Maria Sharapova Pulls Out Of 2013 Brisbane International With Collarbone Injury; Petra Kvitova, Sara Errani Upset

It was a disappointing day at the 2013 Brisbane International as big names fell or withdrew. The biggest was world #2 Maria Sharapova, who was forced to withdraw with a collarbone injury. This is the same injury that caused her to pull out of a recently scheduled exhibition in South Korea. With Masha, it’s always … Continue reading →

Caroline Wozniacki Into Semifinals At 2012 KDB Korean Open

Caroline Wozniacki took another step in her quest to win her first event of 2012 with a 6-2 6-3 win over Klara Zakopalova at the 2012 KDB Korea Open. Caro moves on to face Ekaterina Makarova for a place in the final. Wozniacki is 4-0 against Makarova, but at this point I would throw out … Continue reading →

Victoria Azarenka Advances To Wimbledon 2012 Semifinal But Needs Win Over Serena Williams To Legitimize Possible Return To #1 Ranking

The WTA computer can sometimes be the source of much contention. There have been instances of players being ranked #1 while most players viewed somebody else as truly the best. Such could be the case if Victoria Azarenka doesn’t defeat Serena Williams in the Wimbledon 2012 semifinals. If Vika and Agnieszka Radwanska both lose their … 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 →

Yaroslava Shvedova Wins Historic Golden Set In Third Round Of Wimbledon 2012; Petra Kvitova Heating Up

In the Roland Garros 2012 final, Sara Errani finished the tournament on the wrong side of history, as she was the opponent when Maria Sharapova recorded her career Grand Slam. I would say she would prefer that to the history she was on the wrong side of in the third round of Wimbledon 2012. The … Continue reading →

Caroline Wozniacki, Samantha Stosur, Li Na Upset On Third Day Of Wimbledon 2012; Kim Clijsters Moves Through

The Major championship woes continue for former world #1 Caroline Wozniacki as she was upset in the first round of Wimbledon 2012 by Tamira Paszek, 5-7 7-6 (4) 6-4. To make matters worse, Caroline had 2 match points in the second set that she failed to convert. If you follow tennis, this wasn’t just an … Continue reading →

Tamira Paszek Wins 2012 AEGON International (Eastbourne)

This is why it’s so difficult to predict a winner in sports. Coming into the 2012 AEGON International (Eastbourne), Austria’s Tamira Paszek only owned 2 match victories this year against 13 losses. That included 11 one and done tournaments and 2 two and done tournaments. Eastbourne is a prestigious Wimbledon lead-in tournament, this year including … Continue reading →

Ana Ivanovic Wins First Round Match At 2012 Brisbane International, Sets Up Showdown With Kim Clijsters

It’s only the 2nd day of the WTA season and already we have a match-up that might give us a hint at where the games are of two of the tour’s biggest stars. One day after former world #1 Kim Clijsters easily advanced to the second round of the 2012 Brisbane International, she was joined … Continue reading →

Marion Bartoli Ousts Serena Williams At Wimbledon 2011, Venus and Caroline Also Fall; Petra Kvitova Lurking

All the stars were aligned for Marion Bartoli to upset Serena Williams at Wimbledon 2011. Marion was playing very well coming in, having won Eastbourne and reaching the semis of Roland Garros, while Serena had a nearly one year layoff and was not at her best. But having an opportunity and capitalizing on an opportunity … Continue reading →

2011 Australian Open Players Party

It’s nice to see the players step out and style themselves for a nice party. Well, I guess I should say it’s nice to see the ladies do that. The ladies seemed to come to the party looking magnificent. The guys seemed to come looking like they were going out to get the morning paper!