Archive for the 'Venus Williams' Category
June 19th, 2007
(Editor’s note: the following is from an interview of Richard Vach for the Stiles Points website regarding the upcoming Wimbledon event.)
Q: Now that the clay court season is over, Rafael Nadal has to play the next two majors on surfaces (grass & hard court) that favor Roger Federer. What has Nadal done over the last [...]
Posted by Richard Vach @ 12:23 pm in American tennis, James Blake, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Roddick, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Venus Williams | 22 Comments »
June 5th, 2007
French Open Women: 5 Questions
5 Questions:
1) What happened to the Williams sisters, American’s lone hope at the French Open?
Venus Williams blamed her loss on fatigue due to over-training, which jibes with people from her camp who say it is an effort to get her off the practice court. As she gets older she is going to need to train [...]
Posted by Richard Vach @ 3:41 pm in American tennis, Injuries, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Venus Williams | 13 Comments »
February 11th, 2007
Williams Sisters Troubles Continue This Week
When Venus Williams was confirmed for the U.S. April Fed Cup match against Belgium, after she had yet to make a tour appearance this year because of injury, one thought “good luck with that, keep you fingers crossed.”
When earlier this week it was announced that the oft-injured Serena would join Venus on the team, it [...]
Posted by Richard Vach @ 10:27 am in American tennis, Injuries, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Kim Clijsters, Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Venus Williams | 6 Comments »
January 2nd, 2007
All Americans Out in 1st Round at Gold Coast
It could be years before you see an American player crack the Top 10 after the retirement of Lindsay Davenport and the endless injuries that constantly seem to sideline the Williams sisters.
The struggling state of American women’s tennis was illustrated Monday in the Australian Open warm-up event at Gold Coast where both Americans in the [...]
Posted by Richard Vach @ 9:47 am in American tennis, Etienne de Villiers, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams | Comments Off
December 21st, 2006
Williams Trial Concludes; ATP, WTA Under Fire
Williams Lie-A-Thon Approaches Finish Line
As you attend Christmas parties and do your last-minute shopping, the Williams Family Unhappy Christmas Special continues to be played out in a West Palm Beach, Florida court, with this week’s 11th-hour witness adding to the drama.
Lots of lying has gone on in the trial to determine whether poppa Richard Williams [...]
Posted by Richard Vach @ 11:12 pm in ATP, Etienne de Villiers, Larry Scott, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, WTA Tour | 16 Comments »
December 13th, 2006
Who says December is the tennis off-season? Not Tennis-X fans, for who there is no off-season…or else.
Let’s go to the viewer mail:
From Tari: “Hey there, all done for the season? Well, I admit that I think you guys are totally nuts and frequently piss me off, but you do get some good scoops. Ah, well, [...]
Posted by Richard Vach @ 9:48 pm in ATP, Lindsay Davenport, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Venus Williams | 4 Comments »
October 6th, 2006
Half of Top 15 WTA Players Injured — Problem? Nah!
In each of the last two years, WTA Tour CEO Larry Scott has described the rash of injuries as a “fluke.” Time to make it three, or at least comment on the women’s state of the game, maybe hold a Women’s State of the Union address.
ADHEREL
On Thursday, world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo pulled out of [...]
Posted by Richard Vach @ 6:11 pm in Elena Dementieva, Etienne de Villiers, Injuries, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Kim Clijsters, Larry Scott, Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova, Mauresmo, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, WTA Tour | 10 Comments »
