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 [...]


Wimbledon seeds announced for Friday’s draw

Wimbledon 2009 18 Jun 2009

There were no major surprises this year as the All England Club released the seeds for the 2009 Wimbledon tournament. Both the men’s and women’s lists almost mirror the top 16 ATP world rankings as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray top the men’s seeds respectively. There were suggestions that 5 times winner Federer [...]


Palm Tree Fatigue: Dementieva’s lost month continues

Sony Ericsson Open 02 Apr 2009

Sunny American tennis locales must not agree with Elena Dementieva. The woman widely regarded as the best player never to win a Grand Slam tournament on the WTA Tour fared poorly in the Indian Wells-Miami stretch of the 2009 season. Two weeks after a humiliating second-round loss amidst the palm trees of Southern California, Dementieva [...]


Hantuchova – Sugiyama Surprise in Women’s Doubles!

With high flying determination, the ninth seeded entry of the gorgeous Slovakian star, Daniela Hantuchova, and sure-handed Japanese star, Ai Sugiyama, refused to lose in a stirring, three set quarterfinal win over the world’s best doubles team. With the triumph, Hantuchova and Sugiyama move to the semi-finals as the lowest seeded survivor in a topsy-turvy [...]


 Coach Rodriguez Trashes the Ladies.

Coach Rodriguez Trashes the Ladies.

Carlos Rodriguez 11 Oct 2008

Tennis coach Carlos Rodriguez, an interesting and intelligent man, who took Justine Henin out of the juniors and brought her tennis fame has recently opened a branch of their 6th. Sense Tennis Academy at the Mission Inn Resort and Club at Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. Both Carlos and Justine see an opportunity in the US to provide [...]


 The Truth about Martina Hingis.

The Truth about Martina Hingis.

Martina Hingis 11 Oct 2008

You gotta love Marina Hingis. She’s cute, controversial, outrageous, sarcastic, misunderstood and one of the greatest Tennis players of her time. On November 1st. 2007 at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland she announced her official retirement from professional tennis. A sad day for tennis fans around the world. Martina was tested positive for cocaine [...]