Despite some lulls in form, Simona Halep and Eugenie Bouchard solved challenging opponents at the Australian Open to join Ekaterina Makarova and Peng Shuai in the WTA round of 16.
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In WTA action on Day 4 at the Australian Open, Agnieszka Radwanska and Petra Kvitova comfortably joined Serena and Venus Williams in the third round.
Maria Sharapova narrowly survived a second-round challenge in WTA action at the Australian Open, while Ekaterina Makarova and Peng Shuai advanced more comfortably.
Strong starts to the Australian Open campaigns of Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozniacki, and Petra Kvitova highlighted WTA action on Day 2.
Ana Ivanovic and Angelique Kerber led an exodus of seeded women, also including Sabine Lisicki and Svetlana Kuznetsova, at the Australian Open as Simona Halep prevailed.
WTA contenders at the 2015 Australian Open include Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova, Eugenie Bouchard, Ana Ivanovic, Agnieszka Radwanska, and Victoria Azarenka.
Nick Kyrgios, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Bernard Tomic, and Sam Groth look to make their mark at Australian ATP events and the Australian Open.
John Isner, Sam Querrey, Steve Johnson, Jack Sock, and Donald Young hope to make strides in the ATP next year.
Novak Djokovic and Boris Becker recently announced that they would extend an ATP coaching partnership that brought the Serb a Wimbledon title.
By defeating Simona Halep in the final of the WTA year-end championships at Singapore, Serena Williams extended a momentum surge that started with the US Open title.
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