Australian Open 2015: Valiant Venus Williams into first Major QF in 4 years
It was always going to be a fascinating match between the slight and crafty No6 seed Agnieszka Radwanska and the powerful, wily No18 seed Venus…
WTA Tour Archives: 01/2015
Australian Open 2015: Keys downs Kvitova for double-Madison fairytale
After the culling of seeds in the early days of the women’s draw at this year’s Australian Open, things had begun to settle just a…
Australian Open 2015: Sharapova returns to her dominant self and 4th round
The world No2 and 2008 Australian Open champion returned to her dominant best against and the fourth round in Melbourne in beating Zarina Diyas in…
Australian Open 2015: Dayglo Azarenka dazzles against Wozniacki
There were two key questions ahead of the women’s draw at this year’s Australian Open: In whose quarter would two-time former champion Victoria Azarenka fall,…
Australian Open 2015: Williams marks 100 streak to progress with Wozniacki
Serena Williams, the 18-time Grand Slam champion, may be looking to open clear water between herself and Christ Evert and Martina Navratilova on the Major…
Australian Open 2015: Sharapova wins, but Ivanovic leads out eight seeds
It took the strong, towering presence of one of tennis’s most popular players, Maria Sharapova, to steady the Australian Open ship on the first day…
Australian Open preview: Williams, Sharapova target title and No1
Even putting to one side the fortunes of the top two seeds, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, the women’s draw for this year’s Australian Open…
Heather Watson into Hobart semis as Brits advance in Melbourne
While much of the UK was being battered by storms overnight, Heather Watson was storming through the draw of one of the last Australian Open…
Sharapova edges Ivanovic in Brisbane, and edges closer to Williams and No1
Among the three simultaneous WTA finals taking place on this busy tennis weekend—just a week before 2015’s first Grand Slam, the Australian Open—the one in…
Williams, Sharapova and Wozniacki headline launch events for Australian Open
Three of last year’s Grand Slam champions begin their preparations for the first Major of 2015 in earnest this week as the cream of women’s…