One of the biggest reasons to watch an entire tennis tournament rather than just the semifinals and/or championship match is that you never know when the best match will occur. This is especially true in the WTA where there have been dominant champions over the years like Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, … Continue reading
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Tennis Stars Excited And Ready For Rio Olympics 2016
I was knocking my head against a desk (figuratively) watching so many ESPN shows where they kept stating that tennis players don’t care about the Olympics. They have the Majors, it was often repeated. Ok, players saying that Wimbledon is more important than the Olympics is not the same as saying they don’t care. And … Continue reading
Johanna Konta Wins 2016 Bank of the West Classic
If you’re going to win your first WTA singles title, why not make it over a legend? That was the case in Stanford as Great Britain’s Johanna Konta captured her first WTA singles crown, in her first ever WTA level final, against future Hall of Famer Venus Williams at the 2016 Bank of the West … Continue reading
Eugenie Bouchard, Petra Kvitova Advance On Day Three Of Wimbledon 2016
In a match started on day two of Wimbledon 2016 on an outer court and finished on day three on Centre Court, Eugenie Bouchard defeated Magdalena Rybarikova, 6-3 6-4. Genie is familiar with Centre Court, as she made a run to the women’s singles final in 2014. Although she would finish as the runner-up, which … 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
Dropshots: Andy Murray Splits With Coach Amelie Mauresmo
Following his runner-up finish at the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open, Andy Murray announced he was parting with coach Amelie Mauresmo. I am saddened to hear of the demise of this partnership, but considering the time constraints Amelie has right now, it probably was best they end amicably now. It was always going to be tough … 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
Wimbledon 2015 Day 5: Heather Watson Comes Up Heartbreakingly Short In Upset Attempt Versus Serena Williams
I’ve been following and posting about Heather Watson since 2011. In fact, earlier this year I wrote about her win in Hobart (click for link: WTA Wrap-Up 1.17.2015: Petra Kvitova Wins In Sydney, Heather Watson Takes Hobart). Even as I see her run through American players like she did in Hobart (Sloane Stephens, Alison Riske … Continue reading
Wimbledon 2015 Day 2: Eugenie Bouchard, Simona Halep and Laura Robson Exit Early
Three big names to hardcore tennis aficionados took first round exits from Wimbledon 2015 on day 2. All three are dealing with different issues at the moment. I’ll start with Laura Robson. Hers was the least surprising loss (6-4 6-4 to Evgeniya Rodina). This was only her second match back after missing 17 months with … Continue reading
2015 WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party
Taking a break today from the Aegon International to highlight the 2015 WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party. It’s always nice to see the ladies let their hair down and relax before the games begin. Last year, Petra Kvitova won the ladies singles title, defeating Eugenie Bouchard in the final. This year, Serena Williams enters Wimbledon with the … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 