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The End of the Red Brick Road: WTA Brussels and Strasbourg Previews

May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment

One Premier tournament and one International tournament complete the Road to Roland Garros within striking distance of Paris.  None of the women involved are in serious contention for the clay season’s ultimate prize, but the absence of those elite names could lead to some tightly contested matches in playing fields without clear favorites.  I forwent [...]

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Sloane Stephens Learns Lesson as Laura Robson Flies Free — The Friday Five

May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Lesson Learned At the start of the week, Sloane Stephens experienced some off court drama in addition to the woes she continues to suffer on court, thanks to the young American’s dumb decision to publicly call out Serena Williams, essentially branding the veteran a phony. Yes, a little bit of honesty is [...]

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Opening the Magic Box: WTA Madrid Draw Preview

May 3, 2013 By 7 Comments

Rare is the non-major that features every woman in the WTA top 10, but Madrid can lay claim to that honor this year.  In another rare quirk, all of the top three women arrive there on winning streaks.  Only one of those streaks can survive Madrid.  Whose will it be?  Or none of the above?  [...]

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The Kids are on Life Support? Robson Struggles Through Tennis Transition

April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment

If a match is played on a side court and no one is around to watch it, does the result matter? British sensation Laura Robson would prefer they didn’t, but a sub-par American hard court season following the Australian Open has shown few signs of letting up as the Tour transitions to European red clay. [...]

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Cautionary Novak Djokovic; Minor Setback for Sam Querrey — The Friday Five

April 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Touch and Go The spring clay court season of the ATP World Tour is set to kick it into high gear next week, but it may not be firing on all cylinders. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic badly sprained his ankle in his winning effort to help lead Serbia to victory over [...]

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Sloane Stephens Gets a Wake Up Call as Richard Gasquet Re-emerges — The Friday Five

April 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Wake-Up Call It seems like only yesterday Sloane Stephens was being anointed the next “big thing” in American tennis. After an impressive run in Melbourne, she looked ready to compete with the big girls. In the three months since that run, however, she’s gone a dismal 2-5. Some of those losses have [...]

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The Curse of the Stars and Stripes

April 4, 2013 By 3 Comments

It’s no secret that tennis is considered a niche sport in the United States. Mainstream American sports media does little to cater to the tennis fan base unless it has to or they have a narrative to sell. Therefore, the presence and popularity of tennis in the United States will always be dictated by the [...]

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WTA Charleston Monday Gallery: Petkovic, Stephens, Bouchard, Cirstea and more

April 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment

CHARLESTON, SC (April 1, 2013) — The Family Circle Cup kicked off their main draw play today with a few surprise winners, marathon matches and plenty of fans! Monday’s gallery by our photographer Christopher Levy includes photos of Andrea Petkovic, Sloane Stephens, Tatjana Malek, Sorana Cirstea, Eugenie Bouchard, Kristina Mladenovic, Laura Robson, Varvara Lepchenko, Caroline [...]

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What to Watch in the WTA This Week: Previews of Charleston and Monterrey

April 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

In a quiet week for the ATP outside Davis Cup, the WTA features a Premier tournament on the unique green clay and the only Mexican hard-court tournament on the calendar.  An old event and a new event, Charleston and Monterrey feature fields surprisingly strong in view of the two marquee tournaments that filled last month. [...]

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Monday Mayhem: Miami WTA Fourth-Round, ATP Third-Round Matches Previewed

March 25, 2013 By 2 Comments

On a busy Monday in Miami, all of the women’s fourth-round matches unfold.  You can find a preview of all eight here in addition to a few of the remaining men’s third-round encounters. Garbine Muguruza vs. Li Na:  Into the fourth round for the second straight Premier Mandatory tournament, the Spanish rising star continues to [...]

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