Instead of a year in review focusing on overall achievements, I thought this time I’d do a countdown of the top 30 money list leaders from the WTA and LPGA. For the WTA, singles, doubles and mixed are combined for this top 30. Number 18 on the money list from each tour are Simona Halep … Continue reading
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Simona Halep Wins 2013 New Haven Open At Yale
The rollercoaster ride of being a Petra Kvitova fan continues. One day after watching her show flashes of perfection in the 2013 New Haven Open at Yale semifinals, the former WTA Player of the Year was erratic and error-prone in the final against rising star Simona Halep. I do give Halep credit. After all, this … Continue reading
Caroline Wozniacki Wins 2011 New Haven Open At Yale, Remains Undefeated In 17 Matches At New Haven
Caroline Wozniacki has spent most of the summer looking like anything but the world’s #1 ranked player, particularly with Serena Williams’ success after Wimbledon. If ever there were a place for Caroline’s game to heal, it’s the courts at the New Haven Open at Yale, formerly the Pilot Pen. She went into the final against … Continue reading
Petra Cetkovska Upsets Li Na In 2011 New Haven Open At Yale Semifinals
If 2011 Roland Garros champion Li Na was looking to build confidence going into the US Open, her performance against qualifier Petra Cetkovska in the semifinals of the New Haven Open at Yale isn’t going to help. Sure, it was a tight, thrilling three set match decided by a tiebreak. The problem for Li Na … Continue reading
Li Na Reaches Semifinals Of 2011 New Haven Open At Yale; Caroline Wozniacki Wins Rematch With Christina McHale
Two players who need to tune up their games going into the US Open continue to build momentum at the 2011 New Haven Open at Yale. Li Na hasn’t quite been the same player since her win at Roland Garros. In some ways that is understandable considering all the media and sponsor obligations since her … Continue reading
Rising American Star Christina McHale Climbing WTA Rankings
It’s terrific to see a young American star on the rise, and certainly Christina McHale fits that description. On the eve of her rematch with Caroline Wozniacki at the 2011 New Haven Open at Yale, she was featured in this news segment.
Christina McHale Set For Rematch With Caroline Wozniacki At 2011 New Haven Open At Yale
Christina McHale has shown, in the past couple of weeks, that she just might have the game to be a future…and maybe not too distant future…American champion. In Cincinnati, she knocked off the #1 ranked player in the world, Caroline Wozniacki. She then followed that up this week by knocking two-time Major winner Svetlana Kuznetsova … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 