The Great Eight: Ladies’ quarterfinal notebook

Wimbledon 2009 30 Jun 2009

All the quarterfinal matchups for both singles competitions are now set at the All-England Club. The round of eight has acquired a very unique composition in the ladies’ and gentlemen’s draws, but that doesn’t mean the occasion will be any less meaningful for the participants involved. Some members of the 2009 “Quarterfinal Club” at SW19 [...]


Inconsistency Incarnate: Cibulkova, Bartoli fall in third round

Wimbledon 2009 27 Jun 2009

Professional tennis might look like an attractive gig, especially at Wimbledon, but while the money’s good for those who reach the middle rounds of main draw events, the sport is unforgiving in the way it shapes reputations. One only had to watch Friday’s third round at the Big W to understand why. There are only [...]


Pain in Spain: Williams Sisters leave Madrid in disarray

Madrid Open 13 May 2009

The biggest off-the-court story of the week in professional tennis has been the suspension of Frenchman Richard Gasquet for failing a drug test. On the court, the WTA’s Williams sisters have stolen the headlines in their sport’s biggest new event… just not in the way they expected. Tennis is greeting an unseen horizon this week, [...]

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