LYON/WASHINGTON, March 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) As one of seven French women playing in this week’s WTA 250 Open 6ème Sens – Métropole de Lyon, in France’s third-largest city, Kristina Mladenovic is standing tall among them. She’s proud of […]
STARNBERG, December 8, 2020 Top female players have come to the United Arab Emirates to compete in the 23rd Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge held at the Habtoor Grand Beach Resort and Spa in Dubai this week. World No. 49 Kristina […]
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With the start of the Australian Open all but set to begin on February 8 and, then, players needing to be in Melbourne between Jan. 15-17 to begin a two-week mandatory quarantine, talk […]
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Ever since Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko lifted the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen after her improbable title run to win the 2017 French Open, there’s been the added pressure that goes with being a Grand Slam […]
MELBOURNE, January 31, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Each time Hsieh Su-Wei and Barbora Strycova play Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic, the tactical level of their doubles is superb and so is the spirit of their competition. All four know each other very […]
PERTH, November 11, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Australia came oh so close to winning its first Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final title in 45 years on Sunday afternoon in Perth. Instead, the Aussie green and gold that was worn […]
PERTH, November 10, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Beating Ashleigh Barty in Australia twice – and on the same day – seemed unthinkable. Yet, Kristina Mladenovic and France did it. And because Mladenovic came up big by winning both her singles and doubles […]
PERTH, November 9, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Day 1 of the 2019 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final between host Australia and visitor France could be best summed up as a case of bagels and breadsticks. Consider the score lines: […]
PERTH, November 8, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The official draw for the 2019 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final between host Australia and France took place in a festive atmosphere at the Heath Ledger Theatre in Perth, Western Australia on […]
PERTH, November 7, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Ashleigh Barty and Kristina Mladenovic, the newly crowned WTA Finals singles and doubles champions, arrived from Shenzhen, China together in Perth, Australia earlier this week for the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final, […]
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