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US Open Women's Semifinals Preview
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)[1] v Vera Zvonareva (RUS)[7] -- Through the first five matches she's played at this US Open, the top seed has fit Caroline Wozniacki quite well (definitely better than that dress). She's played confident, consistent tennis, and except for some mild frustration in the wind...
Venus Williams Survives Martina Hingis Test In World Team Tennis Rivalry Renewal
WASHINGTON--The latest chapter of one of the sport's biggest rivalries was written Wednesday night at Kastles Stadium, with Washington's marquee player Venus Williams taking on Martina Hingis of the New York Buzz. It was Williams' only Washington appearance in her tour through World Team Tennis,...
Can Venus Williams Make The Roland Garros Finals Again?
There's a new #2 in the WTA as of last week. Just like her recent predecessors in that roll, this player earned most of her ranking points in the non-Slam events, playing well at But for a change, this model of consistency comes from the Williams family. Venus Williams has regained the #2 ranking...
Kim Clijsters Routs Venus Williams in Miami Final Dud
For the first six rounds of this tournament, Venus Williams was the clear favorite. The ten match win streak she came to Miami with grew to fifteen by the final, only once put in any real jeopardy along the way. She was moving well, serving well, and hitting the ball cleanly off both sides. For...
Kuznetsova, Azarenka Sent Home With Bagels in Fourth Round
I'm willing to bet that both the top seed and defending champion of a major tournament like Miami have gone home on the same day before, but I'm also willing to bet that never before have both exited with a 6-0 set. That's just what happened today to #1 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova and #4 seed and...
Australian Open Day 10 Open Thread
Things are getting serious, folks. What was once 256 is now 12, and we'll be in single digits by the end of the night. This should be a seriously awesome day of action. Rod Laver Arena 11:00 Start Time 1. Li Na (CHN)[16] v. Venus Williams (USA)[6] 2. Serena Williams (USA)[1] v. Victoria...
MJMS and NLV Win SEC
I don't usually give doubles any attention, but major felicitations are in order for the superfluously named doubles team of Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Nuria Llagostera Vives, who won the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha.Not only did the Spaniards defeat the top ranked team of Liezel Huber...
Doha Round Robin Review
White Group #1 Dinara Safina (0-1, withdrew) Instead of the long, ugly defeats she had subjected innocent crowds to over and over again this fall, Dinara Safina decided to keep her run at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha mercifully short. After only two games in her first match against...
Doha Day 1 Preview
Three matches on the card for Day 1 in the desert of Doha, one from the White Group and two from the absurdly stronger Maroon Group. The way that the draw for these round robin tournaments works is pretty simple. The #1 and #2, #3 and #4, #5 and #6, and #7 and #8 players are paired off, and one...
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...
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