February 4th, 2011
U.S. Fed Cup Team Takes on Clijsters, Belgium
Notes on the US v. Belgium first round Fed Cup tie.
Posted by Staff @ 10:52 pm in Fed Cup | 13 Comments »
January 8th, 2011
Wozniacki, Clijsters, 7 of Top 10 in Sydney; Hobart; WTA Previews
The list of floaters almost as impressive as the seed list; tough openers include Kirilenko vs. Cibulkova (winner to face (1) Wozniacki), (5) Schiavone vs. Kleybanova (winner to likely face Hantuchova), possible (3) Clijsters vs. Petrova 2nd rd., former world No. 2 Kuznetova vs. (WC) Dokic, winner to face (4) Stosur vs. Wickmayer winner, (6) Jankovic vs. Rezai, and (2) Zvonareva vs. winner of Pennetta vs. qualifier; 7 of the Top 10 players present in Sydney; Elena Dementieva (now retired) beat Serena Williams (now injured) in the 2010 final…Clijsters (2007, ’03) is the lone returning champ in the field, in addition to the 2008-05 runner-ups Kuznetsova (2008), Jankovic (2007), Schiavone (2006), and Stosur (2005); 11 former No. 1 players have won the Sydney title.
Posted by Staff @ 3:09 pm in Tennis | 3 Comments »
November 6th, 2010
Vandeweghe Loses to Schiavone in Fed Cup Final Opener; Mattek-Sands Next
Vandeweghe is much like Oudin when she first appeared on tour — not in the best of shape, with a bit of a “gut” visible, and a poor mover. That changed for Oudin when she worked with her trainers to erase the extra body fat and gain speed. Hopefully that is ahead for Vandeweghe, and not just a reliance on a thumping serve and forehand.
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 5:38 pm in Fed Cup, Tennis | 2 Comments »
September 2nd, 2010
Capra Sets Up Sharapova Meeting, Woz Bakes Bagels at US Open
“Winning today, I’d have to say that was probably one of the best moments of my life,” Capra said. “This whole experience has been unreal, and I’m so happy.”
Posted by Staff @ 9:41 pm in Tennis, US Open | Comments Off on Capra Sets Up Sharapova Meeting, Woz Bakes Bagels at US Open
February 7th, 2010
Fed Cup Semis Set: U.S. v Russia, Italy v Czechs
In the semifinals the U.S. will host Russia in April after the Russians defeated Serbia 3-2. In the deciding doubles match Svetlana Kuznetsova and Alisa Kleybanova defeated Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-4 to advance.
Posted by Staff @ 11:21 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
April 26th, 2009
Italy Stuns Russia, Czechs Choke to US in Fed Cup Semis
Two stunning results this weekend transformed a bland-looking Fed Cup weekend into a shocker.
Posted by Staff @ 11:13 pm in Fed Cup | 3 Comments »
April 25th, 2009
Mattek-Sands Beaten, Glatch Saves U.S. for 1-1 Fed Cup Tie
The 19-year-old Glatch recorded a 6-1, 6-2, victory over world No. 29 Iveta Benesova to even the tie after Czech Petra Kvitova overcame Top 40-ranked Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. 6-3, 7-6(2).
Posted by Staff @ 5:16 pm in Tennis | Comments Off on Mattek-Sands Beaten, Glatch Saves U.S. for 1-1 Fed Cup Tie
April 23rd, 2009
Yawn, it’s the Fed Cup Semifinals!
Nine of the current Top 10 on the WTA rankings are American, Russian or Serb players.
Posted by Staff @ 3:00 pm in Fed Cup, Tennis | 1 Comment »
January 28th, 2009
Venus, Serena Williams Pass on U.S. Fed Cup v Argentina
First-year captain Mary Joe Fernandez will defend U.S. turf with Bethanie Mattek, who is reportedly coming off an injury and missed the Australian Open after getting married, veteran Jill Craybas, rookie Melanie Oudin, and Liezel Huber in doubles with a partner to be named.
Posted by Staff @ 2:41 pm in Tennis | 6 Comments »
June 29th, 2008
Murray v. Gasquet Highlights Promising Wimbledon Fourth Round
Pretty nice line-up we have at Wimbledon on Monday with the entire fourth round – men’s and women’s – scheduled. If you could have only one single ticket in tennis you could make a case this is the day to have it.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 8:24 pm in Wimbledon | 46 Comments »