Maria Through The First With Good Open Chance
August 29, 2011 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – It’s pretty easy for Maria Sharapova to blame her sluggish start today on the weather. Sure today’s conditions were perfect, but this past weekend kept her indoors. “I think the last couple days have been tough on players,” said Sharapova after she downed the unseeded Heather Watson 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. “Obviously [...]
HENDERSON’S MUHAMMAD FALLS IN HOMETOWN EVENT TO ALBANESE, WHO FACES CIRSTEA NEXT ON 21st BIRTHDAY
October 1, 2010 by Steve Pratt · Leave a Comment
LAS VEGAS, Nev., (Sept. 30, 2010) – Lauren Albanese had a miserable 20th birthday one year ago, losing to Asia Muhammad in both singles and doubles at the Lexus of Las Vegas Open. A day before her 21st birthday on Thursday, Albanese got some satisfying revenge, beating the hometown hero from Henderson in the same [...]
Kim’s Cooler Head Prevails
September 13, 2009 by Derek Felix · Leave a Comment
The circumstances were far from ideal. The rain hadn’t stopped all day throwing another curve into the schedule which forced both women’s semifinals to be played at the same time in Ashe and Louis Armstrong while both doubles matches were pushed back. Perhaps that’s why Kim Clijsters is in her second straight U.S. Open final [...]
Unseeded Parrott and Gullickson Win Mixed Doubles
September 11, 2009 by Derek Felix · Leave a Comment
Entering the Open, Travis Parrott wasn’t even sure who his mixed doubles partner would be because original partner Abigail Spears opted to play with Robert Kendrick instead. As fate had it, that turned out to be a good omen as it allowed him to text Carly Gullickson who was looking for a partner two days [...]
A The Old Age of 26, Clijsters Is Enjoying Her Tennis Life
September 8, 2009 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Tennis may be the only sport where 26 is considered old. And Kim Clijsters is feeling it. The comeback kid on the tournament – who beat China’s Na Li in straight sets today, 6-2, 6-4, to earn a trip to the Semifinals – knows she’s not a teenager anymore. “I definitely [...]
Clijsters Comeback Continues With The Ouster of Venus
September 7, 2009 by Derek Felix · Leave a Comment
The comeback continued. Kim Clijsters battled through to a quarterfinal date with No.18 Na Li by getting past No.3 ranked American Venus Williams 6-0, 0-6, 6-4 today at a supportive Ashe Stadium. The 26 year-old Belgian has looked strong in her return to the game after taking a couple of a years off to marry [...]
