis icon, Venus Williams. Williams' fans came out in force, supporting the California native, while showing appreciation for Konta’s achievement. The American demonstrated...

Bank of the West Classic: Top seed Venus Williams beats Alison Riske, advances to the final

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Saturday evening, Venus Williams took on fellow American Alison Riske before a full house at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium. This setting was a familiar friend for Williams as she found success on this...

Johanna Konta serves her way into first WTA final

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Saturday afternoon at the Bank of the West Classic, Johanna Konta (GBR) defeated Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 6-4, 6-2, earning her place in the Sunday's singles final. This match was all about Konta’s serve and steady...

Bank of the West Classic: Quarterfinals – Ups-Downs & Contrasts

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Our contributor Karen Helf is in Stanford this week and we're glad to feature her reports straight from the WTA grounds of the Bank of the West Classic. Friday, July 22nd was another day of...

Back-to-back titles: After Indian Wells, Azarenka lifts Miami Open champion’s trophy

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Karen Helf reports about the women's singles final straight from the Miami Open grounds. In the afternoon heat, 87 degrees and 60% humidity, Victoria Azarenka and Svetlana Kuznetsova took center stage. The location: Key Biscayne, Florida....

Azarenka vs. Kerber Miami Open semifinal: Karen reports from the grounds

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After updating us about the semifinal between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Timea Bacsinszky straight from Miami, Karen Helf provides a summary of the second semifinal, the one between Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber. The second Miami...

Kuznetsova vs. Bacsinszky Miami Open semifinal: Karen reports from the grounds

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Our contributor Karen Helf has been enjoying the Miami Open live and now she found time to share with us her update from the semifinal between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Timea Bacsinszky. Former WTA Grand Slam champion...

Yanina Wickmayer wins the Carlsbad Classic singles title

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Our contributor Karen Helf completed her week in Carlsbad with the singles final and after the event she talked to both the champion and the runner-up. Read on for her detailed account of the title match. The first...

Carlsbad Classic – American rising star Gibbs captures spot in the final

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After giving us updates from the Carlsbad Classic kick-off day, a brief summery of three subsequent days and detailed reports from the Thanksgiving singles and doubles action and Friday's singles quarters and doubles final, our Karen...

Carlsbad Classic update – singles quarters and doubles final

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Friday was near perfect weather for the singles quarters and the doubles final. American Cici Bellis took on top seed Yanina Wickmayer. And Nicole Gibbs played Tatjana Maria. Under the radar a bit, American...
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