Serena Sends A Message

Serena Sends A Message

Top seed, Serena Williams, chalked up her 43rd consecutive first round Grand Slam victory and led a bevy of beauties into the second round at the All England Club.


The Safina Rule: Notes on a Wimbledon aftermath

Dinara Safina 06 Jul 2009

Dinara Safina’s 6-1, 6-0 loss to Venus Williams in Wimbledon’s easily-forgotten “other semifinal” might have taken only 50 minutes, but the impact of the event is still being felt throughout the WTA Tour. The biggest story of this year’s ladies’ singles tournament at Wimbledon centered around the Williams sisters, back in the final of the [...]


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 [...]


The Young and the Restless: Azarenka joins others in Parisian soap opera

French Open 2009 30 May 2009

One has to admit this much: If you’re going to act like a diva, you might as well do so in a city like Paris. The members of the WTA Tour at least have a sense of drama, if not proper decorum. In the first week of the 2009 French Open, many of the headlines [...]