August 13th, 2011
WTA Cincinnati Preview: All Eyes on Serena Williams; Venus and Clijsters Out
The Western & Southern Open features 18 of the Top 20 women’s players, with seeds Caroline Wozniacki, Vera Zvonareva, Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Li Na, Petra Kvitova, Francesca Schiavone, Marion Bartoli, Andrea Petkovic, Samantha Stosur, Agnieszka Radwanska, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanovic, and Peng Shuai.
Posted by Staff @ 5:10 pm in Tennis | 4 Comments »
May 27th, 2011
Wozniacki Follows Clijsters’ Confident-less Slide at French Open
Was the pressure too much for Wozniacki, the clear favorite once Clijsters lost, who is still searching for a first Slam title?
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 4:14 pm in French Open, Tennis | 3 Comments »
May 22nd, 2011
Stosur Beats Demons; Woz, Schiavone on Day 2 at French Open
“I don’t think I have a big chance for the title here because I have never reached further than the third round in a Grand Slam, so we shouldn’t be talking here about winning a Grand Slam,” she said.
Posted by Staff @ 10:41 pm in French Open, Tennis | Comments Off on Stosur Beats Demons; Woz, Schiavone on Day 2 at French Open
May 20th, 2011
Clijsters Back in French Open Women’s Preview; American Tennis Pile-on
Kim Clijsters is back from injury and seeded No. 2. It will be interesting to see if the Belgian can quickly up her game to the physical and mental rigors of the red clay. Clijsters will start against Belarus’ Anastasiya Yakimova, and is looking at a possible third-rounder against No. 25 seed Maria Kirilenko, and fourth round against No. 7 Maria Sharapova, facing a Russian “Maria” onslaught.
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 12:44 pm in French Open, Tennis | 12 Comments »
May 15th, 2011
Sharapova Beats French Open Finalist Stosur to Win Rome
Former No. 1 Maria Sharapova took a giant step back toward hanging with the big dogs.
Posted by Staff @ 11:20 pm in Rome | 11 Comments »
May 13th, 2011
Djokovic, Nadal Near Rome Final, But First Face Saturday Tests; Sharapova v. Wozniacki SF
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are set on a Sunday final collision course.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:08 pm in Rome | 468 Comments »
January 12th, 2011
Australian Open Rally for Relief Announced for Sunday
Tennis will hold a special Rally for Relief charity event to benefit the Queensland flood victim on Sunday at the Australian Open.
Posted by Staff @ 11:59 pm in Australian Open | 8 Comments »
October 28th, 2010
Wozniacki Beats Schiavone, Secures WTA No. 1; Isner v. Monfils in France Friday
Caroline Wozniacki clinched the 2010 No. 1 ranking.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 7:56 pm in Tennis | 57 Comments »
October 27th, 2010
Stosur Stomps Out Wozniacki’s Bid to Clinch No. 1
Caroline Wozniacki had a chance to lock-up the year-end No. 1 ranking Wednesday but came up short.
Posted by Staff @ 10:06 pm in Doha | 6 Comments »
October 25th, 2010
Clijsters the Favorite at Williams-Less Doha WTA Championships
The WTA Championships begin Tuesday, who’ll win?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:32 pm in Doha, WTA | 15 Comments »
October 23rd, 2010
Muster Playing ATP Vienna; WTA Champs This Week: Previews
Former No. 1 Tommy Muster returns at 43 years old!; interesting opening-round matches include (1) Melzer after a bye potentially facing (WC) Blake, and (5) Gulbis vs. Muster…
Posted by Staff @ 6:48 pm in Tennis | 3 Comments »
September 28th, 2010
Del Potro Calls Wrist “Perfect” in Loss to Rochus; Ferrer v. Tomic in KL
Juan Martin Del Potro lost in his first match back on tour, but it wasn’t all bad for the Argentine.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 8:57 pm in 2010 Season | 110 Comments »
September 6th, 2010
Murray Makes a Mess; Wozniacki v. Sharapova in Blonde Battle Today at US Open
Upsets hit the US Open Sunday, all eyes on Wozniacki v. Sharapova today.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:49 am in US Open | 375 Comments »
August 27th, 2010
New Haven Pilot Pen Exhibits Old Charm
The New Haven tennis event has a lot of offer, not just tennis.
Posted by Ben Pronin @ 11:38 am in 2010 Season, US Open, US Open Series | 10 Comments »
May 1st, 2010
Broken-Fingered Henin Seeks First WTA Title in Two Years at Stuttgart
Justine Henin and Samantha Stosur will play for the 2010 Stuttgart title.
Posted by Staff @ 10:21 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »