European Clay Court Season-Morocco
Chani on her way to the Semi-Finals in Marrakech
CHANI ROLLS INTO MARRAKECH SEMI-FINALS
Marrakech, April 28, 2013- Chani Scheepers continued her impressive run in the $220,000 WTA tournament in Marrakech, with a Quarter Final victory over 7th seeded Kristina Mladenavic 6-1, 6-2. Awaiting Chani in the Semi-Finals will be Former French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone.
BRAZIL OPEN
1st rd Singles in WTA Brazil Open
Florianopolis, Brazil – Seeded 4th in the Brazil Open, S.A’s top women’s singles player Chani Scheepers advanced to the 2nd rd with a challenging 1st round win over Venezuelan qualifier Adriana Perez, winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.
On the hottest day of the year, Chani was able to use her experience in extreme conditions. “I am happy with with the way i played today, i fought hard and made a few tactical adjustments after the 1st set which helped me in the 2nd and 3rd sets. I feel i have been playing good tennis this year, and hope to build some mementum this week in Brazil before heading to Indian Wells next week”.
Chani plays her 2nd round on Wednesday 27 Feb.
Hopman Cup Debut
CHANI TO REPRESENT SOUTH AFRICA IN HOPMAN CUP
27 December 2012
Perth, Australia: Chani makes her Hopman Cup Debut representing South Africa in the prestigious team event leading up to the Australian Open. Kevin Anderson will make up the mens position on the team. The format involves 1 women’s singles, 1 men’s singles and mixed doubles. South Africa will be in Group B, along with Spain,France and USA.
