Victoria Azarenka advances in 2019 abierto mexicano TELCEL

 ACAPULCO, Mexico
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus claimed a first-round victory over one of the top seeds at the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC on Tuesday, easing past No.2 seed Danielle Collins of the United States, 6-1, 6-2.

Sloane Stephens advances in 2019 Acapulco open

Last year against Parmentier, Stephens dropped just four games in a one-sided 6-4, 6-0 affair. This time around, Stephens didn’t deviate from the script, powering to a 6-2, 6-2 victory after an hour and nine minutes.

Serena williams attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California.

Serena Williams attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Beverly Hills, California.

Serena williams during the 91 st annual academy awards at 2019 Dolby Theatre Hollywood

Serena Williams speaks onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre
Hollywood, California

Allison Van Uytvanck conquers of the 2019 Hungarian Ladies open

BUDAPEST, Hungary
 Alison Van Uytvanck successfully completed a lionhearted defence of her Hungarian Ladies Open title by recovering from a one-sided first set to defeat No.8 seed Marketa Vondrousova 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 in exactly two hours.

Belinda bencic conquers of the 2019 Dubai open

 The unseeded Bencic, ranked No.45 in the world, came into the match looking to lift her first WTA trophy since the Rogers Cup in Toronto in 2015. Having broken into the Top 10 rankings as a teenager, Bencic found her career derailed by injuries - including a wrist surgery.

Now, the Swiss player is back in the ascendancy after taking down Australian Open finalist Kvitova, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in an hour and 45 minutes to claim her third career title.

Julia goerges blog. The original pic

Belinda Bencic wins over halep in 2019 Dubai open

Halep had a challenge on her hands from Bencic - who had saved six match points in her last match to upset No.8 seed Aryna Sabalenka, a pre-tournament favorite.

But Halep, who reached the final at the Qatar Total Open last week and was contesting her ninth match in 13 days, seemed to run out of steam against Bencic’s attacking, and the Swiss player came back from a set down to claim the victory 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Elina Svitolina advances to semis of the Dubai open 2019

 Svitolina had to come back from a break down twice in the second set, but she got the job done in straight sets, needing an hour and 19 minutes to seal the 6-2, 6-3 victory.

Petra Kvitova advances in Dubai 2019

DUBAI, UAE

Petra Kvitova overcame stern resistance from qualifier Jennifer Brady before making her way into the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships quarterfinals for the first time in six years 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 after two hours and 12 minutes

Petra Kvitova in 2019 Dubai open. The best moments

Maria Sharapova was forced out of the upcoming 2019 BNP Paribas Open in Indian wells

INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA -
Two-time champion Maria

Sharapova was forced out of the upcoming BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday due to a shoulder injury.

Dubai dutty free tennis championship 2019. Tournament info

LEVEL: Premier 5
CITY: DUBAI
COUNTRY: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
TOTAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT: $2,828,000
DATE: Feb 17 Feb 23, 2019
SURFACE: Hard
SINGLES DRAW SIZE: 64
DOUBLES DRAW SIZE: 32
DIRECTOR: Salah Tahlak

Elise Mertens in press conference. #Qatar2019 Qatar Total Open

 “I was really happy the way I played this week, actually. I'm happy about the process that I made, starting out playing less well and then getting better every match.

“This is why you do it, to beat those top 10 players and getting the victory at the end.”

Down a set and a break to the reigning Roland Garros champion, Mertens summoned her best tennis to tire out her in-form opposition, spurred on by advice coach David Taylor gave during the match.

Elise Mertens in SFs of the 2019 Qatar Total Open

After dropping the first set in each of her previous two matches in Doha, Bertens seemed primed for another gutsy comeback win. But Mertens had other ideas, backing up a tough win over Kristyna Pliskova with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of World No.8 Bertens.

Simona halep in semis of the 2019 Qatar Total Open

DOHA, Qatar
Simona Halep snapped a string of defeats to No.4 seed Elina Svitolina to make her second Qatar Total Open final with a brilliant comeback win, saving three points to go 1-5 down in the deciding set and emerging on top 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in two hours and seven minutes.

Simona halep wins over goerges in Qatar 2019

 Halep saw a 4-0 lead come and go in the first set as Georges came back to force a tiebreak before having to recover from a break down herself in the second - but she found a way to close it out in straight sets, winning 7-6(3), 7-6(6).

Radwanska and wozniacki. The best selfie ❤️❤️

Simona halep in press conference. #Qatar2019.

Karolina Pliskova has pulled out of the Qatar Total Open due to a viral illness

  Karolina Pliskova has pulled out of the Qatar Total Open due to a viral illness, the tournament has announced.

The Czech, who had a first-round bye this week, has been replaced in the singles draw by her twin sister, lucky loser Kristyna; the Pliskovas have been replaced in the doubles draw by alternates Ons Jabeur and Alison Riske.

Kiki bertens wins over giorgi in 2019 Qatar

 Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands executed a remarkable comeback win in the first round of the Qatar Total Open on Tuesday, maneuvering past Italy’s Camila Giorgi 0-6, 7-6(7), 6-4.

Caroline wozniacki in 2019 Doha

DOHA: Former world number one and 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki arrived on Thursday in Doha to participate in the Qatar Total Open 2019 to be held from February 11 to 16.

The Dane, a two-time finalist here (2011 and 2017), was met on arrival by top officials of the Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation (QTSBF) as well as enthusiastic fans who trooped out in appreciable numbers to welcome the star player to Doha.

Caroline García in fed cup 2019

 France’s returning stars Caroline Garcia and Alize Cornet claimed both rubbers on day 1 of their Fed Cup by BNP Paribas first round showdown with Belgium to give Julien Benneteau the perfect start to his captaincy in Liege.

French No. 1 Garcia, playing her first Fed Cup tie since the 2016 final, surged away from Alison Van Uytvanck in the third set for a hard-earned 76(2) 46 62 victory, but it was Cornet who stole the show in Saturday’s second rubber at the Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, downing world No. 21 Elise Mertens 76(6) 62 for her first singles win in the competition in five years, and the fourth of her career.

Camila giorgi in fed cup 2019. The best moments

It gave Bencic a yield of two points from two rubbers at the Swiss Tennis Centre, the exact opposite of Giorgi’s own harvest on her first Fed Cup appearance since 2016. Moreover, with the huge contribution of Viktorija Golubic’s shock second rubber win over Giorgi on day one, the memory of 2018 – a campaign in which the Swiss did not win a single live rubber – was firmly consigned to bin of distant memory, as the hosts snapped their recent run of three defeats, their longest losing streak in 13 years.

Czech Republic 1 vs Romania 1

 While the respect is clear and obvious, recently-deposed world No. 1 Simona Halep is convinced that Romania possess the firepower to cause a Fed Cup by BNP Paribas upset and shock defending champions Czech Republic this weekend.

Romania travel to Ostrava with the odds seemingly stacked against them, and not simply because Czech Republic are serial title winners having been crowned Fed Cup champions six times in the past eight years

Danielle Collins, Sofia Kenin and Madison keys. Fed cup 2019. #Usa

Kristina Mladenovic blog. Fed cup 2019. The best moments

Simona halep blog. Fed cup 19 the best moments

Thierry Van Cleemput is to simona Halep’s new coach

 It has finally been confirmed that the Belgian Thierry Van Cleemput is to be Simona Halep’s new coach.

The 50-year-old Belgian had been spotted near to the Halep player box during her fourth-round loss to Serena Williams at the Australian Open – and had also been seen in her training sessions that week.

Kristina Mladenovic blog. The original pic