On Monday, second seeded Caroline Wozniacki finished a rain delayed semifinal match before completing a rare two-win day.
Victoria Azarenka picks herself up and Vera Zvonareva pulled a major upset in Montreal to earn semifinal berths at The Rogers Cup.
Yesterday’s Bank of the West Classic final may have given us a glimpse of what women’s tennis will look like in the future.
Two of the leggiest and loudest blondes on the professional circuit will be squaring off today in the finals of the Bank of The West Classic in Stanford.
Saturday was the women’s tour at its best with tight matches and stirring comebacks in just about every quarterfinal match.
At the Sony Ericsson Bank of the West Classic, the surviving eight players will be vying for four semifinal spots today.
On Wednesday, Australian Samantha Stosur showed why she is the top seed but little Melanie Oudin won the crowd’s hearts with her stirring comeback.
Vera Zvonareva defeated 82 ranked Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in three exciting semifinal sets, but when the dust settled, Ms. Pironkova had won the hearts of all who watched.
Serena Williams will play Vera Zvonareva on Saturday but she had her hands full against 62nd ranked Petra Kvitova on Thursday.
In a day of upsets, Venus and Serena Williams asserted themselves and established themselves as big favorites to gain the finals.