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
With their three top ranked players (Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens) not available, the United States won a crucial 2016 Fed Cup playoff tie against Australia, 4-0. The win propels the Americans from World Group II to the World Group in 2017. All four American players made a contribution. The highest ranked player … Continue reading
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
It was a joy to see Klara Zakopalova break her finals runner-up streak this week by capturing the 2014 Brasil Tennis Cup, defeating Garbine Muguruza 4-6 7-5 6-0. It was a rematch of their final at the Moorilla Hobart International back in January, which was won by Garbine. In fact, Klara has reached 3 finals … Continue reading
Two of the biggest names on the women’s side of the 2013 US Open draw faced inspired challengers on day 6. When the dust settled, both former world #1 Caroline Wozniacki and former WTA Player of the Year Petra Kvitova found themselves on the outside looking in, unceremoniously bounced from the fortnight. Italy’s Camila Giorgi … Continue reading
One of the potential fourth round matches I’d like to see at the 2013 US Open is Victoria Azarenka vs Ana Ivanovic. I’m pretty sure Vika will get to the fourth round. Ana has the potential, but can be inconsistent at times. The 2008 Roland Garros champion took another step towards a Vika showdown with … Continue reading
I am sticking with Caroline Wozniacki through thick and thin. I just didn’t think it would get this thin. The former world #1 played an exciting, but ultimately losing, match against Bojana Jovanovski in the first round of the 2013 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, 2-6 6-4 7-6 (5). Bojana is a player, still young at 21, … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova comes into the 2013 Sony Open fresh off a great title run at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The question I had coming into Miami was whether she could duplicate her trophy winning performance with both Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams in the field. We will know soon enough about … Continue reading
Welcome back to America, Petra Kvitova! I say this especially in relation to Petra because she has had her ups and downs playing in the United States. The biggest problem for her is her asthma flaring up when she comes here, which affects her play. This has led to some inexplicable losses to players nowhere … Continue reading
Last year, the WTA posted a video of some of their players trying to learn Mandarin Chinese phrases. They did the same this year. The following video shows the highlights and lowlights. But all had fun. Rising American star Christina McHale did the best job of the non-native speakers, which is not surprising considering her … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 