Sculling Race Determines Order of Draw For Australia vs Ukraine Fed Cup Tie

Team Australia and Team Ukraine found an interesting way to determine the order of their draw for their Fed Cup tie. They let a crew team determine it! I have a fondness for this, as it combines my love of tennis and rowing, which I competed in many years ago.

Australia vs Ukraine: Fed Cup Media Day

Jarmila Groth and Anastasia Rodionova lead Australia into their Fed Cup tie with Ukraine. On  paper the team of Groth, Rodionova, Sophie Ferguson and Sally Peers  seems too much for Ukraine’s team of Lesia Tsurenko, Olga Savchuk, Yuliya Beygelzimer and Viktoria Kutuzova. Both teams are missing top stars; Samantha Stosur and Jelena Dokic for Australia, … Continue reading →

Brisbane International First Round: Sally Peer, Jarmila Groth, Bojana Jovanovski Score Big Wins

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (5) def. Alla Kudryavtseva 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 Sally Peers def. Alisa Kleybanova (7) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Bojana Jovanovski def. Anastasia Rodionova 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 Jarmila Groth def. Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-2, 7-5 Lucie Safarova def. Akgul Amanmuradova 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 Men Feliciano Lopez (6) def. Philipp Petzschner 6-4, 7-6 (13-11) Denis Istomin (8) def. Thiemo De Bakker 7-6 (7-5), … Continue reading →

Wildcard Entry Sally Peers Upsets 7th Seeded Alisa Kleybanova At Brisbane International First Round

Why not start the year with an upset? Australia’s Sally Peers, a wildcard recipient into the Brisbane field, upset 7th-seeded Alisa Kleybanova of Russia 3-6 6-4 6-3 for arguably the biggest win of her career. Although Kleybanova was fighting some hip problems in the final set, take nothing away from Peers, as Kleybanova was well … Continue reading →