January 7th, 2018
Bouchard, Osaka Add Spice to WTA Hobart; Preview
Floaters are almost the favorites between Bouchard, Osaka…Tough starts for (1) Zhang 2nd rd. vs. Bouchard, (8) Siniakova vs. Riske, and (7) Maria vs. Vekic…
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January 16th, 2016
Upset Expert Cornet Beats Bouchard for WTA Hobart, Targets Halep
For Bouchard, who had a disastrous 2015 campaign which included suing the US Open after a slip and fall in the locker room, it was her first trip to a final since the 2014 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open.
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 1:42 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
January 4th, 2014
Del Potro in Sydney; ATP/WTA Tennis Previews
Notes: Sam Stosur still injured?…Tough draws for (3) Vesnina against the Puerto Rican riser Puig, and (5) Pennetta against the former No. 1 Venus…Venus on the small-tournament guarantee-cash circuit this year?…Wildcards went to Aussies Casey Dellacqua, Olivia Rogowska and Storm Sanders…Storm Sanders is an awesome sports name, period…Pulling from the tournament were Nadia Petrova, Ashleigh Barty and Stefanie Voegele…Vesnina in last year’s final beat Barthel…Returning former champs in the field are Vesnina (2013), Barthel (2012), and Jie Zheng (2005).
Posted by Staff @ 10:52 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
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 8th, 2013
Stephens, Madison, Davis Lead American Wins; Tomic Advances In Sydney
American women continue their surge during week two of the tennis season, while Bernard Tomic wins and Grigor Dimitrov falls.
Posted by Staff @ 2:15 pm in Sydney | 63 Comments »
January 12th, 2011
Clijsters Strong Before Aussie Open: ATP/WTA Wednesday Round-Up
Two players on the sidelines are trying to figure out how to tweak their games in time for the Australian Open — both dealing with equipment issues. Maria Sharapova switched from her long-time Prince racquet to a multi-million sponsorship with HEAD, but last week lost early in her only WTA warm-up event. This week world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki debuted her cash-grab switch to Yonex, losing her opening-round match. Wozniacki vaulted to No. 1 behind her long-time association with her Babolat racquet. Before the event, Wozniacki and her Yonex won one game off Vera Zvonareva in an exhibition match.
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 10:14 am in Tennis | 36 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.
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January 9th, 2010
Henin Pulls from Sydney; WTA Previews
Notes: (WC) Justine Henin pulls with a leg injury.
Posted by Staff @ 4:39 pm in Sydney, Tennis | 1 Comment »