Vera Zvonareva, A 2011 Wimbledon Darkhorse?

With all the talk swirling around the return of Serena and Venus, the withdrawal and continued injury plight of Kim Clijsters, Caroline Wozniacki seeking her first Major title and possible runs to the title by Maria Sharapova and Li Na, it’s not hard to see how a player ranked #3 in the world and a … Continue reading →

Vera Zvonareva, CNN Interview

Vera Zvonareva is one of the smartest and most passionate players on tour. She had a superb year in 2010, reaching the finals of Wimbledon and the US Open. She also reached the semifinal of the 2011 Australian Open. I don’t know if she will make a deep run at Roland Garros, but win or … Continue reading →

Maria Sharapova, Li Na Advance At 2011 Mutua Madrid Open; Andrea Petkovic Upset

Maria Sharapova used her powerful serve and all-court coverage to defeat dangerous lefty and fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova at the 2011 Mutua Madrid Open, 6-3 3-6 6-1. Although Maria didn’t have a lot of aces, and in fact had more double faults (6) than aces (5), she served 77% on first serves, often hitting service … Continue reading →

Caroline Wozniacki Defeats Andrea Petkovic At 2011 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix; Stosur, Radwanska Also Advance

At the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open, Andrea Petkovic played the perfect style to upset Caroline Wozniacki, mixing a patient variety of shots to keep the world #1 off-balance. At the 2011 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Wozniacki was ready for Petkorazzi, dispatching the rising German star, 6-4 6-1.  But it wasn’t as easy early in the … Continue reading →

Vera Zvonareva Leads Russia Past Defending Champion Italy And Into Fed Cup Final

Conpeting in her first Fed Cup in two years, Vera Zvonareva powered Team Russia past defending champion Italy in their Fed Cup showdown. Although Team Italy is a two time defending champion and was playing without Francesca Schiavone, having Russia’s current top player Zvonareva and also Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, it was going to … Continue reading →

Victoria Azarenka Upsets Listless Kim Clijsters; Vera Zvonareva Keeps Hopes Of #2 Ranking Alive At 2011 Sony Ericsson Open

One day after overcoming errors and a shaky serve to stage a thrilling comeback against Ana Ivanovic, 44 unforced errors (!), 8 double faults and 6 service breaks against her doomed defending champion Kim Clijsters in her quarterfinal loss to Victoria Azarenka. Losing 6-3 6-3, it’s actually amazing that Kimmie even won 6 games in … Continue reading →

Kim Clijsters, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Vera Zvonareva Roll In Second Round Of BNP Paribas at Indian Wells; Petra Kvitova Falls

On the first two days of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells unseeded players had success as the top players received byes into the second round. Of note to me were wins by Americans Melanie Oudin and Coco Vandeweghe, as well as Acapulco champion Gisela Dulko. But reality came crashing down as the … Continue reading →

Vera Zvonareva Defeats Caroline Wozniacki, Wins 2011 Qatar Ladies Open (Doha)

Russia’s Vera Zvonareva stunned world #1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, 6-4 6-4, in the final of the 2011 Qatar Ladies Open in Doha. Runner-up finishes in two Grand Slams last year, Wimbledon and the US Open, has increased the expectations for Zvonareva in 2011. She came into this match 3-4 against Wozniacki, having lost in … Continue reading →

Vera Zvonareva vs. Bojana Jovanovski, 2011 Australian Open HL

A tough second round draw for the up and coming Bojana Jovanovski to get Vera Zvonareva. But these are the learning experiences young players must endure to gain experience and find what areas they need to work on. Bojana Jovanovski Vera Zvonareva

Jelena Jankovic vs. Vera Zvonareva, China Open 2008 HL

Jelena was really on top of her game in that tournament. Don’t know if she can ever recapture the level she showed here, but I certainly hope she can.