Monica Puig Wins Gold At 2016 Rio Olympics, First Ever For Puerto Rico

Pica Power! Playing the best tennis of her life this week in Rio, Monica Puig delivered Puerto Rico its first ever Olympic Gold Medal in any sport. In the process, she beat a 2-time Wimbledon champion (Petra Kvitova), the reigning Roland Garros champion (Garbine Muguruza) and the reigning Australian Open champion (Angelique Kerber). Her wins … 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 →

2015 Roland Garros Women’s Singles Preview

The best tennis players in the world are in Paris for the second Major of 2015. Roland Garros (or French Open, s’il vous préférez) represents the ultimate test of the clay court season. Instead of the usual rundown of picks in seeded order, I’m going to first talk about my four top favorite players (Madison … Continue reading →

Petra Kvitova Leads Czech Republic To 2015 Fed Cup Final, To Face Russia

After being inactive since February citing physical exhaustion, Petra Kvitova made a triumphant return to the tennis court by leading the Czech Republic past France in the 2015 Fed Cup World Group Semifinals. After Lucie Safarova gave the Czech squad a 1-0 lead by winning the opening rubber, Petra followed with wins over Kristina Mladenovic … Continue reading →

2015 Australian Open Day 4: Is Victoria Azarenka Back; Petra Kvitova Advances

After watching Victoria Azarenka take out one of the best players in the world, Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round of the 2015 Australian Open, you might ask why I would still wonder if she is back. The reason is quite simple. Her shotmaking is back (love that backhand down the line a … Continue reading →

Petra Kvitova Leads Czech Republic To Victory In 2014 Fed Cup Final

Yet another reason Petra Kvitova shines so brightly for me is that, unlike some other top ranked players, she consistently supports her Fed Cup team. She doesn’t just show up the year before an Olympics to qualify for the Games. Nor does she come up with mystery injuries while looking fit and fine before and … Continue reading →

2014 WTA Finals Pre-Tournament Interviews

One the eve of the main draw starting play at the 2014 WTA Finals (as opposed to the new rising stars event at the WTA Finals), the Elite Eight sat down for a few quick words before the competition. In addition to Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep, Eugenie Bouchard, Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana … Continue reading →

Maria Sharapova Wins 2014 China Open, Reclaims World #2 Ranking

  Maria Sharapova began 2014 as the #2 ranked women’s tennis player in the world, but it was a tenuous grip she held on that spot. She had played only one match since Wimbledon 2013. She also had a packed schedule off the court to begin 2014, including being an ambassador for the 2014 Sochi … Continue reading →