May 19th, 2013
Wozniacki, Bartoli Lead WTA Veterans Week Before French Open
Third edition of the tournament takes place at the Royal Primerose Tennis Club in Brussels…wildcards went to Brit Elena Baltacha, Belgiuan Alison Van Uytvanck, and the top seed Wozniacki…Pulling from the event were Irina-Camelia Begu, Simona Halep, Kristina Mladenovic, Ayumi Morita and Aggie Radwanska…Radwanska beat Halep in last year’s final…The country that produced recent No. 1s Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin now has no players in the Top 20 and only two in the Top 100…Interesting qualifying field contains former world No. 1 junior Taylor Townsend, Shahar Peer and former US Open sensation Melanie Oudin…Wozniacki (2011) is the lone returning former champ in the field.
Posted by Staff @ 12:28 pm in Tennis | No Comments »
May 14th, 2013
Federer, Djokovic, Serena Romp In Rome; Nadal Opens Title Defense Wednesday
The top seeds rolled on Tuesday in Rome. Six-time champ Rafael Nadal returns on Wednesday.
Posted by Staff @ 11:15 pm in Rome | 69 Comments »
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 11th, 2013
Caroline Wozniacki tried to hit a tee-shot at the Masters today and she plunked it right in the water.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 12:28 am in golf, Videos | 8 Comments »
March 31st, 2013
Davis Cup This Week; WTA Previews Charleston Family Cup, Mexico
Notes: Interesting start for (2) Bartoli vs. the free-swinging American Vandeweghe…wildcards went to (4) Ivanovic and Mexicans Ximena Hermoso and Ana Sof�a Sanchez…notable pulls from the draw were Victoria Azarenka (right ankle, missed a chunk of cash), Kirsten Flipkens, Aleksandra Wozniak (shoulder), and Vera Zvonareva (shoulder)…Returning former champs in the field are Pavlyuchenkova (2011-10) and Bartoli (2009).
Posted by Staff @ 9:46 pm in Tennis | 8 Comments »
March 24th, 2013
Maimi resident Andy Murray had no trouble with Bernard Tomic on Saturday at the Sony Open. Serena Williams also advanced but sister Venus had to withdraw with a back injury.
Posted by Staff @ 12:43 am in Miami | 40 Comments »
March 17th, 2013
Sharapova Overwhelms Wozniacki For Second Indian Wells Win And First Title Since The French Open
Maria Sharapova won her first title of the year capturing the Indian Wells crown Sunday over Caroline Wozniacki.
Posted by Staff @ 10:43 pm in Indian Wells | 1 Comment »
March 16th, 2013
Sharapova Faces Moonballin’ Wozniacki For Indian Wells Women’s Title Sunday
Former champions Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki clash for the Indian Wells crown on Sunday.
Posted by Staff @ 10:36 pm in Indian Wells | 16 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 14th, 2013
Federer v Nadal Today in Indian Wells Quarterfinals; Wed. Results
“I was more aggressive. I went for my shots much more than him,” Gulbis said. “But he did really incredibly well, as he always does, on the important points. It’s really tough to beat the guy.”
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