A few weeks ago at the 2019 Brisbane International, Naomi Osaka played a semifinal match against Lesia Tsurenko that she lost in possibly one of the worst ways a player can lose. It wasn’t the 2 and 4 scoreline. That’s not that bad. What made that match stand out in a negative way was that … Continue reading
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2019 First Week WTA Winners Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Pliskova Trending Towards Major Breakthroughs?
The WTA rang in the first week of the season with three champions; Julia Goerges in Auckland, Aryna Sabalenka in Shenzhen and Karolina Pliskova in Brisbane. All were fantastic in winning, although one has to feel for Lesia Tsurenko who was 3 points away from upsetting Pliskova before the former world #1 fought back to … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2018 WTA and LPGA Top 10 Year In Review: #1 Simona Halep and Ariya Jutanugarn
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 #1 players for 2018: Simona Halep (WTA) and Ariya Jutanugarn (LPGA). SIMONA … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2018 WTA and LPGA Top 10 Year In Review: #2 Caroline Wozniacki and Minjee Lee
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 #2 players for 2018: Caroline Wozniacki (WTA) and Minjee Lee (LPGA). CAROLINE … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2018 WTA and LPGA Top 10 Year In Review: #3 Naomi Osaka and Sung-Hyun Park
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 #3 players for 2018: Naomi Osaka (WTA) and Sung-Hyun Park (LPGA). NAOMI … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2018 WTA and LPGA Top 10 Year In Review: #4 Elina Svitolina and Brooke Henderson
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 #4 players for 2018: Elina Svitolina (WTA) and Brooke Henderson (LPGA). ELINA … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2018 WTA and LPGA Top 10 Year In Review: #5 Angelique Kerber and Nasa Hataoka
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 #5 players for 2018: Angelique Kerber (WTA) and Nasa Hataoka (LPGA). ANGELIQUE … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2018 WTA and LPGA Top 10 Year In Review: #9 Petra Kvitova and Lexi Thompson
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 #9 players for 2018: Petra Kvitova (WTA) and Lexi Thompson (LPGA). PETRA … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2018 WTA and LPGA Top 10 Year In Review: #10 Kiki Bertens and Jin-Young Ko
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 #10 players for 2018: Kiki Bertens (WTA) and Jin-Young Ko (LPGA). … Continue reading
Naomi Osaka Wins 2018 BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells)
Oh. Yes. Heck. Yes. Naomi Osaka’s championship victory at the 2018 BNP Paribas open at Indian Wells was the most thrilling win to watch as a fan for me in a very long time. I often speak of my Mount Rushmore top four currently being Madison Keys, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep. But right … Continue reading