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American Jamie Hampton will face Sara Errani in the opening match of Fed Cup series against Italy on Saturday.
Fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber has been ousted in the fourth round of the Australian Open by the woman who defeated Serena Williams at the same stage last year.
With the third round complete for the leading players at Melbourne Park, only one of the first eight men's seeds did not advance: No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro. Six of the eight top women were through.
Maria Sharapova leaned back and pumped her arms. She ripped her elbows back and forth, screaming after her victory. Four pumps, five — she rocked forward — six pumps. More. Sharapova had just defeated Venus Williams 6-1, 6-3 Friday, her first victory over the seven-time major winner in a Grand Slam. This was a match clearly worth celebrating, but it was if Sharapova had won the Australian Open title eight days early.
American Jamie Hampton won her first grass court match Monday when she upset 27th seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-4, 7-6 (1) at Wimbledon.
Until last week, Jamie Hampton of the United States never had hit tennis balls on a grass court, let alone played _ or won _ a match at Wimbledon.
After starting off 10-0 in the French Open's first round, American women went 0-2 on Tuesday.
Keep the ball in the court. It can seem simple enough.
After taking a tumble on the next-to-last point of the match, Serena Williams got up and whipped a backhand winner down the line to finish off her second-round match at the Australian Open and her 500th career win.
The delayed preparation is working well for Maria Sharapova so far at the Australian Open, where she has reached the third round after just two hours on court.
The delayed preparation is working well for Maria Sharapova so far at the Australian Open, where she has reached the third round after just two hours on court.
Sloane Stephens says there's no need for hand-wringing over the future of American women's tennis in the post-Williams era _ the kids are going to be all right.
Veteran Jill Craybas received a wild-card entry into the U.S. Open, where she is expected to extend her streak to 44 straight appearances in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.
"I wasn't really focused on her," Hampton said. "I'm just trying to play my game, dictate, push her around a little bit and make her play defense."
"I'm kind of liking it right now," a laughing Hampton said about playing on grass.
