Defeating Patty Schnyder in just 52 minutes (6-4, 6-2), Kim Clijsters won her fourth crown at Stanford’s Taube Family Tennis Stadium yesterday, making her second only to Martina Navratilova in this tournament’s titles.
“It doesn’t seem to matter how good or bad I’m playing,” said Clijsters, who came in having won just one tournament this season. […]
The French Open champion and world number three will be taking a five week break, entering only one tournament in preparation for the U.S. Open at the end of August.
She has officially pulled out of the Acura Classic, and will be sitting out until the Rogers Cup on August 14th.
So far, she’s still planning to […]
Winning her fifth career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, Russian player Vera Zvonareva defeated Slovakian player Katarina Srebotnik 6-2, 6-4 at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open.
This also marks her second singles title in 2006. The Russian won at Birmingham last month.
Srebotnik accepted her defeat with grace, but she won’t take […]
Despite rumors to the contrary, Henin-Hardenne’s coach has assured the press that the world number three will in fact be playing the Fed Cup final.
Initially, it was said that she would not partake due to the “shocking treatment” she received after her withdrawal from the semis. The player had (according to the coach) informed the […]
After six months, tennis powerhouse Serena Williams hit the courts against Anastasia Myskina and defeated her 6-2, 6-2. No sweat for the Williams’ sister, who successfully impressed fans and doubters alike.
Despite the win, Williams remains level-headed, stating, “I didn’t play any better than I expected. I definitely expected to keep improving, making leaps and bounds, […]
Martina Navatrilova, the 20-time Wimbledon title winner, feels robbed of her final goodbye, when Wimbledon officials put her last match on Court Two. In her words: “They blew that one.”
The match marked the end of the tennis player’s career.
“I think they thought that we would win and the next one would have been on Court […]
It’s “too much”, said Elena Dementieva in reference to Maria Sharapova’s grunting, and Martina Navratilova agrees: They should outlaw it. It’s really unfair to the opponent and it’s terrible for the public.”
She explained: “At the net, you need to hear the ball hit the racket so that you know how fast it’s travelling,” she said.
“You […]
Serena Williams, Lindsey Davenport, Nadia Petrova , and Mary Pierce sat out at Wimbledon this year, but according to sources, they’ve got their racqets armed and ready to take on the Acura Classic Tournament in the La Costa Resort & Spa, July 26 - August 6.
Last year’s La Costa champion, Mary Pierce, will be holding […]
Last month when I posted the rankings, the order was as follows:
1. Amelie Mauresmo
2. Kim Clijsters
3. Justine Henin-Hardenne
4. Maria Sharapova
5. Nadia Petrova
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova
7. Lindsey Davenport
8. Elena Dementieva
9. Mary Pierce
10. Patty Schnyder
This month, things in the top 5 are pretty much the same, though there’s been a bit of a shuffle in the bottom half.
1. […]
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