Christina McHale

Li Na storms into second round of Sydney International

Li Na defeated American Christina McHale 7-6, 7-5 to reach the second round. ...  

Bartoli beats McHale in Carlsbad quarters

Carlsbad, California: Top seed Marion Bartoli survived a scare to beat Christina McHale 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 at the Carlsbad Open on Friday, taking a little under three hours to reach the semi-finals. The Frenchwoman's 2-hour-50-minute victory was the last of three marathon contests under the hot Californian sun. Taiwanese qualifier Chan Yung-jan saved two match points to upset third seed Jelena Jankovic 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 in three hours and 13...  

Jankovic, McHale survive scare in Carlsbad

Carlsbad, California: No. 3 seed Jelena Jankovic overcame problems with her serve to claim a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Melinda Czink in the second round of the Mercury Insurance Open on Thursday night. Jankovic had a first-round bye and struggled throughout the match with her serve before closing out the match in the third set. After the players traded service breaks, Jankovic broke the Hungarian's serve right back for...  

McHale edges out Gajdosova in Carlsbad

Carlsbad, California: US Olympian Christina McHale saved a set point and then used a late service break to pull off a 7-6 (5), 7-5 win over Jarmila Gajdosova in the first-round of the Mercury Insurance Open on Tuesday. McHale, the No. 5 seed, struggled against the Australian, and both players held serve late into each set. But McHale took advantage of Gajdosova's mistakes to claim the tiebreak and hit some...  

Defending champion Li wins in 3 sets

Paris: Defending champion Li Na needed three sets to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday. The seventh-seeded Li, who last year became the first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title, held on to beat Christina McHale of the United States 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Li committed 44 unforced errors in the match, 20 more than her unseeded opponent. The last woman to successfully defend...