July 31st, 2015
Victoria Azarenka Withdraws From Washington
Victoria Azarenka won’t be in Washington.
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March 2nd, 2015
Wozniacki Heads Kuala Lumpur, Ivanovic Monterrey; WTA Previews
(8) Goerges vs. Alla Kudryatseva…Wildcards went to Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Su-wei, Malaysia’s Jawairiah Noordin and Germany’s Sabine Lisicki…Donna Vekic beat Dominika Cibulkova in last year’s final…Hsieh Su-wei (2012) is the lone returning champion in the field.
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February 15th, 2015
Cuevas, Hantuchova, Nishikori, Petkovic, Wawrinka Win Titles
“Being in that stage a few times now in the finals, obviously you want to take it a little bit further, but it wasn’t there,” he Anderson, who dropped 12 aces on Nishikori in two sets. “I have a couple of other tournaments coming up now, so I can’t afford to dwell on this.”
Posted by Staff @ 8:35 pm in Tennis | 8 Comments »
August 2nd, 2014
Serena Leads Full Cast at WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal
Notes: Loaded field with a slew of floaters testing seeds early…Li Na out with a knee injury…The Top 8 seeds receive first-round byes…
Posted by Staff @ 5:19 pm in Tennis | 7 Comments »
June 21st, 2014
Tennis-X Preview: Wimbledon Women’s Delicious Draw
Keep your fingers crossed for the Serena vs. Maria and Kvitova vs. Venus quarterfinals, and the champions should unravel from there.
Posted by Staff @ 7:01 pm in Tennis, Wimbledon | 3 Comments »
March 30th, 2014
WTA Previews: Serena Goes for 3 in a Row at Charleston
Notes: Serena is shooting for her third Charleston title in a row…Surprising lack of floaters…(10) Maria Kirilenko vs. (Q) Bencic could be interesting…Wildcards went to Melanie Oudin, Nadia Petrova, and Shelby Rogers…Qualifying to the main draw were Swiss Belinda Bencic. Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens, Aussie Jarmila Gajdoeova, Russian Alla Kudryavtseva, Portugal’s Michelle Larcher de Brito, American Grace Min, the Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko, and China’s Zheng Saisai…Notable pulls from the event were Alize Cornet, Casey Dellacqua, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Bethanie Mattek-Sands…Former champs in the field are Serena Williams (2013,’12,’08), Stosur (2010), Jankovic (2007), Nadia Petrova (2006), and Venus Williams (2004).
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February 8th, 2014
No. 1s Nadal, Serena Williams Pull; ATP/WTA Previews This Week
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal pulled from the event citing a stomach virus…Ferrer shooting for third title in a row…Wildcards went to Ferrer and Argentines Facundo Arguello and Guido Pella…Returning champs in the field are Ferrer (2013-12), Almagro (2011), Robredo (2009), and Monaco (2007).
Posted by Staff @ 2:59 pm in Tennis | 6 Comments »
September 27th, 2013
WTA Preview: Serena, 8 of Top 10 at Beijing
Eight of the Top 10 take to the court in Beijing, with play starting on Saturday…Six current or former No. 1s in the field…Tough starts go to (3) Radwanska vs. Keys 2nd rd., (14) Ivanovic vs. Pennetta, (2) Azarenka vs. Petkovic (winner to likely face former world No. 2 Kuznetsova), (5) Errani vs. Flipkens, (13) Lisicki vs. V.Williams likely 2nd rd., and (4) Li vs. Hantuchova…Wildcards went to Francesca Schiavone, Venus Williams, and China’s Zhang Shuai and Zheng Jie…Pulling from the event were Martina Hingis (from doubles citing personal reasons) Marion Bartoli (retirement), Jamie Hampton (left ankle), Ekaterina Makarova, Romina Oprandi, Nadia Petrova (left hip), and Maria Sharapova (right shoulder)…The Williams sisters took a doubles wildcard…Former champs in the field are Azarenka (2012), Radwanska (2011), Wozniacki (2010), Kuznetsova (2009,’06), Jankovic (2008), Maria Kirilenko (2005), and Serena Williams (2004)…No player has ever won back-to-back singles titles in Beijing.
Posted by Staff @ 10:50 am in beijing, Tennis | 1 Comment »
September 22nd, 2013
Previews: Azarenka vs. Venus at Tokyo; ATP Events
Tough openers for (4) Simon after a bye vs. the winner of Karlovic-Tomic, and (7) Nieminen vs. the Dutch riser Sijsling…Wildcards went to three dudes whose names you can’t pronounce…Pulling from the event were Ivan Dodig, Andy Murray (back surgery), and Tommy Robredo…Gasquet beat Simon in last year’s final…Returning champs in the field are Gasquet (2012) and Simon (2009).
Posted by Staff @ 8:02 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
September 4th, 2013
World No. 1s Djokovic, Serena Dominate At US Open; Rafa Returns Wednesday Night
We are less than a week from the conclusion of the 2013 Grand Slam season, and things in both draws are going to form thus far. Serena Williams continued her domination rudely double-bageling birthday girl Carla Suarez-Navarro tonight in a quarterfinal content that felt like a first round mismatch. Because, really, it was. But Serena […]
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:15 am in US Open | 28 Comments »
June 16th, 2013
Murray Joins Federer, Halep, Hantuchova as Title Winners
Andy Murray got British pulses pounding by capturing the title at the Aegon Championships with a hard-fought 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 win over defending champion Marin Cilic for his third Queen’s Club title.
Posted by Staff @ 9:54 pm in Tennis | 126 Comments »
February 13th, 2012
French Line-up U.S. in Davis Cup; Kerber, Hantuchova Win Titles
Kirilenko fell to 5-5 in career finals. The Russian faced a match point in her first-round win, and in the second round overcame a 2-5 third-set deficit.
Posted by Staff @ 9:19 am in Tennis | 1 Comment »
January 6th, 2012
Murray Tackles Tomic In Brisbane; It’s All French After Federer, Nadal Exit Doha
Andy Murray and Bernard Tomic meet in an intriguing semifinal at Brisbane tonight.
Posted by Staff @ 11:07 pm in Brisbane, Doha | 72 Comments »
May 27th, 2011
Djokovic, Del Potro Suspended at French Open, Will Play Best-of-3 Saturday; Old Federer Returns
The big showdown between Djokovic and Del Potro began but never finished.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:30 pm in French Open | 391 Comments »
February 13th, 2011
Kvitova Clocks Clijsters; Hantuchova Wins; WTA Dubai, Memphis Previews
Petra Kvitova and Daniela Hantuchova win WTA titles this weekend.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:07 pm in Dubai, Memphis, Paris | 5 Comments »