The Ladies Azarenka – Petrova Cruise 8th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and 10th seed Russian Nadia Petrova cruised through first round matches. Both players look hungry for more. Neither player had any problems with the conversion from clay to grass and there were no visible flaws in either player’s power game. All systems are [...]

The tennis world has long seen the imposing, formidable side of fashion guru and former world number one player Venus Williams. Venus Williams is the consummate competitor. The tennis player’s tennis player, Venus has seen it all. And, with a younger sister pushing her all the way, every win and every loss has been subjected [...]

The 2008 finals of the World Team Tennis championships were held in Georgia this past weekend, with Sir Elton’s team evening the series at 8-8 with a win over Billy Jean King’s team. The real winner was Elton’s AID Foundation and the Atlanta AID’s Partnership which received over $400,000 in donations. For more than 28 [...]

Why do the four major tournaments combine men’s and lady’s competitions? If there is a legitimate reason, then it has eluded me. Tennis is often compared to golf. Both sports are individual sports, and nobody gets paid unless they win, or at least play well enough to place in the money. Players do not have [...]