May 3rd, 2013
Serena Williams Leads Insanely Tough Field at WTA Madrid
Notes: Insane field with two former No. 1s and an additional Slam champ all unseeded…The Top 3 seeds are current or former No. 1s…Tough opening-round matches are (5) Na vs. Tamira Paszek then the winner of Venus and (WC) Medina Garrigues, (3) Azarenka vs. Pavlyuchenkova, (11) Petrova vs. a qualifier then likely Kuznetsova, (16) Ivanovic vs. a qualifier then likely her Serb countrywoman Jankovic, (9) Stosur vs. the clay-savvy Suarez Navarro, and (2) Sharapova vs. a qualifier then likely Peng…No blue clay this year…Former champs in the field are Serena Williams (2012) and Kvitova (2011).
Posted by Staff @ 11:21 pm in Madrid, Tennis | 4 Comments »
March 27th, 2013
Agnieszka Radwanksa May Have Just Hit The Shot Of The Year Last Night, Wow! [Video]
Agnieszka is not known for her shot making, but this gem from last night may end up being the best shot all year. Wow!
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:15 am in Best Shots, Miami, Videos | 23 Comments »
January 18th, 2013
Djokovic Rips Lance Armstrong; Venus, Keys Flop at Australian Open
The No. 2-seeded Sharapova looked nearly as dominant as she did in recording two double bagels in the first two rounds, easily bouncing Venus Williams from the event.
Posted by Staff @ 8:57 am in Australian Open, Tennis | 127 Comments »
January 13th, 2013
Djokovic Opens Australian Open Title Defense; Aussie Hopes Hewitt, Stosur Also In Action
On a packed opening day Australian Open schedule, Novak Djokovic begins his title defense.
Posted by Staff @ 10:03 am in Australian Open | 34 Comments »
January 13th, 2013
Tomic Tank Engine Title; Radwanska Bakes Bagels; Tennis-X Notes
“It’s an amazing feeling,” Tomic said. “Now that I know what it feels like to win a tournament and it’s the best feeling in the world. I’m so happy I won. To do it here in Sydney is awesome. I can’t ask for anything better. I’m so proud of myself. Can’t stop here now. Now I’ve got to look to the next tournament and keep playing the tennis I’ve been playing.”
Posted by Staff @ 9:55 am in Australian Open, Tennis | Comments Off
January 10th, 2013
Tomic, Ferrer Advance To Tournament Semifinals; American Teen Stephens Stays Alive In Hobart
David Ferrer is already into his second semifinal of the young 2013 season while Bernard Tomic stays hot in Sydney.
Posted by Staff @ 2:56 pm in Sydney | 7 Comments »
January 6th, 2013
ATP/WTA Previews: Sydney, Auckland, More
Notes: Weak field with no Top 10 and only two Top 20 participants…wildcards went to Aussies James Duckworth, Matthew Ebden and John Millman…Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet pulled from the event…Aussie intrigued with Tomic opening against countryman Marinko Matosevic…Top-seeded Isner a question mark after inuring his knee at the Hopman Cup…No. 2 Simon after a bye likely looking at a tough match-up against veteran and 2012 winner Jarkko Nieminen…Returning champions in the field are Nieminen (2012) and Simon (2011).
Posted by Staff @ 5:00 pm in Tennis | 5 Comments »
October 27th, 2012
Serena Meets Sharapova For WTA Championships Title
Serena Williams will meet Maria Sharapova for the year-end WTA Championships.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:53 pm in WTA Championships | 8 Comments »
October 26th, 2012
Tournament favorites Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova remain alive in the WTA Championships.
Posted by Staff @ 11:23 pm in WTA Championships, Year-End No. 1 | 9 Comments »
October 25th, 2012
Serena Rips Up Azarenka At WTA Championships, Lifts Sharapova’s No. 1 Hopes
At the WTA Championships Thursday it was Serena Williams beating down Victoria Azarenka for an 11th time in 12 meetings.
Posted by Staff @ 11:16 pm in WTA Championships | 4 Comments »