It was a great run to the Roland Garros 2016 quarterfinals for American Shelby Rogers. Alas, that would be as far as she would go. #4 seed Garbine Muguruza of Spain reached her first ever Roland Garros singles semifinals with a 7-5 6-3 triumph over Shelby. Since dropping the first set she played in this … Continue reading
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Ariya Jutanugarn Wins 2016 Kingsmill Championship For Back To Back LPGA Victories
Well, that was quick. It took a long time for the first official LPGA winner representing Thailand to be crowned. It only took until the following tournament for the next coronation. Second verse, same as the first. Ariya Jutanugarn made it back to back titles with a 14-under 1 shot victory at the 2016 Kingsmill … Continue reading
Dropshot: Return of Tomic the The Tank Engine
Ok, I get it. Bernard Tomic was down 2-6 4-5 0-40 match point when he farcically turned his racquet around and didn’t make any pretense of trying to return serve in his 2016 Mutua Madrid Open match against Fabio Fognini. I also know Bernard would probably rather be anywhere else than sliding around on clay. … Continue reading
Lucie Safarova Wins 2016 Prague Open
This one made me smile. Lucie Safarova is one of my top favorites, a sweetheart of a person with a wicked good game. She was having a career year in 2015, winning in Qatar and reaching the Roland Garros final in singles while winning four titles, including two Majors (Australian Open, Roland Garros) in doubles, … Continue reading
2015 US Open Day 6: Victoria Azarenka Wins Epic Match Against Angelique Kerber; Eugenie Bouchard Off-Court Injury
Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber combined in the third round of the 2015 US Open to give fans the best women’s match so far of the tournament. It was a high quality, high drama face-off between two women fully capable of going a long way at this Major. If there is one stat that illustrates … Continue reading
Michelle Wie, Lydia Ko, Cheyenne Woods and Defending Champion Karrie Webb Ready For 2015 JTBC Founders Cup
As one of my favorite players, it was truly a pleasure and joy to see the success Michelle Wie had in 2014, the highlight being her first Major, the 2014 United States Women’s Open. She hasn’t quite hit her stride yet in 2015, but I think that’s just a matter of time. Hey, why not … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova 2015 Pre-Australian Open; Ball Kids Photoshoot, Tag Heuer Event, First Hit On Rod Laver Arena
Although there are WTA events in Sydney and Hobart this week, much of the attention of the tennis world is focused on looking ahead to the first Major of the season next week, the Australian Open. One of the top players going into Melbourne will be Maria Sharapova. There are a lot of storylines in … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2014 Top 25 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #8 Agnieszka Radwanska and Karrie Webb
Like 2013, this year I will do a countdown of the top money list leaders from both the WTA and LPGA. Last year I did the top 30, but this year I will do the top 25. Note that as of this post, the retired Li Na has been removed from the WTA website money … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2014 Top 25 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #24 Samantha Stosur and Lizette Salas
Like 2013, this year I will do a countdown of the top money list leaders from both the WTA and LPGA. Last year I did the top 30, but this year I will do the top 25. Note that as of this post, the retired Li Na has been removed from the WTA website money … Continue reading
WTA Wrap-Up 10.12.2014: Samantha Stosur Repeats In Osaka; Karolina Pliskova, Alison Riske Win
It had been a pretty lean year for Samantha Stosur. But in her first final of 2014, she made sure she would not finish the year bereft of a championship trophy. Stosur defeated Zarina Diyas 7-6 (7) 6-3 to take her second straight HP Open in Osaka, Japan. It’s Samantha’s 3rd Osaka final in … Continue reading
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