Sony Ericsson WTA Tour – Beijing (Sun): Defending Champ Kuznetsova Shocked in Opener

CHINA OPEN Beijing-CHN October 2-10, 2010 $4,500,000/Premier Hard/Outdoors Results – Sunday, October 3, 2010 Singles – First Round (Q) Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) d. (4) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 26 76(5) 75 (9) Li Na (CHN) d. (Q) Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 62 60 (Q) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. (10) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 63 26 63 (12) Maria [...]

Tokyo (Mon): Date Krumm Downs Sharapova

TORAY PAN PACIFIC OPEN Tokyo-JPN September 26-October 2, 2010 $2,000,000/Premier Hard/Outdoors Results – Monday, September 27, 2010 Singles – Second Round (3) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 64 61 (6) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 62 63 Singles – First Round (10) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Agnes Szavay (HUN) 34 ret. [...]

The Winds of Change for Jankovic

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – The ball fluttered in the gusty bluster as predictably as a piece of popcorn tossed from the promenade deck and the sweet spot looked as large as a lifesaver when Jelena Jankovic shanked a serve so badly it sailed several rows back into the stands prompting one fan to duck the [...]

A Tougher Wickmayer In Melbourne

If Yanina Wickmayer was a feel good story at the US Open, then in Melbourne, she should be a sentimental favorite. After serving about a little over two months of a year-long suspension for failing to fill out her whereabouts to the Flemish anti-doping tribunal, the 20 year-old was able to get back on the [...]

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the Open

That was some Open. Not only did we have some great matches, upsets, and surprises, we also saw the downside with Serena’s meltdown and that darn, pesky rain. And that may be the story of this Open. We had the good and the bad as well. For all the good Kim Clijsters, Melanie Oudin, and [...]

A Ray of Sunshine Through the Rain

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – If the Serena Williams/Kim Clijsters Semifinal was strange, then the other match going on last night was just surreal. Because of the long rain delay, the Semifinal match between Yanina Wickmayer and Caroline Wozniacki was moved to Armstrong Stadium and with what was left of the crowd mainly stayed in Ashe [...]

Wickmayer Enters The Radar

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – With all the press Melanie Oudin received at this Open, Yanina Wickmayer has flown under the radar. Yet, like her American counterpart, this Belgian has surprised everyone at Flushing Meadows and now is on the verge of the Finals. “It has surprised me in one way,” she said. I have been [...]