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Ugly loss for Rafael Nadal; mixed reviews of Madrid’s blue clay — The Friday Five

May 11, 2012 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Ugly Loss For the first time in 14 attempts, Fernando Verdasco defeated his compatriot Rafael Nadal, handing Nadal one of his earliest defeats in a clay court tournament. Some credit has to be given to Verdasco. He played some good ball, especially in the opening set, and unlike in their previous encounters, [...]

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Maria Sharapova shines on clay as Rafael Nadal hits lucky number — The Friday Five

May 4, 2012 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Sheer Will Maria Sharapova quieted the naysayers for now with her win in Stuttgart. After failing to find her best in recent finals, there was some doubt as to whether or not Sharapova, one of the sport’s most prolific fighters, still had what it took to cross the finish line. She answered [...]

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Rafael Nadal breaks through as Andrea Petkovic gets hit by injury — The Friday Five

April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Breakthrough Having already won the title seven consecutive times, an eighth Monte Carlo crown for Nadal would have seemed more of a given than a breakthrough. As he ended a seven-match skid against rival Djokovic, however, his victory took on added importance. Nadal played flawless tennis all week, served better than he [...]

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Kim Clijsters to focus on Olympics; John Isner new number one American — The Friday Five

April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson London or Bust To the dismay of her legion of fans and the WTA in general, Kim Clijsters announced that she will be unable to make one last run at Roland Garros. The Belgian is suffering from ankle and hip injuries and is healing much slower than anticipated. She is wisely opting [...]

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Americans Serena Williams and John Isner shine — The Friday Five

April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson In the Zone Serena Williams was firing on all cylinders last week in Charleston, which wasn’t just bad news for the rest of the field – it was devastating. Serena showed no mercy as she demolished her opponents en route to the title, dropping a grand total of just three games in [...]

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What’s to come for Novak Djokovic and Agnieszka Radwanska? — The Friday Five

April 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Brain Over Brawn Unfortunately for Maria Sharapova, “Aga” Radwanska wasn’t “back in Poland” this past Saturday.  Instead, she stood across the net and ultimately proved too much for the lanky Russian to handle in the Miami final.  In what was a classic triumph of brain over brawn, Radwanska used everything in her [...]

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Azarenka’s streak ends; Wozniacki thrills then disappoints — The Friday Five

March 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson It Ends Victoria Azarenka managed to find a way to come back from the brink of defeat in her fourth round match against Dominika Cibulkova (thanks in large part to a choke job by the Slovak), but she couldn’t pull off the feat twice.  The Belarusian crumbled under the relentless pressure of [...]

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Azarenka Takes Hold of WTA; Federer as Strong as Ever — The Friday Five

March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Answering the Call After the 2011 WTA season saw a slew of different winners (including three first-time Grand Slam champions), there was a real question as to whether or not there was a candidate who could muster some staying power at the top of the game.  It would appear that at the [...]

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Murray, Wozniacki Suffer Early Losses in Indian Wells — The Friday Five

March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Big Setback Just when many of us thought that Andy Murray was poised to step it up and perhaps legitimize his place in what some have dubbed “The Big Four,” he goes and loses in his opening match at Indian Wells.  It’s no disrespect to his opponent, Garcia-Lopez, who played a solid [...]

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Federer Calls Out Nadal; The Week’s Notable Winners– The Friday Five

March 9, 2012 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Notable Wins The results may have been lost in the anticipation of Indian Wells, but last weekend saw some noteworthy victories on the ATP World Tour.  Kevin Anderson broke hearts after saving match points against Roddick before dismissing Isner and ultimately winning the Delray Beach title over Australian qualifier Matosevic.  Anderson hasn’t done enough [...]

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