“Waking up to this beauty”.
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Sixth seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia was scheduled to play American Venus Williams in the second round in an evening match on Tuesday.
It’s unclear where the photo Sharapova shared was taken, but one of her follows suggested the scene appeared to be in Indian Hill.
Sharapova is currently nursing a leg injury and the 31-year-old has decided not to risk her current fitness just weeks before the start of the US Open.
Her section now opens up for the likes of Madison Keys or Karolina Pliskova to get to the semifinals. “Quite honestly, I didn’t give myself a lot of rest days”.
“It’s pretty rare that I withdraw or retire, so I just wasn’t able to get out there tonight”, Williams said.
The Swiss took a break that included touring charity projects for African children funded by his personal foundation, then decided to skip this week’s Montreal Masters to better prepare for the US Open starting in just over a fortnight.
While two stars withdrew, many did play.
“I think the threshold is when you just don’t feel confident going into a match and you don’t feel any confidence”, she said.
As part of a fan experience station on the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, American Express commissioned the services of its newest spokesperson, who spent nine hours in a virtual reality studio in California to pull off the promotion. Knapp beat Russian Daria Gavrilova 6-4 6-1. Sloane Stephens advanced over Carla Suarez Navarro and even Eugenie Bouchard was victorious, picking up her first win of the summer over qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko 7-6, 7-6.
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Defending champion Serena Williams is in action this afternoon against former Wimbledon semifinalist Tsvetana Pironkova. “I believe [it’s] very realistic, but I don’t know if it would be realistic if I did compete and start tomorrow”.
