Oh bother, they’ve done it again. We should really just start calling this tournament the “Williams’ Wimbledon”. Both Serena and Venus Williams handled their semifinal opponents in straight sets to book their third meeting in the Wimbledon final. The last time the duo was in a Wimbly final was in 2003. Serena won that title […]
Venus Williams is another step closer to defending her 2007 Wimbledon title. In one of the most crazy, convuluted Wimbledons in recent memory, Williams became the first woman into the semifinals after dispatching Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3. ‘
Elena Dementieva, the highest remaining seed at number five, managed to come through a tough quarterfinal match to […]
Well, it wasn’t the match I was hoping for. It wasn’t anything really. Roger Federer imposed his will on Lleyton Hewitt and ousted the Aussie in straight sets (7-6, 6-2, 6-4) to move into the quarterfinals. Federer looks good, folks. He looks really sharp.
Holy whoa! What have we got going on Court 11?! Fernando […]
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 […]
What a match! Venus Williams was solidly in control of the match with one set under her belt and on top in the second but Tzipora Obziler fought her way back into it to push the match into three sets.
I saw Venus fall apart in the second set. And then I saw her explode in […]
If you haven’t heard of it yet, you will. Venus Williams has launched her new company EleVen. It’s housed at EleVenbyVenus.com and showcases a line of athletic clothing and sneakers.
It’s very Venus-esque. Surpisingly little bling as of yet. And maybe it’s a typo but the magic number seems to be $8.98.
Also included are event dates, […]
There were all types of droughts broken last week and Serena Williams finally got her first title win in 11 months. Williams beat Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-3 Sunday in the Bangalore Open.
Williams got to the final after beating Venus in three sets in the semi-final. Kind of just like old times, right?
Tags: Bangalore Open, Patty […]
I have been dying to write about the 2008 Popcorn Tennis Awards but it has been overshadowed by things like Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova winning Australian Open titles. Like that is a big deal or something.
(By the way - the “t” on my keyboard is being a bit obstinate and not wanting to work […]
Yeah, I know the Australian Open is still going on. I know Venus Williams was beat by Ana Ivanovic but so do you probably. And Novak Djokovic is in the process of dismantling David Ferrer. But I feel like all I’ve talked about is what the stars are doing on the court (or not doing).
So […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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