MARIA SHARAPOVA AND BOYFRIEND LAKERS STAR SASHA VUJACIC AT INDIAN WELLS
Still checking on blogs like I have been doing this whole week. I found some interesting articles that I will link to.
FoxNews.com wonders where the young women contenders are. We got Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Serena & Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova. But where are the likes of Caroline Wozniacki, Yanina Wickmayer or Victoria Azarenka? [...]
CAN ROGER FEDERER WIN THE GRAND SLAM? THE FRIDAY FIVE
By Maud Watson
End to the Grand Slam Drought? – With his win in Melbourne at the Australian Open, Roger Federer became the first father since Andre Agassi to win a Grand Slam title, bringing his total up to 16. While every title he earns makes his legacy that much more impressive, the real question on [...]
RIVALRY RENEWED: THE FRIDAY FIVE
By Maud Watson
Rivalry Renewed – Australian Open tournament organizers couldn’t have planned it any better if they had tried. The women’s final will pit current Australian Open Champion Serena Williams against former world No. 1 Justine Henin. Though Serena has never said as much herself, the media has been speculating that the return Henin has [...]
WHY JUSTINE HENIN REALLY CAME BACK TO TENNIS
As Justine Henin soars in her comeback to tennis at the 2010 Australian Open, it again begs the question – why REALLY did she come back to tennis? She ended her a 20-month retirement be venturing down to Australia to return to the WTA Tour and do what she does best – play tennis. As [...]
JUSTINE HENIN IS SCINTILLATING
By Melina Harris
The Rod Laver arena witnessed a scintillating 7-5, 7-6(8-6) win for comeback queen, Justine Henin over world No. 5 Elena Dementieva Wednesday. The match could signify the dawn of a new age for women’s tennis and possibly a coronary for Dementieva’s mother and coach, the omnipresent Vera who was uncomfortable to watch as [...]
MARTINA HINGIS MAKING A SECOND COME BACK?
2010 is the Chinese year of the Tiger but for the WTA Tour you can call it: The year of the comebacks. After surprising and stunning returns by both Kim Clijsters and more recently Justine Henin, Martina Hingis has told the German press that she doesn’t rule out a second comeback.
Hingis played Lindsay Davenport today [...]
A DREAMER OF MARIA SHARAPOVA PICTURES I RUN IN THE NIGHT
As the title says: I am a dreamer of Sharapova pictures I run in the night. I actually find the Neil Young song (Cinnamon girl) way better but it makes a good title.
Maria Sharapova has arrived in Melbourne to prepare for the Australian Open that will start this Monday on January 18. I am hoping [...]
PEER POLITICS, HENIN AND THE MAGICIAN: THE FRIDAY FIVE
By Maud Watson
Political Pandemonium – Once again, there was an ugly scene at the WTA Auckland event, as protesters against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians voiced their discontent during Israeli Shahar Peer’s matches. All credit to Peer, however, who managed to block it all out and reach the semifinals before losing to Yanina Wickmayer. Another positive [...]
JUSTINE HENIN MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN
Justine Henin made a triumphant return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in Brisbane on Monday with a 7-5, 7-5 win over second seeded Nadia Petrova.
In her first competitive match since retiring eighteen months ago, Henin showed no signs of rust as she advanced against an opponent she has dominated 11-2 in their career head-to-head [...]
THE YEAR THAT WAS: 2009 IN REVIEW
Another calendar year about to come to a close means that we can officially turn the page on another exciting year of professional tennis. Truly 2009 was not just an ordinary year in the history of the sport, but one that had fans and media alike talking tennis at great lengths over the past twelve [...]
