Madison Keys Advances On Upset Filled First Day Of Women’s Singles At Rio Olympics 2016

Before I get to the actual play, some friends have asked how I watched full matches live and on-demand replays when they couldn’t find them on television. Download the NBC Sports App. The Olympic section will guide you to whatever sport you would like. So long as your internet service provider is on board (most … Continue reading →

Madison Keys, Simona Halep Set-Up Wimbledon 2016 Showdown With Day 6 Wins; Eugenie Bouchard Falls

Missed a couple of days of Wimbledon 2016 postings due to outside commitments, so I’ll briefly try to catch up with a few of my favorites. And speaking of favorites, of the players left on the women’s side my two top personal faves are Madison Keys (always my top player) and Simona Halep. Unfortunately for … Continue reading →

Garbine Muguruza Upset On Day 4 Of Wimbledon 2016; Madison Keys, Eugenie Bouchard Advance

I’m not terribly surprised to see Garbine Muguruza fade listlessly away from Wimbledon 2016 early. I just thought it might be in round one against Camila Giorgi. Instead, the #2 seed and reigning Roland Garros women’s singles champion was emphatically shown the door in the second round by Jana Cepelova, 6-3 6-2. Honestly, it didn’t … 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 →

Tennis Players Dominate Forbes 2016 List Of Top Paid Female Athletes With Serena Williams Coming In At #1

#1 SERENA WILLIAMS (Tennis), $28.9 Million After an 11-year reign as the top female money earner in sports, counting endorsements combined with prizemoney, the provisionally suspended Maria Sharapova fell to #2 as 21-time singles Major winner Serena Williams tops the Forbes 2016 list, measuring money over the last 12 months. Considering that some of her … Continue reading →

Alize Cornet, Kristina Mladenovic Lead French Charge On Day 3 Of Roland Garros 2016; Eugenie Bouchard Advances

Allez les Bleues! Ok, technically speaking Kristina Mladenovic wasn’t sporting French Blue on day 3 of Roland Garros 2016. Nonetheless, she and Alize Cornet carry much of the hope of a women’s singles champion for the host nation (along with France’s Caroline Garcia). Mladenovic dismissed 2010 Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy, 6-2 6-4. … Continue reading →

Dropshots: Eugenie Bouchard To Be Coached Again By Nick Saviano

Adding a little something I’m calling Dropshots & Chip-ins. Not full posts…just a thought or two about something in the world of tennis (dropshots) or women’s golf (chip-ins). So for the first dropshot, let me say that I’m pleased to see Eugenie Bouchard return to being coached by Nick Saviano. She worked with him, beginning … Continue reading →

Maria Sharapova, Eugenie Bouchard Advance On Day 1 Of Australian Open; Caroline Wozniacki Upset

Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard are certainly two of the biggest names in women’s tennis. However, I don’t know how many people are picking either to go deep at the 2016 Australian Open. Serena Williams is the obvious choice to win it all and Victoria Azarenka is the fashionable choice as an alternate pick. But … Continue reading →

Eugenie Bouchard Off To Positive Start In 2016 Despite Hobart International Final Loss; Alize Cornet (Hobart) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (Sydney) Take Titles

It wasn’t Eugenie Bouchard’s day in the final of the 2016 Hobart International. She fell to Alize Cornet 6-1 6-2 in a one-sided match. But if one takes a step back and looks at the bigger picture, Genie’s start this season gives reason to hope for a resurgence in her game. In 2014, she was … Continue reading →