By Tennis Guru on Aug 1, 2011 in Bank of the West Classic, Serena Williams, Tennis News, tennis results, WTA | 0 Comments
Former world number one Serena Williams won the 2011 Bank of the West Classic after beating France’s Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-1. This was only her third tournament of the season after a long injury break. “Coming back and hearing the claps when I walk out there are moments that I truly missed,” Williams said. “It’s [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 31, 2011 in Bank of the West Classic, Marion Bartoli, Serena Williams, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
The final of the 2011 Bank of the West Classic will take place on Sunday, July 31 and will be a rematch of a Wimbledon 2011 fourth round encounter. Serena Williams will play against Marion Bartoli of France for the title. Williams, currently ranked 169th in the world, swept past Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-1, [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 30, 2011 in Bank of the West Classic, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Serena Williams won the battle of former world no. 1s in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Bank of the West Classic. Williams beat 2011 Wimbledon runner-up Maria Sharapova on Friday with a score of 6-1, 6-3. I had a good start,” Williams said. “You can’t go in against the fifth-ranked player with your mind everywhere. [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 29, 2011 in Bank of the West Classic, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Despite the inactivity for nearly a year, Serena Williams remains to be a major force on WTA tour. The former world number one reached the quarterfinals of this week’s Bank of the West Classic to set up an interesting match with Maria Sharapova. This will be the battle of the former top-ranked players. “I’m sure [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 24, 2011 in Bank of the West Classic, Serena Williams, Watch Live Sports, watch online tennis | 0 Comments
The Bank of the West Classic 2011 starts on July 25 and marks the start of the 2011 US Open Series for WTA stars. Eight of the world’s top twenty are taking part in this WTA Premier tournament. The top four seeded players are Victoria Azarenka [1]; Maria Sharapova [2]; Marion Bartoli [3] and Samantha [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 13, 2011 in Bank of the West Classic, Watch Live Sports, watch online tennis, WTA | 1 Comment
The 2011 Bank of the West Classic takes place from July 25 to 31 at Stanford University, USA. This marked the 41st year of this event which makes it the oldest women’s only tennis tournament in the world. This WTA Premier event has a total financial commitment of $721,000 and is part of the 2011 [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 31, 2009 in Bank of the West Classic, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
The Williams sisters, Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic, a $700,000 WTA Premier tournament, on Thursday. It won’t be an easy road to the semifinals for the aforementioned players as formidable players await in the scheduled Friday matches.
By Tennis Guru on Jul 28, 2009 in Bank of the West Classic, Maria Sharapova, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Former world number one Maria Sharapova struggled but still managed to win her first round match at the Bank of the West Classic against Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 on Monday. The $700,000 WTA Premier event is currently held at Stanford, California. Sharapova, now ranked 62nd in the world, won her 12th out [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 27, 2009 in Bank of the West Classic, watch online tennis, WTA | 2 Comments
The $700,000 Bank of the West Classic, a WTA Premier tournament, takes place this week in Stanford, California. Eight of the world’s top 15 players are entered in this event including sisters Serena and Venus Williams who are the top two seeds. Defending champion Aleksandra Wozniak is also entered in this tournament. Here are the [...]