(Photo by Danny Suriel - Double G Media) Tennis WTA Stars Participate in “Tie Break Tens” at MSG by Ricardo Goodridge March 6, 2018 Last night, WTA stars took action Madison Square Garden to play in the Tie Break Tens tournament. In the tie break tens format, players battle it out in a tiebreaker with the first to player to reach ten points wins. The Tie Breaks Ten tournament has been featured in cities such as London, Vienna, Madrid and Melbourne. It made its U.S. debut last night at the Garden. This year participants included retired player Daniela Hantuchova, and recently unretired Marion Bartoli, Shuai Zhang, Elina Svitolina, Sorana Cirstea, Coco Vandeweghe, Venus Williams and Serena Williams. The winner received a check for $250,000. Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina dominated the competition, taking out Venus Williams, Coco Vandeweghe in the first two round. Then defeating Shuai Zhang in the finals. Zhang, of China, took out Serena Williams in the second round in a competitive match the extended beyond the ten points. (Photo by Danny Suriel – Double G Media) Beyond the matches, there were other great moments throughout the night. Celebrities such as Law and Order SVU”s Mariska’s Hargitay and Ray Donovan’s Liv Schreiber sat amongst the crowd. Also, in attendance, sitting front row, were the women’s U.S. hockey team, who just won gold in the Winter Olympics. Still none of those celebrities drew as much as fan reaction as tennis legend, Serena Williams. Excited fans were happy to see Serena Williams begin her comeback to the tour, after giving birth to her daughter in the fall of last year. After losing her second-round match, Serena said, “This is a good sign for me, now I’m ready for the future. I have high expectations, and I think everyone should set high expectations for themselves.” Tie Break Tens partnered with the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) and donated $35, 000 to the organization to support programs that focus on education, leadership and the health of girls through access to sports. Post Views: 1,798 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Ricardo Goodridge Ricardo is the lead Tennis Analyst here at DoubleGSports.com Latest posts by Ricardo Goodridge (see all) What we learned from the 2018 U.S. Open - September 11, 2018 Three Things to Look for at the 2018 U.S. Open - August 27, 2018 Empire Win Final Match of the Season - August 3, 2018 Empire Continues Losing Streak Against Breakers - July 27, 2018 Related TopicsCoco VandewegheDaniela HantuchovaMadison Square GardenMarion BartoliSerena WilliamsTennisTie Break TensVenus WilliamsWTA Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in Tennis Novak Djokovic Wins his 18th Grand Slam Title at Australian Open Novak Djokovic won the 2021 Australian Open Men’s Final over Daniil Medvedev. The victory... Covid-19 Causes Issues at Australian Open This year, the Australian Open started three weeks later than it usually does because... You Know I’m Right, Episode 82: NBC’s Mary Carillo (Audio/Video) On the 82nd episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Who is The Greatest Athlete: Serena Williams or Tom Brady? Is Serena Williams or Tom Brady The Best Athlete?: There is a debate about... The Best Two-Sport Athletes In History Women in Sports: Madison Tiernan pulling double-duty for Sky Blue FC and Rutgers Women’s Soccer