I don’t know if Garbine Muguruza will successfully defend her title at the 2016 China Open, but she was certainly a winner on the red carpet, as all the ladies of the WTA were. Play has already started at this event, with Venus Williams, Carla Suarez Navarro and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova all being first round seeded … Continue reading
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Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina Win Women’s Double Gold At 2016 Rio Olympics; Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock Bring Mixed Doubles Gold Home To America
Just a quick dropshot post giving congratulations to the ladies taking doubles and mixed doubles Gold Medals home from the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Elena Vesnina continued a resurgent year by pairing with longtime doubles partner Ekaterina Makarova to bring Golden glory to Russia in women’s doubles. Elena won mixed doubles with Bruno Soares at … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2015 WTA, JLPGA and LPGA Top 15 Year In Review: #15 Martina Hingis, Akane Iijima and Ha Na Jang
The past two years I have counted down the top 30 (2013) and top 25 (2014) players on the WTA and LPGA money lists as my year-end wrap-up. This year I am reducing the list to the top 15. However, I am adding the LPGA of Japan (JLPGA) to the countdown. For the WTA, singles, … Continue reading
Congratulations Aga, Martina and Sania! WTA Finals Wrap-Up
Unfortunately, following the semis of the 2015 WTA Finals, some other obligations pulled me away from blogging. But even though this is almost a week belated, I cannot pass up the opportunity to offer warm congratulations to Agnieszka Radwanska for winning the biggest title of her career. Not only did she go through top seed … Continue reading
Venus Williams Wins 2015 Wuhan Open; Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza Take Doubles Crown
Serena Williams has shut it down for the 2015 season, but big sister Venus is still active and playing well. She added a 47th singles title (to go along with 21 women’s doubles and 2 mixed doubles titles) to her Hall of Fame career resume by winning the 2015 Wuhan Open. This is her first … Continue reading
Belinda Bencic Wins 2015 Aegon International
Last year, up and coming tennis ingenue Madison Keys broke through for her first WTA singles title at the Aegon International. So maybe there is some symmetry to the fact this this year Belinda Bencic knocked off Madison on the way to her own maiden WTA singles title. The 18-year Swiss Bencic, a former world … Continue reading
Martina Hingis Makes Singles Return At 2015 Fed Cup Switzerland vs Poland
So yes, I’ll cut to the chase and say that Martina Hingis lost in her return to singles as she fell to Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4 6-0, in the first rubber of the Switzerland vs Poland Fed Cup tie. Some might look at that bagel final set as a failure. I don’t. This was the Swiss … Continue reading
Simona Halep Wins 2015 BNP Paribas Open At Indian Wells; Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza Take Doubles
When Simona Halep was blown off the court in the second set of her 6-4 6-0 loss in the 2015 Australian Open quarterfinals by Ekaterina Makarova she admitted that she gave in to her nerves and gave up trying to win down the stretch. Halep vowed that would never happen again. No matter the pressure … Continue reading
Novak Djokovic Wins 2015 Australian Open; Martina Hingis & Leander Paes Take Mixed Doubles Crown
Novak Djokovic solidified his place as the best player in tennis today by capturing the men’s singles championship at the 2015 Australian Open, defeating Andy Murray 7-6 (5) 6-7 (4) 6-3 6-0. It was the second straight bagel closing set for Djokovic, following the 6-0 fifth set he dropped on Stan Wawrinka in the semifinals. … Continue reading
WTA Doubles Wrap-Up 1.11.2015: Hingis/Lisicki Win In Brisbane, Kichenok Twins Take First Title In Shenzhen
In 2014, Martina Hingis added to her Hall of Fame career by winning doubles titles with both Sabine Lisicki and Flavia Pennetta. She has started 2015 right where she left off last season. Hingis captured her 41st doubles title by teaming with Lisicki to win the 2015 Brisbane International. The unseeded duo bested 4th seeds … Continue reading
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