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Year End Championships in Doha Could Be Salvation for WTA
There really isn't any way around it--this has been a pretty crappy fall season for the WTA. Since an exciting tournament in Toronto which saw Elena Dementieva beat Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova on her way to the final, the WTA season has been a complete dud. Since Toronto, there have only...
Serena Williams Finally Re-Ascends to #1
After almost half-a-year of players and experts alike crying foul over the WTA ranking system, the undisputed best player in women's tennis is back on top of the charts. Serena Williams will move into the #1 ranking on Monday for the fourth time, after beating Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-2 in the...
Looking Back to the 2004 Beijing Final
To set the mood here for the China Open in Beijing this week, let's have a look back at the most memorable match in the event's short history. That distinction, in my mind, goes to the championship of the inaugural China Open in 2004, which pitted Serena Williams against Svetlana Kuznetsova, two...
Shout Knocks Serena Out
Suffice it to say that after the last point contested in her US Open semifinal vs. Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams was anything but serene. Serving to stay in a match in which she was being outplayed, Serena Williams was a woman battling. It was a battle against Kim Clijsters, an unseeded player in...
US Open Day 13: Serena's Foot (and Mouth) Fault Ends Match
One of the most bizarre days of tennis I can remember. I'll have more on the ending of Serena-Clijsters a bit later, but for now a more tennis-focused recap of the day's matches: Women's Semifinals: Kim Clijsters BEL def. Serena Williams USA (2) 6-4, 7-5 -- For as much as the ending of this match...
US Open Day 12 Women's Semifinals Predictions
Even though there is potentially a lot of tennis left for Nadal and Gonzalez to play, I'll hold to my original prediction of Nadal in three in that one. For the two big matches that are set to begin on Friday, the two women's semifinals, here's what I see happening: Women's Semifinals: Kim...
US Open Day 9: Murray Muffs Up, Serena Serves Into Semis
The other Andy was sent home Tuesday in the only major shake up on a day that featured tennis of varying degrees of quality. A highly anticipated semifinal on the women's side was realized, while several intriguing possibilities for later round matches on the men's side were erased. A rundown of...
US Open Day 9 Predictions
Six matches for Tuesday, as the stakes get higher and higher for not only the players but also for my predicting reputation... Women's Bottom Half Quarterfinals Flavia Pennetta ITA (10) vs. Serena Williams USA (2) -- Pennetta manages to give Serena's sister Venus a lot of trouble when they play,...
US Open Day 3: Americans Excel, French Exit
It was a very solid day for Americans in action in their home slam on Wednesday, with the Yanks going an impressive 3-1 against non-Americans. Serena Williams, Vania King, and Robby Ginepri stacked up wins for the home team, with only veteran Jill Craybas losing. Venus Williams beat fellow...
US Open Day 1: Venus Wobbles, But Stars Stay in Orbit
The Daily Forehand's US Open Coverage The odd days of US Open action are much stronger than the evens in terms of star power. With Federer, Roddick, Venus and Serena all playing today, the fans had a lot of big names to see on the big stages. There were a fair number of interesting matches on the...
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