Before I get to Roland Garros 2016 day one, let me congratulate Serena Williams on her win last week in Rome, Jiyai Shin for her win last week on the JLPGA and Ai Suzuki for her win this week on the JLPGA. Normally, I would have covered all three but I’ve been really swamped … Continue reading
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Lucie Safarova Wins 2016 Prague Open
This one made me smile. Lucie Safarova is one of my top favorites, a sweetheart of a person with a wicked good game. She was having a career year in 2015, winning in Qatar and reaching the Roland Garros final in singles while winning four titles, including two Majors (Australian Open, Roland Garros) in doubles, … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2015 WTA, JLPGA and LPGA Top 15 Year In Review: #8 Lucie Safarova, Erika Kikuchi and So Yeon Ryu
For 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, … Continue reading
Czech Republic Wins 2015 Fed Cup
Russia had the Czech Republic right where they wanted them. But they couldn’t close out the defending champions. Maria Sharapova did what she was brought in to do, getting two wins and taking out the Czech Republic’s top gun, Petra Kvitova, in rubber #3 to put Russia up 2-1 in the 2015 Fed Cup final. … Continue reading
Garbine Muguruza, Petra Kvitova Join Maria Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwanska In Semifinals At 2015 WTA Finals
Garbine Muguruza has added to her breakthrough year by advancing to the semifinal round at the 2015 WTA Finals with a 6-4 4-6 7-5 victory over 2011 WTA Finals champion Petra Kvitova. Gabi had to come back from 2-4 down in the final set to finish unbeaten at 3-0 in White Group round robin play. … Continue reading
New World #3 Garbine Muguruza Opens 2015 WTA Finals Campaign With Round Robin Win Over Lucie Safarova
I’ve watched Garbine Muguruza ascend up the WTA rankings over the past few years so in theory it shouldn’t come as a shock to me that she has risen to world #3 in the new singles rankings. Yet somehow it feels like she’s rocketed up the list in recent months in such a surprising and … Continue reading
Top Stars Ready For 2015 WTA Finals
The top stars of the WTA have had their say. Now it’s time to see who will emerge as the singles champion at the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore. I’m not generally in the business of making predictions. It’s tennis. It’s sports. Anything can happen. Who would have guessed Roberta Vinci would upset Serena Williams … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova, Garbine Muguruza, Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova, Agnieszka Radwanska, Flavia Pennetta, Angelique Kerber and Lucie Safarova Set For 2015 WTA Finals
So here’s what happens when Serena Williams takes the rest of the season off after the 2015 US Open. You get an intriguing WTA Finals among the singles participants. I honestly can’t pick a favorite, in terms of predicting a likely winner. I can make a legitimate case for every player going all the way … Continue reading
Petra Kvitova Wins 2015 Connecticut Open
The final WTA warm-up event before the 2015 USOpen is in the books and for the 3rd time in 4 years the champion of the Connecticut Open is Petra Kvitova. The win marks Kvitova’s 3rd title of 2015 and 17th of her career. It was Petra’s 4th straight Connecticut Open final, only losing in 2013 … Continue reading
Wimbledon 2015 Day 5: Heather Watson Comes Up Heartbreakingly Short In Upset Attempt Versus Serena Williams
I’ve been following and posting about Heather Watson since 2011. In fact, earlier this year I wrote about her win in Hobart (click for link: WTA Wrap-Up 1.17.2015: Petra Kvitova Wins In Sydney, Heather Watson Takes Hobart). Even as I see her run through American players like she did in Hobart (Sloane Stephens, Alison Riske … Continue reading
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