The buzz at the 2023 Cleveland Open was palpable when the draw threw up one of the most fascinating intergenerational matchups between Venus Williams and teen prodigy Mirra Andreeva .
Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Williams, 43, and Russian young sensation Andreeva, 16, were scheduled to play each other on Monday in a clash pitting two players with one of the largest age gaps in a Wta main draw match in recent memory.
The only other time in the past two decades, when such a massive age discrepancy between two players was on show, was at the 2004 French Open and Wimbledon, when a 47-year-old Martina Navratilova, remarkably, lost to the same opponent - Gisela Dulko, then 19 - twice in those two Slams.
Sadly though, the much-anticipated clash between Venus and Andreeva won't happen after the American, who was granted a wild card by the tournament, pulled out due to a knee injury. Her place...
Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Williams, 43, and Russian young sensation Andreeva, 16, were scheduled to play each other on Monday in a clash pitting two players with one of the largest age gaps in a Wta main draw match in recent memory.
The only other time in the past two decades, when such a massive age discrepancy between two players was on show, was at the 2004 French Open and Wimbledon, when a 47-year-old Martina Navratilova, remarkably, lost to the same opponent - Gisela Dulko, then 19 - twice in those two Slams.
Sadly though, the much-anticipated clash between Venus and Andreeva won't happen after the American, who was granted a wild card by the tournament, pulled out due to a knee injury. Her place...
- 8/21/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
From July 17th to 23rd, fans in Hungary will enjoy the 2023 Budapest Open , which offers $259,303 in prize money as a Wta 250 tournament.
The Wta tournament in Hungary, which is often called the Hungarian Grand Prix or also the Budapest Grand Prix, started already back in 1996, and it's played on the clay courts at the Római Teniszakadémia.
In the past, the likes of Simona Halep, Gisela Dulko, and Jelena Jankovic won the event, but there have been only two champions since the tournament returned to the Wta calendar in 2021. Yulia Putintseva won the event in 2021, and Bernarda Pera is the defending champion, having won in 2022.
Both appear on the entry list for the event , joined by the likes of Anastasia Potapova , Sorana Cirstea , Camila Giorgi , and Shuai Zhang , who will all want to fight for their share of $259,303 that will be distributed in prize money.
The champion gets the biggest slice...
The Wta tournament in Hungary, which is often called the Hungarian Grand Prix or also the Budapest Grand Prix, started already back in 1996, and it's played on the clay courts at the Római Teniszakadémia.
In the past, the likes of Simona Halep, Gisela Dulko, and Jelena Jankovic won the event, but there have been only two champions since the tournament returned to the Wta calendar in 2021. Yulia Putintseva won the event in 2021, and Bernarda Pera is the defending champion, having won in 2022.
Both appear on the entry list for the event , joined by the likes of Anastasia Potapova , Sorana Cirstea , Camila Giorgi , and Shuai Zhang , who will all want to fight for their share of $259,303 that will be distributed in prize money.
The champion gets the biggest slice...
- 7/13/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
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