The chips are in and the cards are down. The fortnight at the Australian Open is a closed book, but there are 10 moments from Down Under that were pretty special.
10. No Americans at the Australian Open past the quarterfinals.
I should take that back. There was one American who lost in the semifinals and that […]
I may not like Maria Sharapova too much, but I’m not a complete jerk and I’ll give credit where credit is due. Sharapova rolled No. 1 Justine Henin in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in a dominant 6-4, 6-0 show.
Beating the world’s No. 1 is no easy task, and Sharapova made it look like […]
Gah. Lleyton Hewitt. He won. That was me eating my words. Now let’s move on.
In other news, David Nalbandian? Cremated. Burnt toast. Hasta la pasta in three sets (6-1, 6-2, 6-3) by Juan Carlos Ferrero. and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga took out Richard Gasquet in four. Is it going to be Tsonga in the final with Roger?
For […]
I took a break from watching reruns and when I came back to my television to watch some live 2008 Australian Open, my cable had stopped working.
What?!? You gotta be kidding me!
Oh no, it wasn’t. Thank goodness for the internet, I guess.
Maria Sharapova and Justine Henin are pretty determined to make this quarterfinal something amazing, aren’t […]
With play for the Australian Open title set to kick off next week, every tennis fan worth his or her weight in garbanzo beans has looked over the draws for the tournament and drawn conclusions. Here’s mine for the women.
To get to the quarters, Justine Henin has to get through No. 5 Maria Sharapova. Also […]
Justine Henin has kicked off the 2008 tennis season with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Kaia Kanepi at the Sydney International.
“It is not my favorite, playing someone I don’t know,” said Henin. “Everyone likes to play the No. 1, because there is less pressure on them. I can feel it; they always have a better […]
On the heels of Andy Murray’s announcement that he may forego future Great Britain team play to focus on his goals as a singles player, women’s world No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova has basically pronounced the same thing. Only a little more final.
Reportedly, Kuznetsova told Russian team captain Shamil Tarpischev she will not be playing against […]
The votes are cast, the announcements made - Justine Henin has been handed the Player of the Year for the 2007 tennis season. Henin made the final cut to three finalists including Roger Federer and Andy Roddick before being chose as the player of the year.
I doubt any one is surprised that Henin and Federer […]
Speculation is over. Justine Henin improves her record over Maria Sharapova with a come-from-behind 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 victory in the longest final in the Sony Ericsson Championships history. The match lasted 3 hours, 24 minutes.
Henin also set other records - like it being her 10th title in 2007. And the win being her 25th straight […]
Justine Henin beat fourth-ranked Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-4 and Maria Sharapova romped over No. 7 Anna Chakvetadze 6-2, 6-2 in the Sony Ericsson Championship semi-finals Saturday.
Henin holds a 6-2 career record over Sharapova. Now, whether that means Henin has the advantage with more wins or if Sharapova is due for a win, only the finals […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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