The new world number one Maria Sharapova wasn’t playing like it in the first round of the French Open. After rain delays, Sharapova finally got on the court Wednesday and barely made it through Evgeniya Rodina with a 6-1, 3-6, 8-6 three-set match.
Sharapova committed 17 double faults and put only 64 percent of her first […]
They’re calling Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic the glamour girls of the women’s tennis tour. Now that Sharapova has moved up to the number one slot and Ivanovic to the two spot, they’re the WTA’s leading ladies and everyone is having a field day with it.
Their demeanor on court and in press conferences are a […]
I suppose the biggest news today is that Lindsay Davenport rolled Ana Ivanovic in straight sets in Miami today.
I don’t sound incredibly enthusiastic about that, do I? Let me try again.
Storming back from mommy-hood, Lindsay Davenport put on a stunning display of tennis in her straight-set win over world number two Ana Ivanovic…amazing!
Hmm - yeah […]
The Pacific Life Open played out like a Grand Slam and Novak Djokovic was the final man standing after defeating Mardy Fish in three sets 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. Sad. Fish would have been the Cinderella story of March.
The Serbians continued to represent well with Ana Ivanovic dumping Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets to win the […]
After spending two and a half hours getting my car out of the snow, trying to find a place to park it, getting it stuck again and finally getting it out and landed at the liquor store, I find myself back on the couch and wondering why I got up this morning.
Considering the fact that I’m […]
I knew Maria Sharapova was going to win the Australian Open after she beat Justine Henin in the quarters. Not that there is any great super power in that. I’m sure many tennis fans worldwide were cognizant of the same thing.
But watching Sharapova take a straight-set 7-5, 6-3 victory over Ana Ivanovic in the Australian Open […]
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 […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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