ISTANBUL, Turkey — The Womans Tennis Association has extended the contract of CEO Stacey Allaster until 2017. The WTA announced Monday that Allaster, who has been in charge since 2009, was given a five-year extension after an unanimous vote by its board of directors. Board representative Steve Simon says Allaster “has done a tremendous job,” [...]
The Womans Tennis Association has extended the contract of CEO Stacey Allaster until 2017. The WTA announced Monday that Allaster, who has been in charge since 2009, was given a five-year extension after an unanimous vote by its board of directors. Board representative Steve Simon says Allaster “has done a tremendous job,” adding that her [...]
ISTANBUL — Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and three-time major winner Maria Sharapova head two round-robin groups at the WTA Championships this week as Turkeys biggest city hosts the event for the first time. Wozniacki is joined in the red group by Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, Vera Zvonareva and Agnieszka Radwanska. With Sharapova in the white group [...]
LUXEMBOURG — Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won the Luxembourg Open on Sunday, beating unheralded Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-2, 6-2. The No. 3-ranked Azarenka won the tournament without losing a set all week, and had no problems against a player who was in her first WTA Tour final. It was the 22-year-old Azarenkas eighth [...]
STOCKHOLM — Top-seeded Gael Monfils won his first title of the year Sunday after defeating Jarkko Nieminen 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 in the Stockholm Open final. The win is 25-year-old Monfils fourth title on the ATP tour and he said he was surprised to win his first tournament since picking up a knee injury. “After Bangkok [...]
John McEnroe won the Champions Series season-ending HSBC Tennis Cup on Saturday night, beating Todd Martin 8-5 for his first victory since 2009. “Wow! To finally get a win on the series this year feels amazing,” the 52-year-old McEnroe said. “I thought I had a chance tonight, and got off to a great start in [...]