By Ros Satar (June 1, 2013) PARIS -With so many competitive matches on the schedule on Saturday, the Roland-Garros site had hyped up the Jelena Jankovic – Sam Stosur contest as their one to watch – and they were not wrong. Three years ago, many … [Read more...]
Venus and EleVen Aim to Shine in Charleston
By Stephanie Neppl (April 1, 2013) CHARELSTON, SC - Venus Williams is ready to return to the place which was instrumental in her qualifying mission for last year's London Olympics. A year ago, Williams hadn't played much due to her Sjögren's … [Read more...]
Serena Williams Returns to the Family Circle Cup
By Stephanie Neppl (April 1, 2013) CHARLESTON, SC – Two-time champ and defending champion Serena Williams leads a stellar field for the 2013 Family Circle Cup in Charleston this week. Coming off a record sixth title in Miami, there’s no time for … [Read more...]
Azarenka and Stosur Withdraw From Indian Wells with Injuries
(March 14, 2013) BNP Paribas Open top seed Belarusian Victoria Azarenka and seventh seed Australian Samantha Stosur withdrew from their quarterfinal matches on Thursday due to ankle and calf injuries respectively. “On my warmup today. I tested it … [Read more...]
Stosur Building Confidence, Comes Back to Beat Peng
By Curt Janka (March 11, 2013) INDIAN WELLS, California – Sam Stosur had to dig deep and come from behind in the third set to beat Shuai Peng 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Peng may have been a familiar opponent, but the match was much more tightly contested than … [Read more...]
On the Green Carpet – Photos from the 2013 BNP Paribas Open Players’ Party
(March 7, 2013) INDIAN WELLS, California – The BNP Paribas Open held their players’ party at the IW club on Thursday night. The tennis players drove up to the “Green Carpet” in classic cars included Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Victoria Azarenka, … [Read more...]
Notes and Quotes from Down Under – Day 3
(January 16, 2013) A look at some the questions and answers from day three of the 2013 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. Maria Sharapova Q. You obviously have a pretty big candy business now, but you're also making a lot of … [Read more...]
Oz and Ends – Day One at the 2013 Australian Open
Oz and ends and bits of news from the Australian Open for January 14, 2013 Bagels and breadsticks Maria Sharapova won her first match of the Australian Open 6-0, 6-0 in 55 minutes over fellow Russian Olga Puchkova. It was her third career … [Read more...]
Venus Williams, Sharapova, Tipsarevic and Others in Notes and Quotes From Down Under – Day One
(January 14, 2013) A look at some the questions and answers from day one of the 2013 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. Maria Sharapova Q. You have now gotten a double bagel win at every slam. It completes your double bagel slam or … [Read more...]
Serena, Djokovic, Federer, Sharapova, Murray, Azarenka in Notes and Quotes From Saturday’s Pre-Australian Open News Conferences
(January 12, 2013) A look at some of the questions and answers from the Saturday news conferences before the Australian Open begins. They include Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Roger Federer, Sam Stosur, Maria Sharapova and … [Read more...]