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...
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...
JJ & Petko bring hilariousness to Charleston
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!
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...
Jankovic hangs in there, but Serena wins the Charleston title in three sets
Unbeatable Serena Williams recorded her fifteenth match win in a row at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston and her third straight title at the tournament (having previously won it in 2008 and 2012...
Charleston: Jankovic now through easily, Wozniacki gets a walkover to quarterfinals
On a rainy day in Charleston, that allowed the completion of only half of the third-round matches, ninth seed Jelena Jankovic advanced to the quarterfinals with a comfortable 6-0 6-4 victory over Jessica Pegula,...
Jankovic wins two long matches in a row to advance to the third round of Charleston
At the Family Circle Cup, after a dramatic 6-4 5-7 6-4 first-round victory over Melanie Oudin, in which Jelena Jankovic fell down and almost broke her back or her leg when her foot got...
Nadia Petrova denies applying for US citizenship, seeks green card
A month ago, numerous reputable news sources reported that Russian Nadia Petrova was in the process of obtaining the US citizenship. The Russian lives in Florida, and we all believed what we read. During...
Serena Williams seals Charleston title
Fifth seed Serena Williams was ruthless in the Family Circle Cup final against ninth seed Lucie Safarova, ousting the Czech 6-0 6-1 in 58 minutes to win her landmark 40th WTA title.
Williams was equally...
Hercog disappears in Charleston semifinal against Safarova
Who would have thought that the the losers of both the semifinals of a Premier-level tournament in Charleston would together win a total of only two games! In the first semifinal second-seeded Samantha Stosur...
