For the 2018 edition of my WTA and LPGA money list countdown I will focus on the top 10 from each tour, as determined by the money lists. For the WTA, singles, doubles and mixed are combined for total earnings. Here are the #6 players for 2018: Sloane Stephens (WTA) and So-Yeon Ryu (LPGA). SLOANE … Continue reading
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Simona Halep, 2018 Roland Garros Champion
I will admit, I shed a tear this time. Well, maybe a tear or two. Simona Halep was due this. I understand that nobody in sports is owed anything. No matter how many close calls an athlete has, in the end it is in their hands whether they win or lose. You have to do … Continue reading
Australian Open 2018: Women’s Singles Title Will Be Won By…Somebody?
I have no idea who’s going to win the women’s singles title at the Australian Open 2018. I suppose technically nobody really knows unless you somehow have a sports almanac from the future and you’re busy amassing your fortune. The defending champion, Serena Williams, isn’t quite ready to come back and compete. There were some … Continue reading
WTA Stars Step Out At 2017 Pre-Wimbledon Party
Before the action gets underway at Wimbledon 2017, some of the brightest stars of the WTA stepped out at the pre-tournament players party. I’ve missed American Sloane Stephens while she was out injured. It was just great to see her on the purple carpet. Ditto for Laura Robson. I hope they both work their way … Continue reading
WTA Stars Glow At Wimbledon 2016 Pre-Tournament Party
It seems like it was only a few weeks ago that the tennis world crowned a new Major champion in Garbine Muguruza at Roland Garros 2016. Well, it seems that way because it actually was only a few weeks ago. Even with the extra week added this year in between Roland Garros and Wimbledon 2016, … Continue reading
Sloane Stephens Wins 2016 Volvo Car Open; Her Third Title Of The Season
If you had told me that by April 10th of the 2016 season there would be an American with 3 titles to her name on the WTA, I wouldn’t have been surprised at all. Of course, there will be…Serena Williams! She’ll take the Australian Open and probably the Indian Wells-Miami double, too. Umm, nope. While … Continue reading
Petra Kvitova Opens 2016 Season With Australian Open First Round Victory; Sloane Stephens Upset Down Under
It was great to see Petra Kvitova start her season with a win in the first round of the 2016 Australian Open, beating Thailand’s Luksika Kumkhum, 6-3 6-1. The 2-time Wimbledon champion from the Czech Republic is very unpredictable. If she loses her next match or wins the tournament, few hardcore tennis aficionados would be … Continue reading
WTA Wrap-Up 1.10.2016: Victoria Azarenka (Brisbane), Sloane Stephens (Auckland) and Agnieszka Radwanska (Shenzhen) Open 2016 Season With Titles
Coming back from injury in 2015, former world #1 Victoria Azarenka had, by her standard, a bit of an underwhelming season. She reached a final at Doha, but the year was not indicative of what she can accomplish when fit and focused. Maybe 2016 will be the year tennis fans see the rebirth of Vika. … Continue reading
2015 Aegon International Day 4: Eugenie Bouchard Pulls Out With Abdominal Injury; Wildcard Johanna Konta Wins Again
After a promising start to the 2015 Aegon International, Eugenie Bouchard unfortunately suffered an abdominal injury in her match with Belinda Bencic. It affected her serving greatly in the first set. After falling behind in the second set, 4-6 0-3, Genie wisely called it a day. She says she’ll play Wimbledon next week even if … Continue reading
2015 Aegon International Day 3: Eugenie Bouchard, Caroline Wozniacki Open With Wins
Took a little break from tennis posting (but not a break from watching) after a long Roland Garros 2015. With Wimbledon on the horizon, it’s time to get cracking again. There will be a lot of fine tuning of grass court play by many of the ladies at the 2015 Aegon International at Eastbourne. It’s … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 