She will face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in the fourth round, and then could face either Williams or Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals. “I saw her having her hands like that, so definitely I hug her,” Kuznetsova said. They first played each other on tour 12 years ago, and Kuznetsova says their common experiences make for shared outlooks on the game. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“I’ve never really doubted myself on the possibility of beating good players, beating players in a big tournament,” Vandeweghe said. PhotoWIMBLEDON, England — When Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia reached across the net to embrace her American opponent, Sloane Stephens, after a hard-fought 6-7(1), 6-2, 8-6 victory Sunday afternoon, she did so without hesitation, but also with a purpose.

Source: New York Times July 03, 2016 17:34 UTC