Sara Errani

Sara Errani

Player Profiles 05 Jun 2012

Sara Errani has emerged from the shadows of a successful career as a doubles player to reach the quarters of both 2012 Grand Slam Championships


Shuai Peng

Shuai Peng

Player Profiles 18 Jan 2011

Chinese Tennis player Shuai Peng’s profile.


Vera Zvonareva – Chasing The Dream

Vera Zvonareva – Chasing The Dream

Player Profiles 15 Jan 2011

Since arriving on the tour in 2000, Vera Zvonareva has been one of the WTA’s most talented performers, who has finally learned to control her emotions and let her racquet do the talking.


Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Player Profiles 01 Jan 2011

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the Russian husky, has sports in her blood. She comes from a sports family background and has seen some success in 2010.


Jelena Jankovic – Bred to Stardom

Jelena Jankovic – Bred to Stardom

Player Profiles 01 Jan 2011

Jelena Jankovic was destined to become a Tennis star even though she was headed for a life of piano and foreign studies.


Strange Days: Safina plays poorly, still advances to semis

Strange Days: Safina plays poorly, still advances to semis

Wimbledon 2009 01 Jul 2009

Laboring for two and a half hours on a sweltering summer day in England, Safina played a reasonable standard game.


Game On: Azarenka, Serena set up quarterfinal showdown

Wimbledon 2009 30 Jun 2009

While Venus Williams enjoys a heaven-sent draw in the top half of the ladies’ singles bracket at Wimbledon, the bottom half of the draw is about to have its heavyweight encounter. On the best day of the entire tennis calendar-when every round of 16 match is played in both the ladies’ and gentlemen’s singles fields […]


Lean, Mean Sabine: Lisicki conquers Kuznetsova as upsets continue

Wimbledon 2009 30 Jun 2009

Remember what was said yesterday about the elusiveness of consistency in women’s tennis? Saturday’s play at the All England Club only affirmed the theme. Shortly after sixth-seeded Jelena Jankovic got taken out by no-name American Melanie Oudin, fifth-rated Svetlana Kuznetsova-the reigning French Open champion-succumbed to the firepower of Germany’s Sabine Lisicki. Unseeded but quite dangerous, […]


Melanie Who? Oudin comes from nowhere to stun Jankovic

Wimbledon 2009 29 Jun 2009

Did anyone outside Melanie Oudin‘s family members, close friends, and coaches know about a 17-year-old from the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Georgia, before the 2009 Wimbledon Championships began? Didn’t think so. But now, this uncommonly resourceful teenager is on the minds of every pundit, scribe and broadcaster at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet […]


Kuznetsova turnaround could save the women’s game

Svetlana Kuznetsova 15 Jun 2009

Dinara Safina must be ruing the day her brother talked compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova out of quitting tennis. Newly crowed queen of Roland Garros Kuznetsova has revealed how Marat Safin, brother of beaten finalist Safina, talked her out of quitting tennis after she became disillusioned with the sport. Former women’s number one Safin helped talk Kuznetsova […]

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