Oh. My. Goodness. In her young career Madison Keys has shown power, skill and athleticism. On day 5, in her third round match at the 2016 US Open, the 8th seed escaped a spirited upset bid from another up and coming player, Naomi Osaka, by showing tremendous heart. Maddie appeared down and out at 1-5 … Continue reading
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2016 US Open Day 3: Naomi Osaka Advances, Sets Up Showdown With Madison Keys; Garbine Muguruza Bows Out
Ah, the luck of the draw. It affects the players the most, obviously. But it also affects the fans. With each passing tournament, Naomi Osaka of Japan is quickly becoming one of my favorite players. As much as I am a fan of American Coco Vandeweghe, I was very happy to see Naomi upset the … Continue reading
Madison Keys, Petra Kvitova, Angelique Kerber and Monica Puig Advance To Semifinals At 2016 Rio Olympics
As an avid Madison Keys fan, I am beyond ecstatic that she has advanced to the women’s singles tennis semifinal round of the 2016 Rio Olympics. However, of the three other players that join her in trying to earn an Olympic medal (3 of the 4 will, 1 will not), the worst stylistic match-up for … Continue reading
Madison Keys Last American Woman Standing At 2016 Rio Olympics; Monica Puig Upsets Garbine Muguruza
I had high hopes for the American women in tennis at the 2016 Rio Olympics. It was a great team with future Hall of Famers Serena Williams and Venus Williams leading the singles participants with rising stars Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens threats to medal. In doubles, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Coco Vandeweghe had potential with … Continue reading
Madison Keys Wins Marathon Match To Advance In Round 2 Of 2016 Rio Olympics; Petra Kvitova Ousts Caroline Wozniacki
One of the biggest reasons to watch an entire tennis tournament rather than just the semifinals and/or championship match is that you never know when the best match will occur. This is especially true in the WTA where there have been dominant champions over the years like Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, … Continue reading
Madison Keys Advances On Upset Filled First Day Of Women’s Singles At Rio Olympics 2016
Before I get to the actual play, some friends have asked how I watched full matches live and on-demand replays when they couldn’t find them on television. Download the NBC Sports App. The Olympic section will guide you to whatever sport you would like. So long as your internet service provider is on board (most … Continue reading
Tennis Stars Excited And Ready For Rio Olympics 2016
I was knocking my head against a desk (figuratively) watching so many ESPN shows where they kept stating that tennis players don’t care about the Olympics. They have the Majors, it was often repeated. Ok, players saying that Wimbledon is more important than the Olympics is not the same as saying they don’t care. And … Continue reading
Simona Halep Wins 2016 Rogers Cup
It wasn’t always the most artful display of tennis, but in the end Simona Halep emerged from her match against American Madison Keys as the 2016 Rogers Cup women’s singles champion, 7-6 (2) 6-3. Give Simona all the credit in the world as she had to run a gauntlet of ace players to get to … Continue reading
Madison Keys, Simona Halep Advance To 2016 Rogers Cup Final
Sunday, July 31st 2016 is going to be quite a day for my tennis and LPGA rooting interests. My current top two favorite women’s players, Madison Keys and Simona Halep (well, Halep and Petra Kvitova are tied for my #2), vie for the women’s singles crown in Montreal at the 2016 Rogers Cup. My favorite … Continue reading
Madison Keys, Simona Halep Set-Up Wimbledon 2016 Showdown With Day 6 Wins; Eugenie Bouchard Falls
Missed a couple of days of Wimbledon 2016 postings due to outside commitments, so I’ll briefly try to catch up with a few of my favorites. And speaking of favorites, of the players left on the women’s side my two top personal faves are Madison Keys (always my top player) and Simona Halep. Unfortunately for … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 