Australian Open 2018: Americans Falling Early Down Under

Wow. Just wow. It wasn’t merely that the American women are falling like flies early at the 2018 Australian Open. It’s that they’re falling so very early. The entire tournament was only a few hours old when three out of the four 2017 US Open Women’s singles semi-finalists were already gone. Venus Williams. Gone. Coco … Continue reading →

2017 Australian Open Women’s Singles Preview

I am a fan of so many of the great athletes on the WTA that just about every tournament winner gives me reason to celebrate. But I do have what I call my Mount Rushmore favorites, my top 4 current faves. Unfortunately, 3 of those 4 will be absent at the 2017 Australian Open. Maria … Continue reading →

WTA Stars Glow At Wimbledon 2016 Pre-Tournament Party

It seems like it was only a few weeks ago that the tennis world crowned a new Major champion in Garbine Muguruza at Roland Garros 2016. Well, it seems that way because it actually was only a few weeks ago. Even with the extra week added this year in between Roland Garros and Wimbledon 2016, … Continue reading →

The Good News For Maria Sharapova: She Won Her Fourth Round Match With Belinda Bencic, The Bad News…

Generally speaking, if two tennis players have played each other as much as 20 times and you can name all the tournaments one of them has won against the other and the year those tournaments were played off the top of your head it usually means it’s a lopsided rivalry. One side has so few … Continue reading →

Belinda Bencic, Maria Sharapova Set For Showdown At 2016 Australian Open

It’s starting to heat up down under. After making a run to the US Open quarterfinals last fall, 18-year old Belinda Bencic is one match away from equaling that result at the 2016 Australian Open. The new Swiss Miss had to come back from a set down to defeat Kateryna Bondarenko, 4-6 6-2 6-4. Obviously, … Continue reading →

Agnieszka Radwanska Wins 2015 Toray Pan-Pacific Open; Garbine Muguruza & Carla Suarez Navarro Take Doubles Crown

Back in June, in a warm-up for Wimbledon, Belinda Bencic won her first WTA title at the 2015 Aegon International by defeating Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets on grass. Aga just struck a measure of revenge on hard court by winning the 2015 Toray Pan-Pacific Open in straight sets over Bencic, 6-2 6-2. It’s the … Continue reading →

2015 US Open Day 3: Madison Keys, Eugenie Bouchard Advance…Both To Face Stern Tests In Third Round

I came into the 2015 US Open with a keen eye on many players. Two, in particular, are 19th seeded American Madison Keys and 25th seeded Eugenie Bouchard. Madison is my favorite active player so naturally I want to see how far she can go and how her game is developing. She has been very … Continue reading →

Belinda Bencic Wins 2015 Rogers Cup

Talk about winning in style.  Although the 2015 Rogers Cup women’s singles final ended with a disappointing retirement, in no way does that diminish what Belinda Bencic accomplished this week. She beat former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard, former world number one Caroline Wozniacki, another former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki, another former world number one Ana … Continue reading →

Belinda Bencic Hands Serena Williams Only Her Second Loss Of The Season In 2015 Rogers Cup Semifinals

As the final point was played in her 2015 Rogers Cup semifinal win against Serena Williams, young 18 year old rising star Belinda Bencic didn’t quite know what to do. Her gaze went everywhere, her hands went to the top of her head. She smiled, she cried. In her post match interview, Belinda could barely find … Continue reading →

Belinda Bencic Wins 2015 Aegon International

Last year, up and coming tennis ingenue Madison Keys broke through for her first WTA singles title at the Aegon International. So maybe there is some symmetry to the fact this this year Belinda Bencic knocked off Madison on the way to her own maiden WTA singles title. The 18-year Swiss Bencic, a former world … Continue reading →