After a disappointing performance at Indian Wells, the top three Belgian women look poised to make a move at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Yanina Wickmayer (12), Kim Clijsters (14) and Justine Henin cannot be happy after rusty outings last week.
Jalena Jankovic, whose career has been sliding backwards for the past 12 months will clash with Samantha Stosur, whose career has turned dramatically upwards in the semifinals of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open. The winner of the upper bracket will move on to face the winner of the lower bracket match between 5th seeded Aggie Radwanska and number two seed Caroline Wozniacki in the finals.
The Cinderella Dream is on hold, at least for another two weeks. Melanie Oudin, who hoped a return to big galleries and American soil would lead her to a repeat of her performance at last year’s U.S. Open became a first round casualty at Indian Wells. Oudin did not have the fuel to stay with Italian upstart Roberta Vinci, who fought back for the 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 triumph.
Highly regarded media magnet and photogenic powerhouse Maria Sharapova returned to winning form while claiming the Cellular South Cup in Memphis. The one-time world number one has had a tough go since returning to the tour in the middle of the 2009 season. Following her early exit at this year’s Australian Open, Maria vowed to [...]
There will be noise aplenty when top seed and big draw Maria Sharapova square off in the finals of the Cellular South Cup in Memphis. As usual, much of that noise will be created by the tour’s loudest competitor Maria Sharapova. The long Russian beauty has dominated the field in her run for her 21st [...]
The Bell South tournament directors envisioned a different result but Sweden’s 26-year old Sofia Arvidsson turned the tables on 5’5” southern dynamo, Melanie Oudin. Arvidsson left nothing to the imagination and marched through America’s third ranked player in decisive fashion 6-1, 6-3. The statuesque Swede has a history in Memphis. She claimed her only SONY [...]
Melanie Oudin is up to her old tricks. The spunky American mounted an unlikely rally and surged past veteran Agnes Szavay in the quarterfinals of the $700,000 Open GDF Suez in Paris on Friday. An enthusiastic crowd wildly encouraged the underdog who at one point trailed 2-6, 1-3 against the savvy and seemingly dominant competitor. [...]
The city of love is falling for Melanie Oudin and the feeling is mutual. Oudin, who captured the hearts of tennis fans with her stirring play at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, has found her game on the Paris stage. 2010 has been a fairly rude wake-up call for the young American. After first round [...]
Worthwhile developments and especially newsworthy scores after a packed day of action at Melbourne Park: FIVE-SET THRILLERS ABOUND The losses of Robin Soderling and Juan Carlos Ferrero (mentioned elsewhere on this blog) weren’t the only five-setters witnessed on a rather contentious Tuesday in Australia. Other extended wars dotted the landscape on the blue plexicushion courts [...]
Caroline Wozniacki – Denmark – Born Jul 11, 1990 – Current Rank 4 – Selected as one of last year’s up-and-coming stars, Caroline Wozniacki did not disappoint. The 2006 Junior Player of the Year won more tour singles matches than any other tour player. As quickly as she gathered wins, she climbed the rankings ladder [...]
