Muguruza Makes Night Session Debut

Welcome back to the WTA Insider Live Blog, where we take you inside all the action from the final Grand Slam of the 2016 season at the US Open. Today features more top seeds as the second round commences in Flushing Meadows. No.3 seed Garbiñe Muguruza will play her first night session match at the Open, taking on talented Latvian Anastasija Sevastova. But before that, World No.2 Angelique Kerber faces a tough test in her quest to claim the No.1 ranking from Serena Williams; the German faces Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who pushed her to three sets just a few weeks ago at the Rogers Cup. Finally, women's and mixed doubles gets underway in New York, headlined by No.5 seeds and Olympic Gold medalists Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Keep up with all the insight an analysis right here and on Twitter @WTA_Insider!

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Halep Kicks Off Day 2 In NYC

Welcome back to the WTA Insider Live Blog, taking you inside the action at the US Open. Today in Flushing, Simona Halep kicks off Day 2 with a potentially tricky match against former Wimbledon semifinalist Kirsten Flipkens. Later on, both Venus and Serena Williams begin their US Open quests against Kateryna Kozlova and Ekaterina Makarova, respectively. For live analysis and quotes from around the grounds, stay tuned for all the action here and on Twitter @WTA_Insider.

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US Open First Round Begins

Welcome to the WTA Insider Live Blog, taking you inside all the action from the US Open, the game's final Grand Slam event of the 2016 season. On the tournament's first Monday of main draw play, 2015 finalist and No.7 seed Roberta Vinci kicks off play beneath the newly completed Arthur Ashe Stadium roof. Later on, No.2 seed Angelique Kerber begins her quest for No.1 against Polona Hercog, while young American Madison Keys closes out the night session against countrywoman Alison Riske. It's all happening at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center; stay tuned for more right here and on Twitter @WTA_Insider!

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Championship Sunday In Cincy

Welcome back to the WTA Insider Live Blog, taking you inside all the action at the Western & Southern Open. It's finals day in Cincinnati, and the No.1 ranking is on the line in both singles and doubles. Co-No.1s Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza do battle alongside new partners CoCo Vandeweghe and Barbora Strycova; the winner will become sole No.1 on the WTA doubles rankings on Monday. Later, World No.2 Angelique Kerber must face Karolina Pliskova to grab a No.1 ranking of her own, which would cap off a stellar season for the German star. Stay tuned for more right here and on Twitter @WTA_Insider.

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Stacked Semifinals In Cincy

Welcome back to the WTA Insider Live Blog, taking you inside all the action at the Western & Southern Open. Saturday's order of play features four of the WTA's biggest talents as Karolina Pliskova takes on French Open champion Garbine Muguruza, one of the three remaining Top 4 seeds in the Cincy draw. After that, World No.2 Angelique Kerber renews her quest to become World No.1, but will need to end No.3 seed Simona Halep's 13-match winning streak to do it. Stay tuned for insights and analysis right here and on Twitter @WTA_Insider.

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Quarterfinal Showdown In Queen City

Welcome back to the WTA Insider Live Blog, taking you inside the Western & Southern Open. Today's order of play features a mouth-watering menu of quarterfinal matches featuring six of the Top 8 seeds. Stay tuned for more right here and on Twitter @WTA_Insider.

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Cincy Trio Take Center Stage

Welcome back to the WTA Insider Live Blog, taking you inside the action at the Western & Southern Open. As the last sixteen fight for spots in the quarterfinals, top seeds Angelique Kerber, Simona Halep, and Agnieszka Radwanska are all still in the mix taking on Barbora Strycova, Daria Gavrilova, and Johanna Konta, respectively. Stay tuned for all this and more right here and on Twitter @WTA_Insider!

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Halep Leads Stacked Schedule In Cincy

Welcome back to the WTA Insider Live Blog, taking you courtside at the Western & Southern Open. Top seeds Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep hope to come out from under a backed-up schedule after delays caused the cancellation of several high-profile matches on Tuesday. Stay tuned for all the action here and on Twitter @WTA_Insider.

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Top Seeds Take Cincy Stage

Welcome back to the WTA Insider Live Blog; this week, stay tuned for an inside look into the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio. On Day 2 of main draw action, No.2 seed and Olympic Silver medalist Angelique Kerber meets the press as she attempts to wrest the No.1 ranking from Serena Williams. Kerber will need to win the tournament to end Serena's 183 consecutive weeks atop the WTA rankings. Later on, Garbiñe Muguruza plays her second round match against the always-dangerous CoCo Vandeweghe in an intriguing night match. Keep up with our insider insight here and on Twitter @WTA_Insider!

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Olympic Medal Rounds Underway

Welcome back to the WTA Insider Live Blog, where we keep you up to date on all the action around the grounds of all the tournaments featuring your favorite WTA stars. As the medal round begin, can Angelique Kerber build on her breakthrough season by becoming the first German woman to win a gold medal in tennis since her idol Stefanie Graf in 1988? To do so, she'll have to get past Puerto Rican youngster Monica Puig, who has played inspired tennis to reach the biggest final of her career. Stay tuned for the bronze medal match, too; can Petra Kvitova redeem a disappointing loss to Puig and defeat Madison Keys to make her first Olympic podium? Stay plugged in here and on Twitter @WTA_Insider!

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