Archive for the 'WTA' Category
September 8th, 2009
Labor Days: The Most Wonderful Tennis Time of the Year
Andy Murray has the tools to win a Grand Slam event, but he does face a tough question: “Should I stick with a generally effective strategy of counterpunching or change strategies by developing and using bigger shots?” Internal doubts arising from this quandary might be worse than just selecting one option and committing to it.
Posted by Dan Martin @ 9:30 pm in 2009 Season, ATP, American Women, American tennis, Australian Open, TV, Tennis, Tennis on TV, US Open, US Open Series, WTA, WTA Tour | 15 Comments »
August 12th, 2009
USTA, ATP, WTA To Announce Calendar Changes
The USTA, ATP, and WTA are set to hold a press conference tomorrow, August 13th, to announce some changes to the U.S. Open Series line-ups.
In 2011, the two separate ATP and WTA events in Cincinnati will become a combined men’s and women’s tournament. This combined event will be held two weeks before the U.S. [...]
Posted by Lynn Berenbaum @ 12:38 pm in ATP, Cincinnati, US Open Series, WTA | 2 Comments »
July 21st, 2009
This is not a column about the color of tennis courts despite clay courts looking like the terrain of Mars and most hard courts at professional tennis events no longer being green. While covering the 2008 Indianapolis Tennis Championships, members of what looked to be a local scouting troop wearing hats saying “Environmental Team” were [...]
Posted by Dan Martin @ 1:51 pm in ATP, Australian Open, Blackrock Tour of Champions, French Open, ITF, TV, Tennis, US Open, WTA, WTA Tour, Wimbledon, senior tour | 31 Comments »
June 7th, 2009
Unseeded Sharapova Favorite on WTA Birmingham Grasscourts
“The one thing I’ve always said about ranking is I think numbers never lie,” Sharapova said following her French Open effort. “They always reflect on your performance and what you’ve achieved. But taking that aside, I think no matter if you’re ranked No. 1 or No. 100, it takes just as much work to get there.”
Posted by Staff @ 8:19 pm in Grass season, WTA | 6 Comments »
May 21st, 2009
Maria Sharapova’s return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ended abruptly Thursday afternoon as she lost to Alona Bondarenko 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Warsaw Open.
Posted by Staff @ 12:51 pm in WTA | 7 Comments »
March 25th, 2009
Can Nadal Keep it Going in Miami?
Sean Randall breaks down the Miami Sony Ericsson Open draw and ponders the question, can Rafa do it again?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:27 pm in 2009 Season, ATP, American tennis, Miami, WTA | 109 Comments »
March 12th, 2009
Williams Sisters Skip Indian Wells, Skip Penalty
What happens when the top players refuse to play the top WTA tournaments? Well, nothing really.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:49 am in 2009 Season, Indian Wells, Player Participation, WTA | 54 Comments »
January 14th, 2009
Tennis Notes: Garrison Suing USTA, Paying to Watch on Internet
Here’s a potential bell-ringer for your next executive meeting — tennis fans are changing the way they view the sport (on the internet) because YOU GUYS AREN’T SUCCESSFULLY GETTING TENNIS ON TV. We have a Tennis Channel, but it is mostly reruns and canned shows.
Posted by Richard Vach @ 11:53 am in 2009 Season, ATP, American tennis, ESPN, Fed Cup, Hamburg, Indian Wells, Schedule, TV, Tennis, Tennis Notes, Tennis on TV, WTA, WTA Tour | 34 Comments »
December 31st, 2008
Davenport Done? Federer, Nadal Begin 2009 in Abu Dhabi
After digging around, this really has been a rather quiet, holiday off-season in the tennis world.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:10 pm in ATP, Australian Open, Holidays, Schedule, WTA | 26 Comments »
November 8th, 2008
Venus Rises, Beats Jankovic to Reach WTA Championships Final in Doha
Venus Williams is into the WTA Championships final after defeating top seed Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 3:17 pm in WTA | 40 Comments »
