Kuznetsova Upsets Pennetta, Radwanska Next
Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska and Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova are set to play in the finals of the Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego.
Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska and Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova are set to play in the finals of the Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego.
Day six of the 2010 Australian Open could have been compared to an exhausted runner who, after finishing a race and drinking ample fluids, immediately finds a soft bed and blacks out for 10 hours of deep, reviving sleep. Indeed, the end of the third round in the year’s first major tournament marked a point [...]
If some people on the planet still couldn’t appreciate the amazing nature of Roger Federer’s streak of 20 straight Grand Slam singles semifinals, those foggy-minded folks might finally see the light after the third day of play at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. In a development that won’t grab headlines in the London tabloids, three of [...]
The 9th seeded team of Daniela Hantuchova and Ai Sugiyama rode the improved net play of Sugiyama and the always-impressive Hantuchova groundstrokes to efficiently topple unseeded Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo in a semi final doubles match at Melbourne on Thursday. The impressive performance boosted the team into the finals where they will meet Venus [...]
With high flying determination, the ninth seeded entry of the gorgeous Slovakian star, Daniela Hantuchova, and sure-handed Japanese star, Ai Sugiyama, refused to lose in a stirring, three set quarterfinal win over the world’s best doubles team. With the triumph, Hantuchova and Sugiyama move to the semi-finals as the lowest seeded survivor in a topsy-turvy [...]
The suspense is over. Now the show can begin. The draws for the 2009 Australian Open were announced on Friday in Melbourne. Here’s a look at the field of 128: Best First-Round Matchup: (19) Daniela Hantuchova vs. Casey Dellacqua. Hantuchova possesses considerable talent but has historically lacked mental toughness, to put things mildly. Last year, [...]