Back in January, Angelique Kerber surprised most tennis aficionados by beating Serena Williams in the 2016 Australian Open women’s final. The world #1 from America will get her chance to turn the tables as both she and Angie advanced to the Ladies Final at Wimbledon 2016. Serena did so with a 6-2 6-0 drubbing of … Continue reading
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Wimbledon 2016 Ladies Semifinals: What I Want To Happen, What I Think Will Happen and What I (Almost) Hope Doesn’t Happen
The Ladies singles semifinals at Wimbledon 2016 features three Major singles champions. Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Angelique Kerber are looking to add to their trophy collections. Then there’s Elena Vesnina. Sure, she has 2 Major titles in doubles, but if she were to win the title here in singles it would change her life. … Continue reading
Simona Halep, Elena Vesnina Advance To Wimbledon 2016 Quarterfinals
It’s always a strange feeling for me as a fan when one of my top favorites is knocked off by another one of my top favorites. Such was the case today when 5th seed Simona Halep came back to defeat 9th seed Madison Keys, 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-3. Keys was a little hobbled at the … Continue reading
Coco Vandeweghe, Elena Vesnina Advance On Day 7 Of Wimbledon 2016
With top 10 Americans Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Madison Keys rolling along at Wimbledon 2016, flying a bit under the radar is the surging Coco Vandeweghe. After a clay court season where she struggled to get out of the early rounds (although, to be fair her first round opponents in Madrid and Rome were … Continue reading
Madison Keys, Simona Halep Set-Up Wimbledon 2016 Showdown With Day 6 Wins; Eugenie Bouchard Falls
Missed a couple of days of Wimbledon 2016 postings due to outside commitments, so I’ll briefly try to catch up with a few of my favorites. And speaking of favorites, of the players left on the women’s side my two top personal faves are Madison Keys (always my top player) and Simona Halep. Unfortunately for … Continue reading
Garbine Muguruza Upset On Day 4 Of Wimbledon 2016; Madison Keys, Eugenie Bouchard Advance
I’m not terribly surprised to see Garbine Muguruza fade listlessly away from Wimbledon 2016 early. I just thought it might be in round one against Camila Giorgi. Instead, the #2 seed and reigning Roland Garros women’s singles champion was emphatically shown the door in the second round by Jana Cepelova, 6-3 6-2. Honestly, it didn’t … Continue reading
Eugenie Bouchard, Petra Kvitova Advance On Day Three Of Wimbledon 2016
In a match started on day two of Wimbledon 2016 on an outer court and finished on day three on Centre Court, Eugenie Bouchard defeated Magdalena Rybarikova, 6-3 6-4. Genie is familiar with Centre Court, as she made a run to the women’s singles final in 2014. Although she would finish as the runner-up, which … Continue reading
Garbine Muguruza Survives Upset Scare On Day One Of Wimbledon 2016; Madison Keys Rolls, Ana Ivanovic Crashes Out
Most tennis pundits could see this one coming a mile away. Garbine Muguruza’s first round clash with Camila Giorgi had the makings of an upset alert. Despite her relatively diminutive size, Camila abuses the ball by hitting it with every ounce of power in her body. The problem is that she often will alternate between jaw-dropping … Continue reading
Garbine Muguruza Ready For Wimbledon 2016
After being crowned a new Major singles champion at Roland Garros 2016, Garbine Muguruza has been anointed as The One. There’s a lot of pressure to be the next big thing in tennis. Every result she earns will be magnified from this point on. After defeating Serena Williams in straight sets in Paris, Mugu turned … 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
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