It wasn’t fair. It wasn’t right. But oh, did it exceed the considerable hype. If the International Tennis Federation had the good sense to seed the four major tournaments 1 through 128, Justine Henin and Elena Dementieva wouldn’t have played each other in the second round of the 2010 Australian Open. But since the two [...]
Maria Sharapova’s injured right shoulder received a lot of medical attention last year, but a player with plenty of fighting spirit is still learning how to re-tool her game and rebuild the form that carried her to three major championships. The 2010 Australian Open began on Monday in Melbourne, with stormy skies and soggy weather [...]
QUESTION: Can Nikolay Davydenko break through? Much like the Kim Clijsters-Justine Henin debate on the women’s side, tennis aficionados are wondering if Davydenko, the sixth-seeded Russian, can become a force at major tournaments, beginning with this event. Davydenko has defeated Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in two separate events over the past two months, at [...]
Dinara Safina was the top seed for all four Grand Slam events in 2009. Nobody was buying it. In fact, not many players or fans are convinced Dinara deserves to be seeded second heading to Melbourne. Serena Williams was and still is the best female tennis player and competitor on the planet. Despite Serena’s meltdown [...]
