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Ana Ivanovic on a Roll
Sep. 2 | When Ana Ivanovic cruised past No. 21 seed Jie Zheng 6-3, 6-0 on Wednesday, it marked the first time since last year’s Wimbledon that the former world No. 1 reached the third round of a Grand Slam. Decked out in a hot pink Adidas dress and her signature...
Two Sides of the US Open
Aug. 30 | NEW YORK – It was just 365 days ago that Dinara Safina came into the US Open Tennis Championships as the number one player in the world. Kim Clijsters, on the other hand, was just returning from a two-year retirement that saw her get married and...
DESPITE BRILLIANCE OF SERENA, WTA TOUR A MONUMENTAL DISAPPOINTMENT SO FAR IN 2010
Jul. 13 | By Charles Bricker With the exception of Serena Williams, who recently delivered one of the great fortnights of her career by sweeping through Wimbledon, the women’s tour has been a monumental disappointment in 2010. Not just because of the lack...
ZVONAREVA CARVES HER NICHE IN RUSSIAN TENNIS AT WIMBLEDON
Jul. 1 | By Ritesh Gupta By making it to the ladies singles final at Wimbledon, Vera Zvonareva has proved that there is so much more to the sport than just the slambang brand of tennis. After toiling for years, the 25-year old Russian seems to have been finally...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: THE FIRST WEEK OF THE FRENCH OPEN IS FULL OF SURPRISES
May. 31 | STARS French Open (First Week) Nadia Petrova beat second-seeded Venus Williams 6-4 6-3 Tomas Berdych beat fourth-seeded Andy Murray 6-4 7-5 6-3 Teimuraz Gabashvili beat sixth-seeded Andy Roddick 6-4 6-4 6-2 Maria Kirilenko beat sixth-seeded Svetlana...
JANKOVIC HAS RAIN TO THANK
May. 27 | By Blair Henley Fourth seed Jelena Jankovic may have the rain to thank for her second round win over Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. The two waited over four hours to start their match, but the wet weather forced them to halt play again...
ANOTHER EPIC COLLAPSE FOR SAFINA
May. 25 | By Blair Henley Dinara Safina added another epic collapse to her French Open resume, but this time it was in the first round against 39-year-old Kimiko Date Krumm instead of the final. Safina, who just split with coach Zeljko Krajan, was up two...
SAFINA TO PLAY UNTIL DEAD…DOES PSYCHOLOGICAL DEATH COUNT?
May. 20 | By Blair Henley On Dinara Safina’s personal website, she is asked the question, “How many more years do you want to play on tour?” Her answer? “Until I die.” So the next logical question is: Does psychological death count? If so, Safina’s...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: A STUNNER IN ROME
May. 10 | STARS Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez beat Jelena Jankovic 7-6 (5) 7-5 to win the Internazionali BNG d’Italia in Rome, Italy Mikhail Youzhny beat Marin Cilic 6-3 4-6 6-4 to win the BMW Open in Munich, Germany Albert Montanes successfully defended his...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: INDIAN WELLS TITLES FOR LJUBICIC AND JANKOVIC
Mar. 22 | STARS Ivan Ljubicic beat Andy Roddick 7-6 (3) 7-6 (5) to win the men’s singles at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, USA Jelena Jankovic beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-2 6-4 to win the BNP Paribas Open women’s singles in Indian Wells,...
WHO IS THE GREATEST WOMAN TO NEVER WIN A GRAND SLAM? TRY ELENA DEMENTIEVA
Feb. 16 | By Charlie Bricker It’s not the sort of statistical minutia that one aspires to, but, in Paris on Sunday afternoon, Elena Dementieva won her 16th career WTA title and not only edge to within five of Pam Shriver’s 21 but further solidify...
