It’s a lot of fun to see the ladies of the WTA ditch tennis gear and glam it up for players parties. Not only was there a lot of style on display, but it was displayed by players of substance as Wimbledon champions Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Petra Kvitova lit up the … Continue reading
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American Women 10-0 After Second Day Of Roland Garros 2012
Since Chris Evert won her 7th title at Roland Garros in 1986, only two Americans have won singles crowns on the terre battue; Jennifer Capriati in 2001 and Serena Williams in 2002. Monica Seles, who represented America in the 1998 final was still representing the former Yugoslavia when she won in 1990, 1991 and 1992. … Continue reading
Ana Ivanovic Wins Third Round Match At 2012 Australian Open, Sets Up Showdown With Petra Kvitova; Can Sabine Lisicki Upset Maria Sharapova?
Much like the Jelena Jankovic victory over Christina McHale in round three of the 2012 Australian Open, the win by Ana Ivanovic over Vania King, 6-3 6-4, left me conflicted. Ana, like Jelena, is one of my favorite players, but I was rooting for the American Vania as well. With the win, Ana earns a … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova Easily Advances In Second Round Of 2012 Australian Open; American Vania King Upsets 15th Seed Pavlyuchenkova
Maria Sharapova continued her early round success down under by overpowering Jamie Hampton in the second round of the 2012 Australian Open, 6-0 6-1. The fourth seeded Sharapova looks primed to get by Angelique Kerber in the next round, but then again you never know in sports. She can’t look past anybody, but I can … Continue reading
Caroline Wozniacki Rolls In 2011 US Open With 3rd Round Win Over Vania King
World #1 Caroline Wozniacki took another step in her quest to win her first Major title with a 6-2 6-4 win over American Vania King in the third round of the 2011 US Open. Vania had her chances, breaking Caroline 3 times but failing to convert on a handful of addition break chances. As usual, … Continue reading
Sloane Stephens, Vania King Keep Americans Winning At 2011 US Open But Big Challenges Await In Next Round
It seems American tennis might have been counted out prematurely. Continuing a string of big wins by young Americans, 18-year old Sloane Stephens upset #23 seed Shahar Peer 6-1 7-6 (4), using a big serve and playing points with the patience and poise of a veteran, even when Peer turned up the pressure in the … Continue reading
Kim Clijsters, Maria Sharapova Advance At Roland Garros 2011; Ana Ivanovic Ousted In First Round
2008 seems like forever ago. Ana Ivanovic was sitting on top of the world as Roland Garros champion and the #1 ranked player in the world. Today at Roland Garros, she suffered her 4th one and done loss of the year (along with the Australian Open, Dubai and Madrid), losing to 7-6 (3) 0-6 6-2. … Continue reading
Caroline Wozniacki, Samantha Stosur Overcome Tough Second Round Opponents To Advance At 2011 Mutua Madrid Open
World #1 Caroline Wozniacki advanced in her second round match in straight sets over rising Serbian star Bojana Jovanovski, 6-4 6-4. Every aspiring tennis player should watch Caroline play. There is a purpose to every shot. On one sequence in the match, she hit topspin deep to the baseline, then sliced short, then crosscourt and … Continue reading
2011 Family Circle Cup Starts Clay Court Season
The WTA starts the clay court season on the green clay of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina. The defending champion is Samantha Stosur, who gave one of the most dominant performances against Vera Zvonareva that you will ever see, even more than Kim Clijsters’ blowout of Zvonareva at the US Open. In … Continue reading
WTA’s Vania King Joins ATP Stars To Swim With Dolphins
This looks like it was really a blast. I would absolutely do this. A fun time for all! Vania was joined by ATP stars Tomas Berdych, Ivan Ljubicic, Mardy Fish and Potito Starace.
