Melanie Oudin stuns Maria Sharapova

06 Sep 2009 by Dan Brown in 2009 US Open
Melanie Oudin stuns Maria Sharapova

Melanie Oudin, all of 17 and hailed as the future of American women’s tennis lived up to that billing as she upset 29th seeded Russian, Maria Sharapova in three sets at 2009 US Open. Oudin coming from a set down to win it 3-6,6-4,7-5 with the match clock running just two minutes shy of the [...]


Serena Williams – The World’s Best

06 Feb 2009 by Hiland in Player Profiles
Serena Williams – The World’s Best

Serena’s ranking is a lot like her game. She puts it out there and challenges the world to take it away. As she proved in the 2009 Australian Open, she is the force to beat in Women’s Tennis.
Serena started slowly in [...]


Shanghai Masters brings out the best

11 Nov 2008 by Dan Brown in Shanghai Masters Cup Tennis

The final event of Shanghai Masters began in China amid speculation that a new face might be on the front pages of the world’s tennis newspapers when this event reaches its last day. Eight players divided into two groups of four will play a round robin, the two winners will move on to the semi finals, [...]


Brother and Sister Act – Marat Safin and Dinard Safina

30 Sep 2008 by Dan Brown in Dinara Safina

For a family to produce a single world class athlete is a rarity, but for a family to produce two is against all the odds. But it happened to the parents of Marat Safin and Dinard Safina. A Brother and Sister combination from Russian that has added controversy to the tennis scene. Marat the elder [...]