Wimbledon and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were the reasons Kim Clijsters stuck it out the last year and a half despite a laundry list of injuries. She owns 41 tournament titles in singles, 11 in doubles. She has 4 Majors, including 3 US Opens in singles, 2 more in doubles. She’s been ranked … Continue reading
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Maria Sharapova Ready For 2012 Sony Ericsson Open; WTA Stars Swim With Dolphins
Other than the Majors, and maybe the Tour Championship, this is probably the most exciting time for tennis fans, particularly in the United States. The just concluded BNP Paribas Open and the just starting Sony Ericsson Open are both week and a half long “mini-Majors” that stand apart from other events on the tour calendar. … Continue reading
Caroline Wozniacki, Samantha Stosur Ousted In Roland Garros 3rd Round; Top Half Of Draw Opens Up
Although she has yet to win a Major title, I had Caroline Wozniacki as the favorite at Roland Garros until beaten. She had just come off a clay court title in Brussels where she defeated defending Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone along the way. But now that Caroline has lost in the third round to … Continue reading
Mattek-Sands, Oudin, Vandeweghe Open 2011 BNP Paribas With Wins; Schnyder, King Ousted
American Bethanie Mattek-Sands advanced to the second round of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Vera Dushevina of Russia. Bethanie will need to tighten her serve moving forward. In the 20 games played in this match, there were 12 breaks of serve, 7 against Dushevina and 5 against Mattek-Sands. That … Continue reading
Gisela Dulko Wins 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Congratulations to Argentina Gisela Dulko on her 4th WTA singles title, her first since 2008. She defeated Arantxa Parra Santonja, 6-3 7-6 (5), t0 win the 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Gisela is obviously known as one half of the world’s top women’s doubles team with partner Flavia Pennetta of Italy. It’s nice to see Gisela … Continue reading
Argentina Celebrates Fed Cup Victory Over Columbia
Led by Gisela Dulko, Argentina defeated Columbia 3-0. She’s not featured in the video, but it was nice that former Argentine star Gabriela Sabatini was in the audience cheering on her countrywomen.
Simply The Best: Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta Reign At 2011 Australian Open
Congratulations to the world’s best female doubles team of Flavia Pennetta and Gisela Dulko, who won their first Grand Slam Doubles title at the 2011 Australian Open. It’s kind of hard to believe that this is their first doubles title, as they are clearly the best team, although they did win the Tour Championship in … 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
WTA Video: Players In Sydney For Medibank International
Li Na takes the title over Kim Clijsters. The WTA made a compilation video featuring Francesca Sciavone, Sam Stosur, Victoria Azarenka, Dominika Cibulkova, Gisela Dulko, Jelena Jankovic, Vera Zvonareva, Shahar Peer, Vania King, Daniela Hantuchova, Sorana Cirstea, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Flavia Pennetta & Kim Clijsters. Interestingly, Li Na is not in the video. The last player … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 