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 »
April 26th, 2013
Milos Raonic meets Rafael Nadal tomorrow in Barcelona.
Posted by Staff @ 10:46 pm in Barcelona | 123 Comments »
March 14th, 2013
Defending Champion Azarenka, Stosur Withdraw From Indian Wells Quarterfinals
Victoria Azarenka and Sam Stosur both withdrew from their quarterfinal matches today.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:29 pm in Indian Wells | 2 Comments »
March 12th, 2013
Gulbis Lines Up Nadal, Women Struggle at Indian Wells
“I should have won easier,” said the outspoken Latvian, who was also a qualifier in his previous event at Delray Beach where he ran all the way to the title. “I played better than him the first set. I played better than him the whole match, I think. It’s just that the first match just mentally I destroyed myself, and that’s what happened.”
Posted by Staff @ 7:56 am in Tennis | 149 Comments »
December 30th, 2012
Azarenka Leads Stacked Brisbane: ATP/WTA Previews
Notes: Not the prettiest field for the million-dollar oil-laden event, as the top dogs take the exo cash this week in Abu Dhabi…”Gasquet Back!” says the ATP website!…(8) Andujar opens against the Wimbledon Nadal-killer Rosol, and (3) Kohlschreiber will likely meet Monfils in the second round…Of the seeded players, only Youzhny and Troicki have career winning records in Doha…Davydenko (2010) is the lone returning champ in the field.
Posted by Staff @ 1:25 pm in Tennis | 5 Comments »
October 24th, 2012
On one of the most competitve days ever at the WTA champions, favorites Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka all survived upset bids.
Posted by Staff @ 10:51 pm in WTA Championships | 14 Comments »
October 22nd, 2012
Azarenka, Serena, Sharapova Battle In Istanbul For No. 1 Ranking, Player Of The Year Honors
The WTA Championships begin Tuesday in Istanbul as the trio of Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams bidding for supremacy.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:38 pm in WTA Championships | 11 Comments »
October 4th, 2012
Gasquet Upset In Beijing; Top Seeds Djokovic, Murray In QF Action Friday
Richard Gasquet was upset today in Beijing. Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic are scheduled tonight in their respective Asian events.
Posted by Staff @ 3:06 pm in beijing | 17 Comments »
August 31st, 2012
Venus Williams Drama-filled Exit Headlines Thurs. US Open Play
Williams appeared in control in the third, up a break 4-2 when Kerber broke back for 4-3 on serve. Kerber held for 4-4, then Venus for 5-4. Kerber held through a tough game for 5-5, then pressure Venus in the next game to get the break and the 6-5 lead before serving out the match.
Posted by Staff @ 12:22 am in Tennis, US Open | 143 Comments »
August 21st, 2012
Federer, Serena: Pre-Draw US Open Favorites?
Here’s are my early favorites for the US Open.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 3:55 pm in US Open | 160 Comments »