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Will Huber and Raymond Notch a Season for the Ages?

March 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

It’s as if winning streaks are a prerequisite if you’re going to be at the top of the rankings. Novak Djokovic won dozens of matches in a row last year, and in 2012, Victoria Azarenka is unbeaten. In  women’s doubles, the world’s number-one pair of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond is racking up the victories. The [...]

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The WTA is on the Verge of a “Big 4” to Rival the ATP’s

February 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Agnieszka Radwanska’s win at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships has brought her to a career-high No. 5 ranking. With the way she’s been playing over the past few months, the young Pole could go even higher in the rankings. Ahead of her, though, are 2012 Australian Open champ Victoria Azarenka; ’11 Wimbledon winner Petra [...]

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Maria Sharapova on the Verge of Something Big in ‘12

February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The period of time when Maria Sharapova was sidelined by a career-threatening shoulder injury seems like an eternity ago. Next week, the Russian superstar is guaranteed to return to the number-two spot in the WTA rankings. She’s also notched final-round appearances at two out of the past three Grand Slams: last year’s Wimbledon and this [...]

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Del Potro Back in the Top 10—and Poised to Climb Higher

January 31, 2012 By 3 Comments

Rafael Nadal’s post-Davis Cup prophecy appears to be on its way to becoming a reality. After defeating Juan Martin del Potro in the first reverse rubber, Nadal predicted the Argentine would be back in the top four at some point in 2012. Del Potro has taken a huge step in that direction by hitting the [...]

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There Will Always Be Room for a Lleyton Hewitt Type in Men’s Tennis

January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Lleyton Hewitt put on one of the most impressive performances of the 2012 Australian Open by making it to the fourth round and actually taking a set off defending champ Novak Djokovic. And while he might be far removed from his glory days, one thing’s for sure: You can never count Hewitt out. But why [...]

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Federer Under the Radar: Who Saw That Coming?

January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Roger Federer got things off to a fairly easy start at this year’s Australian Open, winning his first-round match in straight sets over Alexander Kudryavtsev, 7-5-, 6-2, 6-2. It was the four-time champion’s 60th match win in Melbourne, and was to be expected, considering the form he’s displayed over the past few months. He won 17 [...]

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Five ‘Encore Performers’ Djokovic Could Try to Emulate in ‘12

January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

They say one of the hardest things to do in sports is repeat—a task Novak Djokovic will try to accomplish 10 times in 2012. Coming off one of the best tennis seasons of all time, questions abound on whether the Serbian will be able to go “back-to-back” performance-wise. He’s not the first player to have [...]

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Teenagers Tomic, Harrison Facing Great — Perhaps Too Many — Expectations

January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment

First things first: Win a singles title. For teenagers and top 100 ATP World Tour players Bernard Tomic and Ryan Harrison, that should be the top priority going into 2012. But with the way both of them have shot up the rankings over the past couple of years, much more is expected from the 19-year-olds. [...]

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Ivanovic, Jankovic Within Striking Distance of the Top 10

December 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Battling each other in Grand Slam semis, making finals at the Majors, holding the No. 1 ranking—that all used to be status quo for Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic. The past couple of years for both of the Serbian superstars make that all seem like a distant memory. Both of them finished 2011 outside of [...]

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Raonic, Haase Could Get Company From Compatriots in Top 100 in ‘12

December 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

It can be lonely in the top 100, especially if you’re Andy Murray, Ernests Gulbis or Jurgen Melzer. They’re just three of the 21 players that are their nation’s sole representative among that ranking benchmark. But while some of them, such as Robin Soderling and Marcos Baghdatis, might not be getting any company from their [...]

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