TIANJIN, China (AFP) — Maria Sharapova equalled her best performance since returning from a doping suspension when she reached the Tianjin Open semi-finals on Friday. The Russian easily defeated Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-1 in 64 minutes. The former world number one will face either China’s Peng Shuai or Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo in the last four. Sharapova returned from a 15-month suspension in April for taking the banned substance meldonium. In her first tournament back, […]
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TENNIS:Monica Puig, From Unseeded to Olympic Gold
By: Lynn Pence, EBC Sports International, Washington DC Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. (Eagle News) – The Puerto Rican dynamite is not a fresh face in the world of tennis. Monica Puig was born on September 27, 1993 in Puerto Rico and entered the tennis scene in 2007 for her very first match at the Prince Cup. She currently ranks number 69 in the world and has won one singles title during the Women’s Tennis Association […]
Williams remains No. 1 in WTA
In tennis, American Serena Williams was able to maintain her number one rank, according to the WTA, with Maria Sharapova in the number two spot.





