FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Great Britain’s Laura Robson upset another major champion in her current  run at the US Open. The 18-year-old  who dismissed Kim Clijsters on Wednesday continued to knock off major champions on Friday with a 6-4, … [Read more...]
Notes and Quotes from Day 3 of the 2012 US Open
Q. Her weapon seemed to be the slice backhand. What did you do to counter that?VICTORIA AZARENKA: I practiced yesterday. (Laughter.) I practiced yesterday for that. She has a really, you know, deep slice and it's a little bit … [Read more...]
Notes and Quotes from Day 1 of the 2012 US Open
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY - Some of the more off-beat questions and answers from Day 1 of the 2012 US Open. Q. Not too many WTA players are named Sam. Can you take a moment and say like what the upside of having a name like that is, is there any … [Read more...]
Stosur Begins US Open Title Defense with Dominating Win
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY - Defending US Open Women’s champion Samantha Stosur began her defense in style on Monday morning in Flushing Meadows. The Australian demolished Croatia’s Petra Martic 6-1, 6-1 in the first round. Stosur was so dominating … [Read more...]
Simon Says No to Equal Prize Money
Frenchman Gilles Simon seeded 13th at Wimbledon told French media he did not think the women should get equal prize money in tennis. “I think that men’s tennis is really ahead of women’s tennis at this stage,†Simon told French-language … [Read more...]
Stosur Stunned by Rus at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON - No. 5 seed Sam Stosur fell to No. 72 Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands in the second round at Wimbledon on Wednesday 6-2, 0-6, 6-4. With Stosur’s loss, all of the Australian singles players have been eliminated from the tournament. Stosur … [Read more...]
Errani Stuns Stosur to Gain Spot in French Open Final
For the third year in a row an Italian woman has made the French Open final. Twenty-first seed Sara Errani of Italy upset sixth-seed Sam Stosur of Australia 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 on Thursday in Paris to reach her first major singles final. Italy’s … [Read more...]
Notes and Quotes from Day 10 of the 2012 French Open
JO-WILFRIED TSONGA Well, I’m disappointed. I am disappointed. But now it’s over. Nothing I can do. I can’t play the match again, so I’m eliminated. It’s a bit of a shame because I was pretty close. I’m not going to … [Read more...]
Notes and Quotes from Day 1 of the 2012 French Open
Nicolas Mahut on his victory over Andy Roddick: Yes, it was my 10th draw here, final draw here. We all hope to play such a match on such a court here with the French. And the French audience are waiting for this. They want to support … [Read more...]
Top Seeds Advance, Roddick Falls, Venus Williams Rallies on Day One of French Open
Day one of the French Open saw most of the seeds advance in Pairs on Sunday including (6) Samantha Stosur, (5) Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, (9) Juan Martin Del Potro, (10) Angelique Kerber, (13) Ana Ivanovic, (18) Stanislas Wawrinka, (14) Fernando … [Read more...]