Wimbledon 2014 Preview: Favorites, Contenders and Darkhorses

It’s that time of the tennis year again. Wimbledon. This is maybe one of the hardest years to predict, in terms of singles winners. Normally, Serena Williams would be the overwhelming favorite on the women’s side. She’s still the favorite, but there are questions. On the men’s side, Andy Murray is the defending champion, but … Continue reading →

Li Na Advances In Third Round Of 2013 Sony Open; Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova Upset

2011 Roland Garros winner Li Na advanced in the 3rd round of the 2013 Sony Open in Miami. Playing her first tournament since the 2013 Australian Open, the Chinese star was never truly threatened in defeating Varvara Lepchenko, 6-2 6-4. Although seemingly a routine win, this day at the “mini-Major” saw many big names exit, … Continue reading →

Caroline Wozniacki To Face Maria Sharapova In Final Of 2013 BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells)

Although she has slipped a bit from where she was a few years ago, former #1 Caroline Wozniacki has a huge opportunity to take a step back towards the top of the game as she beat Angelique Kerber 2-6 6-4 7-5 to advance to the final of the 2013 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. … Continue reading →

Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska Survive On Day 5 Of 2013 BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells)

Sometimes along the way to a tournament win, top seeds have to survive a  surprising challenge from a lower ranked player. So it was on day 5 of the 2013 BNP Paribas Open as many top seeds were made to work a little harder than fans and media might have suspected. On a day when … Continue reading →

Top Players Come Out For 2013 Australian Open Kids Day

I always love the Kids Day festivities that big tournaments in tennis put on. At this year’s Australian Open, many of the top stars participated, including Victoria Azarenka, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic. Even former stars Martina Hingis and Alicia Molik came out for the fun. The first video … Continue reading →

Victoria Azarenka, Novak Djokovic Rise To The Top At 2012 China Open

Victoria Azarenka ended the 2012 China Open the way she ended a lot of tournaments at the beginning of the year, by kissing another winner’s trophy. Vika was too much for an error-prone Maria Sharapova, cementing her recent hard court dominance over Masha, 6-3 6-1. It’s hard to believe, considering the year Vika has had, … Continue reading →

Caroline Wozniacki Ousted In First Round Of 2012 US Open As Most Of The Top Women Seeds Advance Easily

Top seeds Agnieszka Radwanska, Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber all took the court in first round action on Tuesday at the 2012 US Open. None of them was challenged even slightly. All three lost only 2 games apiece en route to easy blowout victories. Unfortunately for Caroline Wozniacki fans like myself the former world #1 … Continue reading →

Victoria Azarenka Advances To Wimbledon 2012 Semifinal But Needs Win Over Serena Williams To Legitimize Possible Return To #1 Ranking

The WTA computer can sometimes be the source of much contention. There have been instances of players being ranked #1 while most players viewed somebody else as truly the best. Such could be the case if Victoria Azarenka doesn’t defeat Serena Williams in the Wimbledon 2012 semifinals. If Vika and Agnieszka Radwanska both lose their … Continue reading →

Sorana Cirstea Upsets Marion Bartoli In First Round Of 2012 Mutua Madrid Open; Li Na, Samantha Stosur Advance

The 2012 Mutua Madrid Open started with one of the top seeds exiting early as Sorana Cirstea ousted 7th seeded Marion Bartoli, 6-7 (6) 6-4 6-3. 2011 Roland Garros semi-finalist Bartoli has not started the clay court season well, losing in Charleston (green clay) to Polona Hercog and losing in Stuttgart (red clay) to Mona … Continue reading →

Andrea Petkovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Set Sights On Upsets At 2011 US Open

Whenever the rain abates and play resumes, there are two matches that on paper have the most sizzle to them on the men’s and women’s draws for the potential upset possibilities. For the ladies, world #1 Caroline Wozniacki was fortunate Svetlana Kuznetsova can go off the rails during matches and did so when she had … Continue reading →