2011 Roland Garros winner Li Na advanced in the 3rd round of the 2013 Sony Open in Miami. Playing her first tournament since the 2013 Australian Open, the Chinese star was never truly threatened in defeating Varvara Lepchenko, 6-2 6-4. Although seemingly a routine win, this day at the “mini-Major” saw many big names exit, … Continue reading
Former world #1 Caroline Wozniacki reached the final of the 2012 KDB Korea Open with a tough 3-set semifinal win over Ekaterina Makarova. Honestly, I’m neither surprised Caro won nor that Katya pushed her. Makarova is the kind of player the top stars should beat but if you come out less than ready, she can … Continue reading
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
Pressed a little for time so I’ll keep this brief. With their 2nd round wins at the 2012 Olympics, I have a difficult task of watching Ana Ivanovic and Kim Clijsters get matched up in round 3. Of course, for me I am going with Kim. I always go with Kim. But still, I feel … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova’s 2012 Wimbledon didn’t end the way she envisioned, crashing out in the 4th round courtesy of the big serving Sabine Lisicki. However, Masha didn’t achieve the career Grand Slam by remembering her worst days on court. She always thinks she can win no matter what. And she came out against the potentially tricky … Continue reading
If an opponent is going to defeat Maria Sharapova these days, they had better do it in straight sets. With a 21-1 record in 3 setters since the beginning of 2011, it doesn’t matter how shaky Masha’s play might be through the first 2 sets, she owns the third. Such was the case in her … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova continues to look dominant through the first 3 rounds of Roland Garros 2012. After losing only 2 games total in her first two matches (6-0 6-0 and 6-1 6-1), she powered past the 28th-seeded Peng Shuai, 6-2 6-1. Granted, she hasn’t yet played an opponent who could truly challenge her if she’s on. … Continue reading
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
The quarterfinal match-up between Victoria Azarenka and Li Na at the 2012 Mutua Madrid Open promised to be a tight contest, and it lived up to prior billing. Li Na came out strong, breaking Vika to go up 4-2 on an Azarenka double fault on double break point. However, Vika rebounded from eventually dropping the … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 