Eugenie Bouchard

Romania's Halep and Tig, finalists for 2019 WTA Shot of the Year

Romanian tennis players Simona Halep and Patricia Tig are among the four finalists for the 2019 WTA Shot of the Year, along with Polish Iga Swiatek and Ukrainian Elian Svitolina. Halep, got picked with two nominations, having won the monthly polls in February and May, came into the final with the first, while Patricia Tig won the July poll.

Sports Illustrated Declares Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov as Disappointment of the Year

The US sports magazine Sports Illustrated identified the highest ranking Bulgarian male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov as the disappointment of the year in men's tennis.

According to the magazine, "expectation is continuing to trounce achievement".

Tennis: Andreea Mitu - biggest performance of her career, qualifies in 3rd round of Roland Garros

Romanian tennis player Andreea Mitu advanced on Thursday to the best performance of her career, by qualifying to the 3rd round of the women's Roland Garros tennis tournament, after defeating Karolina Pliskova (the Czech Republic), 12th seed, in the second Grand Slam of the year by 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

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Nadal crushed as Sharapova slaps down Bouchard

Rafael Nadal's Australian Open dream lay in tatters Jan. 27 with the third seed crushed by Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals, but Maria Sharapova showed who's boss by slapping down Eugenie Bouchard.
      
The out-of-sorts Spaniard, a 14-time Grand Slam champion, was never in contention against a player he had beaten the last 17 times they met stretching back to 2006.

Tennis: Simona Halep qualifies for semifinals of the WTA Finals Tournament in Singapore

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep on Thursday qualified for the semifinals of the WTA Finals taking place in Singapore, after Serena Williams lost her first game in the match against Canadian Eugenie Bouchard, in the red Group of the competition.

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