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Andy Murray Immortalized In…LEGO

August 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Andy Murray is likely to be knighted one day for his Olympic gold medal-winning performance at the 2012 London Games, defeating seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer on Centre Court at the All England Club. However, until the Scotsman becomes “Sir” Andy Murray, he will have to settle for being immortalized….in LEGO. All Olympic champions from [...]

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Andy Murray ready to win a slam, Serena Williams as a wildcard — The Friday Five

August 10, 2012 By 2 Comments

By Maud Watson New and Improved Just a month after Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray in the Wimbledon final, the Scot turned the tables on the Maestro to deliver an Olympic Gold Medal to his native Great Britain. The fact that Murray won wasn’t entirely shocking, but the manner in which he pulled it off [...]

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Citi Open tournament director doesn’t mind competing with the Olympics

July 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the Olympics in London this week, all eyes are focused on the overseas action. But tennis fans in the U.S. have a home-grown tournament right in their nation’s capital, the Citi Open run by Lagardere Unlimited which runs all week. In view of tough competition from the Olympics for tennis, I [...]

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Juan Mónaco achieves a deserved place in the Top 10

July 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows What qualities does a tennis player need to have to be continuously successful? Talent? Passion? Physicality? Mentality? Perseverance? Endurance? Attributes such as these are all part and parcel of a professional tennis player, but to maintain all of these things week in week out, tournament after tournament, having packed the suitcase in [...]

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Venus Williams talks Olympics, eats a burger and wins in front of First Family

July 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic WASHINGTON, D.C. — In front of an impressive crowd that included First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams debuted in a Washington Kastles 20-11 win over the Boston Lobsters in World TeamTennis on Monday night. (Full gallery of Williams and First Family below.) The [...]

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Wimbledon’s unseeded stars; India fighting for gold medal at Olympics — The Friday Five

June 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Not So Happy Feet Between kicking a box that injured a linesman and suffering a case of “foot-in-mouth” disease after, David Nalbandian’s feet have gotten him into a lot of hot water this past week. The Argentine will be able to play Wimbledon thanks to the slow bureaucratic machinery of the ATP, [...]

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Rejuvenated Wozniak is Dreaming Olympic Big

April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Following a tumultuous two seasons that were mired by injuries and coaching uncertainty, former world no.21 Aleksandra Wozniak has shown Top 25 form this season and is making her way back up the rankings with a renewed passion for her sport. Wozniak became the first Canadian in 20 years to win a WTA singles title [...]

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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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Exclusive: Caroline Wozniacki on being an actress, her biggest fear and future karaoke battles with Serena Williams

March 26, 2012 By 1 Comment

Former world #1 Caroline Wozniacki holds not only 18 WTA Tour titles but also a great sense of humor. During the Sony Ericsson Open, the 21-year-old Dane cheerfully chatted with me about her most memorable moments on court, the best part of being a tennis player, her aspirations to be an actress, her biggest fear, [...]

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Novak Djokovic Wins Big; Questionable Rafael Nadal Skit — The Friday Five

February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Maud Watson Trend Continues In a field that contained among others the fastest man in the world, an international soccer star, and a 7’0” German NBA power forward, it was Novak Djokovic who took home the top honor as he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.   The award represented hard-earned recognition [...]

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