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Wozniacki on the Cusp of No. 1 Ranking
Aug. 29 | Has a nice, melodious sound to it, doesn’t it, and it will happen if Sweet Caroline blows through seven matches and wins the U.S. Open this fortnight, beginning Tuesday with a gimme first-rounder against Chelsey Gullikson, whose two ranking points...
2009 US Open finalists Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters named top women’s seeds at 2010 US Open
Aug. 24 | FLUSHING, N.Y., August 24, 2010 – The USTA announced today that Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters – who met in the women’s singles final at the 2009 US Open – have been named the top seeds in women’s singles at the 2010 US Open. The...
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...
2010 US OPEN BASE PRIZE MONEY TOPS RECORD $22.6 MILLION WITH POTENTIAL $25.2 MILLION PAYOUT
Jul. 9 | WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 8, 2010 – The USTA today announced that the 2010 US Open purse will top $22.6 million, an increase of $1 million over last year’s record purse, and the richest purse in tennis history. In addition to the base purse...
ANALYZING WIMBLEDON LOSSES FROM VENUS AND ANDY
Jun. 29 | By Charles Bricker This was a surprising loss by Venus Williams on Tuesday, but it was not shocking and anyone who is “stunned” or in “disbelief” that the older of the sisters won’t win Wimbledon this year hasn’t...
WHEN WILL ALEXANDRA STEVENSON CALL IT A CAREER?
Apr. 11 | By Charles Bricker Could this be the loss, a double-bagel to No. 140 Ekaterina Ivanova on Saturday afternoon, that finally drives Ms. 15 Minutes of Fame Alexandra Stevenson into retirement? Not match retirement. She’s done that 42 times over...
BETHANIE MATTEK CONTINUES ON THE ROAD BACK FROM INJURY
Apr. 8 | By Charles Bricker That was yet another tough loss on Wednesday afternoon for Bethanie Mattek-Sands and there was no sense in rationalizing it. It was a chance to build a winning streak, an opportunity to take down the No. 30 ranked player and...
CLIJSTERS NIPS HENIN IN EPIC SEMIFINAL: VENUS NEXT
Apr. 2 | By Randy Walker Kim Clijsters is now 2-0 in her head-to-head against top rival and fellow Belgian Justine Henin in her “second career” as the 2009 U.S. Open champion and super Mom defeated Henin 6-2, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6) in a Thursday night epic...
ARE THE DAYS OF VENUS WILLIAMS AS AN ELITE PLAYER NUMBERED?
Mar. 30 | By Charles Bricker I’ve not only seen this Venus Williams comeback before, I think I’ve previously seen that red frock she was wearing on Monday at the Sony Ericsson Open. Didn’t Miss Kitty wear that outfit in an episode of “Gunsmoke?” That...
ALLASTER TALKS ON WTA IN DELRAY
Feb. 24 | By Charles Bricker Here’s Stacey Allaster, CEO of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, on the possibility of the women’s tour returning to Delray Beach, Fl., to play a tournament in conjunction with the ATP’s International Tennis Championships...
WTA TOUR COULD RETURN TO DELRAY BEACH, FLA
Feb. 22 | By Charles Bricker Could the women’s tennis tour return to seaside, holiday-maker paradise Delray Beach, Fla., where it once was a highly desirable venue 15 years ago? The idea isn’t even on the back burner of anyone at the Sony Ericsson...
