And so ends my 2016 tennis season as a fan. Ok, not really. But it feels like a lot of wind was let out of my balloon as Madison Keys, Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza all failed to get out of the round robin stage at the 2016 WTA Finals. As a lifelong tennis fan, … Continue reading
If the US Open were played in New Haven, Connecticut then Petra Kvitova would be a clear favorite. The reigning Wimbledon champion won the 2014 Connecticut Open at Yale with a 6-4 6-2 victory over good friend Magdalena Rybarikova. It was Petra’s 2nd title in New Haven in 3 years and her 3rd straight final. … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova should hold on to La Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen as long as she can. She earned it. Oh, the Roland Garros 2014 tournament director and organizers will eventually come and take it back while Masha will take home a replica trophy. I hope they are strong enough to pry her grip from the champion’s prize. … Continue reading
The new ingenue of women’s tennis, Eugenie Bouchard, has her sights set on another goal, having a year worthy of reaching the WTA Tour Championships. After a run in Istanbul, Turkey, the event moves to Singapore from 2014 thru 2018. Genie joined tennis legend Chris Evert in the official launch of the Road to Singapore. … Continue reading
Third time was the charm for Li Na. After falling to Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka in the 2011 and 2013 Australian Opens respectively, the Chinese superstar was finally able to hold the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup as the 2014 Australian Open women’s singles champion by besting surprise finalist Dominika Cibulkova, 7-6 (3) 6-0. Already … Continue reading
In 1992, Dr. Walter Bartoli witnessed Monica Seles defeat Steffi Graf at Roland Garros in one of the classic Major finals in women’s tennis history, 6-2 3-6 10-8. Dr. Bartoli had a tennis playing daughter named Marion who was having trouble with her forehand. Watching Monica win 3 straight Roland Garros titles, with 2 of … Continue reading
Before I talk about what the WTA means for me, how many players can you name in the photo above? One hint, most are former number 1s in singles except for two of them. Another is the current WTA CEO. Other than those three, the rest are WTA 1s. There are some 1s missing in … Continue reading
Earlier in the Wimbledon 2012 tournament, a reader of my blog thanked me for not filling all my posts with Serena Williams and Roger Federer, as many others had done. As for Serena, there are two reasons I do that. Firstly, I do concentrate on some of my top favorites like Kim Clijsters and Maria … Continue reading
The good folks at HSBC are sponsoring a contest to win 2 tickets to Wimbledon 2012 and meet tennis legend Chris Evert. Simply go to the HSBC WIMBLEDON PAGE, post a question for the Ambassador (Chris Evert) and that’s it. Obviously a lot of tennis fans will enter, but hey…it’s worth the time to ask … Continue reading
Naturally, we all know that Caroline is super talented and consistent, but whether she or her fans like to hear it or not, Slams matter. They frame your career. Chris Evert knows a thing or two about winning Slams, and particularly winning at Roland Garros. She won a record 7 French Open singles championships (not … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 