World #2 and #3 Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova both helped their countries to take 2-0 leads on the first day of Fed Cup 2012. With their teams playing in World Group I with a chance to emerge Fed Cup champion this year, Petra and Masha did not disappoint. Masha powered Team Russia by overwhelming … Continue reading
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Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova and Li Na Survive Second Round Scares At 2012 Apia International Sydney
Early season upsets littered the 2012 Brisbane International. As the tour shifts to Sydney, top seed Caroline Wozniacki looked like she might fall victim to the upset bug. Instead, the world #1 came back from down 0-4 in the third set to defeat Dominika Cibulkova, 7-5 2-6 6-4. Li Na and Petra Kvitova also advanced … Continue reading
Jelena Jankovic, Francesca Schiavone Win 2nd Round Matches At 2011 US Open
Former world #1 Jelena Jankovic stumbled slightly out of the gate in her 2nd round match at the 2011 US Open before defeating Jelena Dokic, 6-3 6-4. 2008 US Open finalist Jankovic was broken in the opening game of the match, eventually falling behind 1-3 before a combination of JJ’s speed around the court and … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova, Samantha Stosur Advance In 2nd Round Of 2011 US Open
As quickly as Maria Sharapova advanced past Anastasiya Yakimova 6-1 6-1 in the second round of the 2011 US Open, it’s odd that the match actually started in August and ended in September. That’s the beauty of a night match on the final day of the eighth month. I have to give Yakimova some credit, … Continue reading
Caroline Wozniacki, Andrea Petkovic Roll In First Round Of 2011 US Open
World #1 Caroline Wozniacki started her latest quest for her first Major title with an easy 6-3 6-1 win over Nuria Llagostera Vives. The 5’9 1/2″ Wozniacki looked like she was playing with her kid sister in the 5’1″ (to be kind) NLV. And Caroline dominated Nuria like she was a big sister. Most importantly, … Continue reading
Samantha Stosur, Australian Hopefuls Talk Prior To 2011 US Open
Do I think Samantha Stosur will win the 2011 US Open? No. However, I do think she can win the US Open, so if she does it would not be a surprise. What I don’t like about this interview is that she seems to be content in matching last year’s quarterfinal appearance. She should be … Continue reading
Samantha Stosur, Jelena Jankovic Roll In First Round Of Roland Garros 2011
2010 Roland Garros runner-up Samantha Stosur of Australia started her 2011 campaign in impressive fashion, defeating Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-2 6-3. Looking to win her first Major singles title, Stosur was broken by Benesova in the first game of the match, but it was all Stosur after that. Samantha fired 7 aces … Continue reading
Australia vs Ukraine: Fed Cup Media Day
Jarmila Groth and Anastasia Rodionova lead Australia into their Fed Cup tie with Ukraine. On paper the team of Groth, Rodionova, Sophie Ferguson and Sally Peers seems too much for Ukraine’s team of Lesia Tsurenko, Olga Savchuk, Yuliya Beygelzimer and Viktoria Kutuzova. Both teams are missing top stars; Samantha Stosur and Jelena Dokic for Australia, … Continue reading
Jelena Dokic: The Last Word
A nice Q&A with Jelena, with questions focused on the last “fill in the blank” that she has done…
Jelena Dokic Ends Nearly 9 Year Drought, Wins WTA BMW Malaysian Open
Congratulations to Jelena Dokic, who fought off two match points against her to prevail over Lucie Safarova at the 2011 BMW Malaysian Open. Once a rising phenom in the sport, this win marks Jelena’s first singles title since June 2002 at the DFS Classic. It was so long ago that the event is now the … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 