Sports organizations are often as strong as its top stars. When they play well, and in turn show up on television and other media winning championships more often, it’s a great boon for their respective tours. Sometimes in tennis, the opening weeks of the season can be hit or miss. Players are tuning up their … Continue reading
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Fairways and Forehands 2013 Top 30 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #19 Cristie Kerr and Peng Shuai
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 19 on the money list from each tour are Cristie Kerr … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2013 Top 30 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #22 Jiyai Shin and Hsieh Su-Wei
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 22 on the money list from each tour are Jiyai Shin … Continue reading
Serena Williams Caps Stellar Year With 2013 TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships Singles Title
Dominance, thy name is Serena. Two Majors; Roland Garros and the United States Open. 11 singles titles, including Miami, Madrid and Rome. She probably would have won Indian Wells too, except that she doesn’t play that event. A WTA record $12,385,572 in prize money this year. Her 4th WTA Tour Championship, joining the Hall of … Continue reading
Marion Bartoli, Andy Murray Feted At Wimbledon 2013 Winners Ball
You have to think it was an especially jubilant Winners Ball at Wimbledon 2013. Andy Murray ended the 77 year drought of British Gentlemen’s Singles champions with his straight set defeat of Novak Djokovic. Nole is my favorite male player, but for the first time I was actually rooting against my favorite in a tennis … Continue reading
Li Na, Maria Sharapova Advance In 2nd Round Of 2013 Internazionali BNL d’Italia (Rome)
Last time we saw Li Na she was on the wrong side of an upset at the hands of Madison Keys in Madrid. The 2011 Roland Garros champion was back to her winning ways in the 2nd round of the 2013 Internazionali BNL d’Italia (Rome). Li Na took out countrywoman Zheng Jie 6-3 6-1 to … Continue reading
Ana Ivanovic Survives Second Round Scare At 2012 China Open; Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova Advance In First Round
I’ve been waiting for Varvara Lepchenko to make a big move on tour. I think she is very talented and could be a top player one day. She almost made a big move by bouncing Ana Ivanovic out of the 2012 China Open in the second round. In the end, former #1 Ivanovic pulled her … Continue reading
Kim Clijsters, Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams Advance On Day 1 Of 2012 Olympic Tennis; Caroline Wozniacki Barely Escapes Upset, Li Na And Samantha Stosur Do Not
For me, tennis in the Olympics is a wonderful fan experience…well, except for one thing. As a life long tennis fan, over the years I develop favorites. With both the WTA and ATP being true world tours, those favorites come from around the world. That’s usually not a dilemma. However, in the Olympics, I like … Continue reading
Last Chance For Kim Clijsters To Add Olympic Gold To Career Resume
Wimbledon and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were the reasons Kim Clijsters stuck it out the last year and a half despite a laundry list of injuries. She owns 41 tournament titles in singles, 11 in doubles. She has 4 Majors, including 3 US Opens in singles, 2 more in doubles. She’s been ranked … Continue reading
Top Seed Maria Sharapova Upset By Sabine Lisicki In Wimbledon 2012 Round of 16, Will Lose #1 Ranking; Kim Clijsters Ousted In Final Wimbledon
It turned out to be one and done for Maria Sharapova’s reign at the top of the WTA rankings. Entering her first tournament after regaining the world #1 ranking, Masha was knocked out of Wimbledon 2012 in the round of 16 by big serving, big smiling Sabine Lisicki, 6-4 6-3. Because of her early exit, … Continue reading
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