Ana Ivanovic opened her 2013 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with a 6-3 7-6 (5) victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Ana was cruising up 6-3 4-0 when the wheels almost came off. Pavlyuchenkova battled from 0-4 down in the 2nd set to force a tiebreak. As a longtime Ivanovic fan, I have unfortunately seen her steal … Continue reading
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Ai Miyazato Leads By 1 After First Round Of 2012 Honda LPGA Thailand
Although the LPGA season started at last week’s co-sponsored Women’s Australian Open, it really feels like the season is underway with the 2012 Honda LPGA Thailand event. On day one, it was 2010 champion Ai Miyazato who stayed cool in the sweltering heat to shoot a clean 5-birdie no bogeys 67 to break out of … Continue reading
Kim Clijsters Rolls In First Round Of 2012 Brisbane International; Daniela Hantuchova Upsets 8th Seed Dominika Cibulkova
Former world #1 Kim Clijsters took the first step back in yet another comeback with a convincing 6-1 6-4 victory over 47th ranked Simona Halep in the first round of the 2012 Brisbane International. Breaking Halep 4 times, including a critical break after Halep broke Kim to even the 2nd set 4-4, 4-time Major winner … Continue reading
Three Way Tie Atop Leaderboard After 1st Round Of 2011 Mizuno Classic
Ah-Rheum Hwang, Teresa Lu and Akane Iijima lead at 6-under after the first round of the 2011 Mizuno Classic. Beside Chie Arimura and Sakura Yokomine, for whom I always root, I would like to see Mina Harigae, currently tied for 5th, finish well…maybe even win. Mina is an American of Japanese heritage. Her parents, both … Continue reading
Jennifer Johnson Leads Navistar LPGA Classic After 1st Round, But Guess Who’s Lurking (Hint: She’s Ranked #1)
When it was announced that LPGA tookie Jennifer Johnson would donate half of her winnings from the 2011 Navistar Classic to the Wounded Warrior Project, I thought it was a great gesture but I wasn’t certain how well she would play. With 3 missed cuts in her last 4 events prior to Navistar, I had … Continue reading
In-Kyung Kim Fires First Round 63, Leads 2011 Honda LPGA Thailand After Round 1
South Korea’s In-Kyung Kim blasted out of the gates during the first round of the 2011 LPGA Tour season, knocking down 9 birdies against no bogeys on her way to an opening round 9-under par 63 and a 3 shot lead at the 2011 Honda LPGA Thailand. But beware In-Kyung, the red hot Yani Tseng … Continue reading
Possible 2011 Australian Open Upsets Lurking In The First Round Of Women’s Singles; Can Jarmila Groth Follow Her Hobart Win With An Aussie Upset?
Looking at the matchups for the seeded players in the first round of the 2011 Australian Open, there are quite a few possible roadblocks for the top players. Top-seed Caroline Wozniacki has not started the year as she would have liked. She better not get caught looking past doubles ace Gisela Dulko. Third-seeded Kim Clijsters … Continue reading
Defending Champion Andy Roddick Thru To Second Round Of Brisbane International, Samantha Stosur Also Advances In Women’s Draw
Defending champion and #2 seed Andy Roddick won his first round match against Marinko Matosevic of Australia 6-3 6-2 in relatively easy fashion. Although Andy “only” had five aces, as usual he dominated in his service games, winning 77 percent of points. An easy time was not had by top women’s seed Samantha Stosur, who took … Continue reading
Brisbane International First Round: Sally Peer, Jarmila Groth, Bojana Jovanovski Score Big Wins
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (5) def. Alla Kudryavtseva 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 Sally Peers def. Alisa Kleybanova (7) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Bojana Jovanovski def. Anastasia Rodionova 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 Jarmila Groth def. Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-2, 7-5 Lucie Safarova def. Akgul Amanmuradova 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 Men Feliciano Lopez (6) def. Philipp Petzschner 6-4, 7-6 (13-11) Denis Istomin (8) def. Thiemo De Bakker 7-6 (7-5), … Continue reading
Wildcard Entry Sally Peers Upsets 7th Seeded Alisa Kleybanova At Brisbane International First Round
Why not start the year with an upset? Australia’s Sally Peers, a wildcard recipient into the Brisbane field, upset 7th-seeded Alisa Kleybanova of Russia 3-6 6-4 6-3 for arguably the biggest win of her career. Although Kleybanova was fighting some hip problems in the final set, take nothing away from Peers, as Kleybanova was well … Continue reading
