Andrea Petkovic’s Charleston triumph in the Twittersphere
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...
The story of Jankovic and Kovinic: when idol turns into a friend, mentor and cheerleader
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...
Charleston welcomes Patty Schnyder on her WTA return
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Hometown favorite Shelby Rogers makes Charleston quarterfinals for the first time
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Lucic-Baroni wins 11 consecutive games to humble Rogers at Volvo Car Open
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...
Ostapenko fires winners all over the place, makes Wozniacki a spectator in their Charleston quarterfinal
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...
Teenagers Kasatkina, Ostapenko move into Charleston final
The 2017 Volvo Car Open final will feature two 19-year-olds: first-time WTA finalist Daria Kasatkina, ranked 42nd in the world, and 66th-ranked Jelena Ostapenko, who will fight for her first title in her third WTA...
Daria Kasatkina wins first WTA title in teenage Charleston final
Russian Daria Kasatkina cruised past fellow 19-year-old Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-3 6-1 in the final of the Volvo Car Open to win her first career title.
The world No.42 Kasatkina calmly used the opportunity...
