With the Australian Open recently crowning a new champion in Li Na, I can’t help but think back to the player who defeated Li Na three years ago in the final, Kim Clijsters. As an all-time favorite of mine, Kim is second only to Monica Seles. I loved her game on court, her power, speed … Continue reading
Instead of a year in review focusing on overall achievements, I thought this time I’d do a countdown of the top 30 money list leaders from the WTA and LPGA. For the WTA, singles, doubles and mixed are combined for this top 30. Number 7 on the money list from each tour are Marion Bartoli … Continue reading
It’s always a joy to see two of my top favorites, actually with Kim Clijsters retired my top two favorites period, Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic play. And it’s even better to see them playing doubles together! Here they recently played an exhibition match against Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci. But think about it. If … Continue reading
2011 Roland Garros champion Li Na was joined in her hometown of Wuhan, China by Pete Sampras, Sabine Lisicki and Carlos Moya for a fun tennis exhibition the week before Christmas. Li Na struggled after her win in Paris, but hopefully she can recharge her batteries in the short off-season and find the form that … Continue reading
World #1 Caroline Wozniacki will return to Thailand to play the 2012 Hua Hin Tennis Exhibition. Caroline took on Kim Clijsters in the 2011 event in the Thai beach town. In 2012, Wozniacki face 2011 WTA Tour Championship finalist and 3rd ranked Victoria Azarenka. The January 1st event will benefit flood relief efforts. On the … Continue reading
One of the fun parts of the tennis season, and off-season, are the exhibitions where players can have some fun and let their hair down. World #1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark joined fellow WTA star Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, along with former men’s greats Henri Leconte of France and Mansour Bahrami of Iran for a … Continue reading
World #1 Caroline Wozniacki showed up at the ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo to play an exhibition with reigning French Open women’s champion Francesca Schiavone. Hmmmm…was it an exhibition between the last French Open champion, Schiavone, and the next French Open champion, Wozniacki? We shall see. 🙂
Sponsored by the Lorena Ochoa Foundation, a Lorena and Azahara will play a match on January 28th, 2010. Lorena will give a clinic on the 29th.
This might have been a team exhibition tournament, but Russia’s Vera Zvonareva came ready to play. The 2010 Wimbledon and US Open finalist sent a message to her competitors at the Australian Open that she is ready to take on all comers. In successive matches she beat Venus Williams 6-4 6-2 and then absolutely crushed … Continue reading
I know it’s a baby elephant…but that’s still a huge creature. What if has a “when animals attack” moment? 🙂
Fairways and Forehands 