Jelena Jankovic is an interesting player. She’s a consistent, scrappy, defensive player who just gets it done on the court. Gets it done up to the quarters and semis of just about every tournament she is in anyway.
Jankovic is number two in the world and, had she won the East West Bank Classic, she would […]
The down and dirty on today:
- Rafael Nadal is rolling. Rolling! Three sets later, Nicolas Kiefer is no more. I’ve never seen Rafa look so dangerous on grass. Anyone in his way is in for a serious fight if they want to move past him.
- I get such a kick out of watching Mikhail Youzhny […]
Well, yesterday I chose David Nalbandian to pick on and today, that torch has been passed to Nikolay Davydenko. The fourth-seeded player was booted by Benjamin Becker in the first round in three sets, all to the tune of 6-4. With that lackluster performance, Davydenko gets the Slacker of the Day award.
Venus Williams made the […]
With the clay court season abruptly over (much sadness for Nadal & Co.), it’s time for grass. I celebrated the beginning of the grass court season by mowing the lawn. At least that’s what I told myself while I was toiling behind the mower for two hours.
I’m anxious to see who breaks through on the […]
A year changes a lot of things for some people. For Ana Ivanovic, that change was winning her first Grand Slam and becoming the top player in her sport. Ivanovic was the newly crowned French Open champion today with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Dinara Safina.
With a 4-1 opening to the first set, Ivanovic was […]
The drama of the previous two matches wasn’t there for Dinara Safina in her semifinal match against fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova. Safina toppled the highly-ranked Russian in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
Safina was playing in her first Grand Slam semifinal, and the big story is the possibility of a brother-sister combo Grand Slam winners. Marat Safin won […]
He hasn’t been splashy either, but Roger Federer is into the semi-finals of the French Open after defeating Fernando Gonzalez. Federer lost the first set in a big way with Gonzalez teaching him how it’s done to the tune of 6-2. Federer then turned the tables in the next three sets, winning the second 6-2, […]
Freaking sweet!
You heard it here a long time ago, but let’s say it again: Dinara Safina isn’t a fluke folks. In a battle of the Russians, Safina came out on top against No. 1 Maria Sharapova in a three-set marathon.
Sharapova won the first set in a tiebreak, but she couldn’t keep the momentum and Safina […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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