May 30th, 2019
Osaka Wins Thriller Over Azarenka, Serena In Charge At French; Muguruza v Svitolina in 3R
Naomi Osaka hung on again to a big win at the French Open.
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April 1st, 2018
Muguruza Only Top 40 Player at WTA Monterrey; Preview
Last year Pavlyuchenkova won her fourth Monterrey title, defeating Angie Kebner in the three-set final…
Posted by Staff @ 4:37 pm in Tennis | Comments Off on Muguruza Only Top 40 Player at WTA Monterrey; Preview
January 12th, 2018
Preview: Serena Out; Women’s Australian Open Likely to See a 1st-Time Winner
(5) Venus vs. Bencic the must-watch 1st rd. match in Melbourne…Other tough starts for (31) Makarova vs. Begu, and the injury-hampered (13) Stephens vs. Zhang, who she has previously lost to…
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 2:08 pm in Australian Open, Tennis | 1 Comment »
May 22nd, 2017
Wozniacki Heads Strasbourg Field; Nurnberg; WTA Previews
Last year’s final was all Kiki Berten as the Dutchwoman qualified then won the singles, defeating Colombia’s Mariana Duque-Marino in the final, then won the doubles…
Posted by Staff @ 9:43 am in Tennis | Comments Off on Wozniacki Heads Strasbourg Field; Nurnberg; WTA Previews
March 22nd, 2017
Bouchard, Jankovic Among Miami Open Losers; Seeds On Thursday
American and former world No. 1 junior Taylor Townsend, the focus of weight issues between coaches and the USTA in past years, appeared not exactly svelte, but her fittest in past years in fending off 15-year-old fellow American Amanda Anisimova 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Posted by Staff @ 11:30 pm in Miami, Tennis | Comments Off on Bouchard, Jankovic Among Miami Open Losers; Seeds On Thursday
March 10th, 2017
Bouchard Gets Bounced, Jankovic Advances At Indian Wells; Pliskova v Puig Today
Eugenie Bouchard has now lost 3 straight matches.
Posted by Staff @ 10:32 am in Indian Wells | 3 Comments »
February 26th, 2017
Loaded Mexican Open with Djokovic, Nadal, More; Previews
Holy cow, a rockin’ seeded field, and even more floaters…First round looks for (1) Djokovic after a long layoff vs. the dangerous Klizan (winner to likely meet Del Potro), (4) Thiem vs. the backboard Simon, (5) Goffin 2nd. rd. vs. the Edmund-Querrey winner, (8) Isner vs. his American compatriot Johnson, (3) Cilic vs. the unpredictable (WC) Dolgopolov, and (2) Nadal vs. the streaking older Zverev..
Posted by Staff @ 11:37 pm in Acapulco | 36 Comments »
December 30th, 2016
Tennis-X 2016 Awards: Tennis’ Best Dopers, Tankers, Nutballs All Lauded
Who were the best and brightest from 2016?
Posted by Staff @ 4:07 pm in 2016 Season | 21 Comments »
October 10th, 2016
World No. 1 Kerber, 5 Top 10 in WTA Action This Week; Previews
The world No. 1 Kerber is the only Top 10er in the field, but throw in former No. 1s Williams, Wozniacki and Jankovic, and the Slam winner Stosur to give it some meat…
Posted by Staff @ 12:20 am in Tennis | 8 Comments »
September 26th, 2016
Monica Puig Couldn’t Believe Mike Tyson Knew She Won Gold In Rio
Monica Puig can’t believe some of the people who have noticed her since her gold medal win.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 7:40 pm in Olympics, Wuhan | 3 Comments »
September 23rd, 2016
No Serena, But No. 1 Kerber and 8 of Top 10 at Loaded WTA Wuhan
The Top 8 seeds receive opening-round byes in Wuhan, so Kerber will start against either American CoCo Vandeweghe or France’s Kristina Mladenovic. From there her difficult path will likely see No. 14 and Slam winner Petra Kvitova, then No. 7 Carla Suarez Navarro or No. 11 Johanna Konta, then likely No. 4 Simona Halep or No. 8 Madison Keys in the semifinals.
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 9:37 pm in Tennis, Wuhan | 10 Comments »
August 28th, 2016
Djokovic, Nadal, Kerber Kick Things Off On Day 1 At The US Open
Former champions Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal headline opening at the US Open Monday.
Posted by Staff @ 11:27 pm in US Open | 84 Comments »
August 28th, 2016
US Open Women’s Preview: Is Serena Too Old To Win? Can Kerber Claim No. 1?
Sean Randall previews the women’s field at the US Open.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:06 pm in US Open | 6 Comments »
August 14th, 2016
Monica Puig Stuns Angelique Kerber In Rio, Becomes First Puerto Rican To Win Gold At Olympics
Monica Puig made history Saturday in Rio.
Posted by Staff @ 12:27 am in Olympics | 7 Comments »
August 13th, 2016
Angelique Kerber Will Meet The Surprising Monica Puig For The Rio Olympics Women’s Singles Gold
Monica Puig will try to make history Saturday in Rio by becoming the first Puerto Rican to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
Posted by Staff @ 1:17 am in Olympics | 5 Comments »