With Roland Garros coming up in less than a month, several of the WTA’s best players are in action at the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open, hoping to hone their clay court games in preparation for the season’s second Major. Last year, Maria Sharapova defeated Simona Halep in 3 sets to take the 2014 Madrid crown. … Continue reading
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Fairways and Forehands 2014 Top 25 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #2 Maria Sharapova and Inbee Park
Like 2013, this year I will do a countdown of the top money list leaders from both the WTA and LPGA. Last year I did the top 30, but this year I will do the top 25. Note that as of this post, the retired Li Na has been removed from the WTA website money … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2014 Top 25 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #3 Petra Kvitova and Lydia Ko
Like 2013, this year I will do a countdown of the top money list leaders from both the WTA and LPGA. Last year I did the top 30, but this year I will do the top 25. Note that as of this post, the retired Li Na has been removed from the WTA website money … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2014 Top 25 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #4 Simona Halep and Michelle Wie
Like 2013, this year I will do a countdown of the top money list leaders from both the WTA and LPGA. Last year I did the top 30, but this year I will do the top 25. Note that as of this post, the retired Li Na has been removed from the WTA website money … Continue reading
WTA YTD Rankings 5.12.2014: Maria Sharapova On The Move After Back To Back Wins In Stuttgart and Madrid
Maria Sharapova went into the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with a lot on the line. She had been seemingly distracted by a myriad of off-court endeavors. If she didn’t make at least a semifinal run in Stuttgart, she would fall out of the top 10 rankings. Considering that she was ranked #2 at the start … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova Wins 2014 Mutua Madrid Open
The early season struggles of Maria Sharapova seem like ages ago. The career Grand Slam winner earned her 2nd straight tournament victory, besting Simona Halep in the final of the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open, 1-6 6-2 6-3. Early on, it seemed the fates were favoring Simona as the rising Romanian ripped through a 6-1 first … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova, Simona Halep Advance To Final Of 2014 Mutua Madrid Open
With all signs pointing to a Maria Sharapova victory, can upstart Simona Halep change the seeming course of destiny in the final of the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open. Consider that the only person to beat Masha on clay the last couple of years is Serena Williams. Ok, to be fair others, including Li Na in … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska, Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep Advance To 2014 Mutua Madrid Open Semifinals
I took a day off to watch the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Coming back today for the quarterfinals of the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open, it was a day of great matches and the shadow of disappointment. Let me get the disappointment out of the way first. Top ranked Serena Williams withdrew with … Continue reading
2014 Mutua Madrid Open 2nd Round Wrap-Up: Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska Survive Scares To Advance; WTA Stars Speak Out Against Domestic Violence
Maria Sharapova took a step forward towards reviving her season by winning in Stuttgart. She almost took two steps backwards in the 2nd round of the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open. Facing 21-year old American Christina McHale, Masha found herself in a 1-4 deficit in the third set. McHale is a very good player, but a … Continue reading
2014 Mutua Madrid Open First Round Wrap-Up: Top 4 Seeds Williams, Li, Radwanska and Halep Advance
The clay court season is in full swing as the bigger events kick off, starting with the completion of the first round at the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open. The top four seeds, including defending champion Serena Williams, all advanced in straight sets. Serena faced Belinda Bencic, a 17-year old Swiss player who is seen as … Continue reading
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