Bernard Pera photo by: Hameltion/Wikimedia Commons Hailey Baptiste and Bernarda Pera both won their Billie Jean King Cup debuts to lead the United States past Denmark, 3-0, on Saturday in Bratislava to set up a decisive Qualifying tie vs. hosts Slovakia on Sunday with a trip to the 2025 Finals on the line. The American team will look to beat Slovakia for the … [Read more...] about USA Defeats Denmark in Billie Jean King Cup Tennis Qualifier
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Alycia Parks, Bernarda Pera and Hailey Baptiste to Join U.S. Billie Jean King Cup Tennis Team for 2025 Qualifying this Weekend in Slovakia
Alycia Parks has been named to the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup squad.Photo credit: Getty Images Alycia Parks, Bernarda Pera and Hailey Baptiste will join Asia Muhammad and Desirae Krawczyk on the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup Team that will compete in Qualifying Group C this weekend in Bratislava, Slovakia. Jessica Pegula, Danielle … [Read more...] about Alycia Parks, Bernarda Pera and Hailey Baptiste to Join U.S. Billie Jean King Cup Tennis Team for 2025 Qualifying this Weekend in Slovakia
Pera Tops Kontaveit for Second Straight Title, Dedicates Win to Fallen Coach
Disarming drives and devotion to a fallen friend fuel Bernarda Pera’s career-altering flight. Today, a streaking Pera soared past world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit 6-2, 6-4 in the Hamburg European Open final to land her second straight WTA title. It is Pera’s 12th consecutive victory—she’s rolled through 24 straight sets playing the most dynamic tennis of her career. … [Read more...] about Pera Tops Kontaveit for Second Straight Title, Dedicates Win to Fallen Coach
Canadian Men Are Cooking In “Cincinnati,” Mixed Bag For American Women • New York Tennis
By Ricky Dimon The Western & Southern Open is slightly closer to Canada now that it has moved from Cincinnati to New York for the 2020 version. It might as well have been all the way north of the border on Saturday. Canadian men compiled a 3-0 record as main-draw action began at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and they did not even lose a single set. Felix … [Read more...] about Canadian Men Are Cooking In “Cincinnati,” Mixed Bag For American Women • New York Tennis
Alix Ramsay’s Report On Cincys / New York Tennis ATP | WTA
By Alix Ramsay Mask on, hand sanitiser at the ready: we are prepared for the brave new world of tennis and the start of the Western and Southern Open. Here we go: to the future and beyond. And then, just six hours in, absolutely nothing had changed. Oh, sure, there were masks on the sprinkling of ball persons (not kids but grown-ups because we don’t want to expose … [Read more...] about Alix Ramsay’s Report On Cincys / New York Tennis ATP | WTA