It was a bit of a letdown day at the Brisbane International. It was nice to see Victoria Azarenka back on court winning, taking out Casey Dellacqua 3 and 1. The problem was there was little actual women’s play, on a day where Maria Sharapova and Sabine Lisicki were scheduled to be on court. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Admittedly, winning an opening round match at the 2014 Brisbane International isn’t a sign that Maria Sharapova is ready to get back to winning Majors, but the first step has to be taken to get to later steps. At the very least, it was good to see Masha back on the court in a real … Continue reading
The 2014 WTA season is already underway prior to New Year’s Day. The 2014 Brisbane International boasts some top of the line starpower, including top ranked Serena Williams, the defending champion, and 4th ranked Maria Sharapova. They both sat down to talk to the press in advance of their first matches. Both received first round … Continue reading
This year, while I will choose to follow one event during the week, I will be doing a combined WTA wrap-up on the weekends. It’s just less time consuming than trying to post for three WTA events, the LPGA and the JLPGA every week. So without further ado, congratulations to Serena Williams for winning the … Continue reading
Maybe the folks who make the tennis schedule need to rethink the length of the season. Once again, a big player succumbs to injury and has to pull out of a tournament. In this case, Victoria Azarenka was forced to withdraw from the 2013 Brisbane International with an injury to her right toe. This follows … Continue reading
This is the semifinal match most tennis fans wanted to see at the 2013 Brisbane International. For Victoria Azarenka, it is a chance to finish what she couldn’t in the 2012 US Open women’s singles final. Granted, Brisbane isn’t the US Open or the Australian Open. But Serena Williams has pretty much humbled Maria Sharapova. … Continue reading
Victoria Azarenka, for all of Serena Williams’ brilliance, is still the #1 ranked women’s tennis player in the world. That’s probably an indictment of the ranking computer. Still, Vika can go a long way to reasserting her claim to the top spot with a win in Brisbane over Serena. That possible match-up is still in … Continue reading
It was a disappointing day at the 2013 Brisbane International as big names fell or withdrew. The biggest was world #2 Maria Sharapova, who was forced to withdraw with a collarbone injury. This is the same injury that caused her to pull out of a recently scheduled exhibition in South Korea. With Masha, it’s always … Continue reading
The sky is not falling. I am a Caroline Wozniacki fan, but this was not how I envisioned her starting 2013, with a first round loss at the 2013 Brisbane International to Ksenia Pervak. Early season upsets happen when top players might not be in top form. However…this is Caro we are talking about so … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka sat down to have their 2013 Brisbane International pre-tournament press conferences. As the top 2 seeds in the tournament, they received byes into the 2nd round. Vika will open up against Sabine Lisicki while Masha will face Jarmila Gajdosova. Interestingly, hearing Masha talk about not really getting a chance to … Continue reading
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