Staring into the Sun on Court No. 1, Donna Vekic realized a dream with a convincing closing kick. Contesting her 43rd Grand Slam, Vekic rolled through a roaring finish ending the inspired run of 123rd-ranked qualifier Lulu Sun 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon. Wearing the Wimbledon colors on her fingernail polish, … [Read more...] about Vekic Eclipses Sun’s Run to Reach First Wimbledon Semifinal
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Aryna Sabalenka Stops Donna Vekic to Reach First Australian Open Semifinal
Reconfiguring Rod Laver Arena court with damaging drives, Aryna Sabalenka built bold breakthrough in Melbourne. A calm and clinical Sabalenka unleashed a six-game surge deconstructing Donna Vekic 6-3, 6-2 to fly into her fourth Grand Slam semifinal and first at the Australian Open. "I don't know why, but here it feels really special to be in semifinals," Sabalenka said. … [Read more...] about Aryna Sabalenka Stops Donna Vekic to Reach First Australian Open Semifinal
Collins, Gauff, Vekic Advance in San Diego Open
By Richard OsbornSAN DIEGO (October 12, 2022) — Coco Gauff says there was a time when she never would have considered attending an extracurricular event like TwitchCon before a tournament. But that’s exactly what she did this week in her lead-up to the inaugural San Diego Open WTA 500, where she is the No. 6 seed. For a few moments, the American was just another Gen Z … [Read more...] about Collins, Gauff, Vekic Advance in San Diego Open
Donna Vekić Becomes New Brand Ambassador of Peugeot Croatia
Croatian tennis player Donna Vekić, who won her third WTA tournament last month, signed a one-year collaboration with the Peugeot brand and became its Croatian Brand Ambassador. Vekić announced the collaboration on social media: Happy to announce that today I become a brand ambassador for @peugeothrvatska ! Peugeot are a brand that embody luxury, design quality … [Read more...] about Donna Vekić Becomes New Brand Ambassador of Peugeot Croatia
Tokyo Tennis Olympic Women’s Wrap: Big Names Falter as Sabalenka, Swiatek, Kvitova knocked out in Second Round
By: Thomas Cluck The Tokyo 2020/2021 Olympic Games women’s tennis tournament had been a straightforward one for the seeds with most advancing comfortably through the first three days of play- world number one and newly-minted Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty of Australia the very notable exception. Until it wasn’t. On day three, three of the biggest medal contenders in … [Read more...] about Tokyo Tennis Olympic Women’s Wrap: Big Names Falter as Sabalenka, Swiatek, Kvitova knocked out in Second Round