Ostapenko fires winners all over the place, makes Wozniacki a spectator in their Charleston quarterfinal

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Latvian teenager Jelena Ostapenko hit an impressive number of 40 winners in just one hour and 26 minutes to beat fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals of the Volvo Car Open and prevent the Dane...

Lucic-Baroni wins 11 consecutive games to humble Rogers at Volvo Car Open

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Charleston's Shelby Rogers made her best showing at her home tournament by reaching the quarterfinals, but veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni stopped her from going further by absolutely dominating their encounter after losing a very close...

Hometown favorite Shelby Rogers makes Charleston quarterfinals for the first time

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Charleston native Shelby Rogers had previously won just one main-draw match at her home tournament, but this week the 24-year-old beat qualifier Veronica Cepede Royg in the first round, then outlasted top seed Madison...

Siegemund shocks Venus in Charleston, ends unlucky 2017 stretch

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Coming to the Volvo Car Open, world No.37 Laura Siegemund had won only one singles match in 2017, but at the Premier-level tournament in Charleston the German was victorious in two three-setters, the last one...

Sloane Stephens wins her third WTA title of 2016 & OMG a Volvo car

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On her five previous trips to Charleston, Sloane Stephens had won just one main-draw match, while this year she raced all the way to the trophy, saving one match point in the quarterfinals against...

Charleston welcomes Patty Schnyder on her WTA return

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Patty Schnyder quit tennis in 2011, then divorced, gave birth to a baby girl, started doing acupuncture for dogs, and after playing on the ITF circuit since July 2015 in Darmstadt, the 37-year-old entered her...

The story of Jankovic and Kovinic: when idol turns into a friend, mentor and cheerleader

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This week in Charleston, world No.121 Danka Kovinic made her way through qualifying, upset the 63rd-ranked Christina McHale in the first round and built up on it with a victory over world No.35 and...

Andrea Petkovic’s Charleston triumph in the Twittersphere

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Ok, I'll stop retweeting stuff now. I got other things to do- getting drunk e.g. #justkidding #not — Andrea Petkovic (@andreapetkovic) April 6, 2014 That's what always-hilarious Andrea Petkovic tweeted after all the messages congratulating her...

JJ & Petko bring hilariousness to Charleston

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Jelena Jankovic and Andrea Petkovic are among the most entertaining WTA players. Why? Because they first and foremost love to entertain themselves! The crowd at the Family Circle Cup knew that the wildcard doubles...

Cepelova stuns Serena in straight sets!

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Serena Williams hardly ever loses, but when she does, her conqueror isn't necessarily a big WTA name. That's exactly what happened in her Charleston opener on Tuesday, as world No.78 Jana Cepelova, with no...
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