Jelena Jankovic will be looking to continue her march to her first title of the year in the semifinals of the Family Circle Cup. Just one problem, though. Standing in her way will be world #1 Caroline Wozniacki, looking to capture a crown on the green clay of South Carolina. Jankovic blew away Christina McHale … Continue reading »
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Ana Ivanovic Ends Her Run At 2011 BNP Paribas With Quarterfinal Loss To Marion Bartoli
In her fourth round victory over fellow Serb, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic was on the ropes early facing several break points and fighting them off. She was not perfect, but raised her game when she needed. In her quarterfinal against Marion Bartoli, who is playing her 7th event of the young year, Ana’s erratic play … Continue reading »
Kim Clijsters, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Vera Zvonareva Roll In Second Round Of BNP Paribas at Indian Wells; Petra Kvitova Falls
On the first two days of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells unseeded players had success as the top players received byes into the second round. Of note to me were wins by Americans Melanie Oudin and Coco Vandeweghe, as well as Acapulco champion Gisela Dulko. But reality came crashing down as the … Continue reading »
Ana Ivanovic Ousted By Patty Schnyder At 2011 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship
I continue to root for Ana Ivanovic to play well, and she hasn’t been bad. The Makarova match at the Australian Open could have gone either way. Robert Vinci at Pattaya and Patty Schnyder at Dubai are not bad players. It’s just that if Ana Ivanovic could get to even 85% of what she once … Continue reading »
Jelena Dokic Advances At Open GDF Suez, Stands Between Kim Clijsters and #1 Ranking
Jelena Dokic will get a chance to make Kim Clijsters wait a bit to become #1 again. Dokic defeated Nadia Petrova 6-4 7-6 (4). It would be a signature win in her comeback if Dokic is able to knock off Clijsters in the quarters. In another match, American Bethanie Mattek-Sands was denied a chance to … Continue reading »
American and Belgian Fed Cup Team Press Conferences
A dilemma for me in this Fed Cup match. Of course, I want to root for the USA. On the other hand, Kim Clijsters of Belgium is my favorite player. Which way to go…which way to go…
