WTA Previews: Wozniacki, Cornet Headline Istanbul, Bastad
Notables withdrawing from the event were Americans Serena Williams and Vania King, Flavia Pennetta, and Carla Suarez Navarro...Serena beat Swede Johanna Larsson in last year's final...Hercog (2012-11)...
View ArticleSerena Leads Stanford, Men and Women in Washington; ATP/WTA Previews
Notes: Solid field with four Top 10ers and two unseeded Slam champs...The Top 4 seeds receive opening round byes, with tough starts for (5) Ivanovic vs. Lisicki, (4) Azarenka after a bye likely vs....
View ArticleSerena Leads Full Cast at WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal
Notes: Loaded field with a slew of floaters testing seeds early...Li Na out with a knee injury...The Top 8 seeds receive first-round byes...
View ArticleWTA Previews: Serena, Genie Pull from Still-strong Dubai
...Venus Williams beat Cornet in last year's final...Returning former champs in the field are Venus Williams (2014,'10-09), Kvitova (2013), Radwanska (2012), and Wozniacki (2011).
View ArticleBrutal Field at WTA Doha; ATP Previews
Nadal a question mark after a cramp-ridden semifinal loss on Saturday at the Rio Open...Not a lot of early challenges besides (7) Andujar opening against Almagro...Wildcards went to Argentines Guido...
View ArticleIndian Wells Women’s Preview: Serena Williams Returns to Cushy Draw
All the hubbub surrounds Serena, but Venus is not ending her boycott since last playing in 2001. "I made my schedule up," Venus said about missing IW again. "I'm entered in Miami, and that's pretty...
View ArticleWTA Previews: No Williamses in Charleston; Aggie in Poland
Not a lot of floating talent in the field, with a potential tough start for (16) Watson vs. the riser Vekic; (1) Bouchard could face Stephens in the 3rd rd...Wildcards went to Bouchard and Americans...
View ArticlePliskova Tops in Singles and Doubles at Prague; Marrakech; WTA Previews
Notes: A Czech offensive in Prague with the first three seeds from the home country...(8) Giorgi starts against the resurgent Wickmayer...Wildcards were awarded to Czechs Denisa Allertova and Klara...
View ArticleBlockbuster WTA Rome Field to Answer Pre-French Questions?
Serena's draw to the semifinals could go through Stosur, last year's finalist Errani then the former French champ Ivanovic to meet either Sharapova or Wozniacki in the semis...
View ArticleATP/WTA Previews: Simon, Isner at Nice; Geneva, Strasbourg, Nurnberg
Notes: Gulbis is defending the Nice title (d. Federico Delbonis) then a Roland Garros semifinal...Gulbis is 1-11 win-loss this year...(8) Monaco could start against Querrey...Wildcards went to France's...
View ArticleSharapova Stomps On Stosur; Serena v Azarenka Saturday At French Open
It's Serena and Vika Saturday at the French Open.
View ArticleIvanovic, Svitolina Advance To QF At Rainy French Open; Sharapova, Serena Monday
Serena and Sloan renew their rivalry Monday at the French Open.
View ArticleATP/WTA Previews: Federer, Murray, Nadal on Grass This Week
Four Top 10 players on the WTA tour take to the grass in Birmingham, while Roger Federer leads in Halle, and Andy Murray, French Open champ Stan Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal at the Queen's Club during...
View ArticleVenus Williams in Turkey; WTA/ATP Previews This Week
Tough starts for (1) Venus in the 2nd rd. vs. the Bastad runner-up Barthel, (4) Cornet vs. Wickmayer, (5) Giorgi vs. Cibulkova, and (2) Svitolina vs. Rybarikova...Veterans Daniela Hantuchova and...
View ArticleMurray in, Serena Out on U.S. Hardcourts; ATP/WTA Previews
All 16 seeds receive opening-round byes, but some potential interesting second-rounders with (12) Pospisil vs. (WC) Haas, (4) Gasquet vs. the hot-handed Muller, break-up boy (6) Dimitrov vs. the...
View ArticleSerena Williams and 16 of Top 17 at WTA Toronto; Tennis-X Notes
Sixteen of the Top 17 turn out this coming week for the Rogers Cup in Toronto, where world No. 1 Serena Williams will test the right elbow injury that has forced her to withdraw from her last two...
View ArticlePreview: Odds Against Serena Williams at US Open
Contrary to what commentator Chris Evert says, Serena Williams is the GOAT. She, the Martinas, everyone else is out. But having said that, the odds are against Serena that she is going to win the US...
View ArticleVenus Williams, Woz, Pennetta Headline WTA Events This Week in Austria, Hong...
Top-seeded Garbine Muguruza pulled from the event after winning Beijing, forcing a shuffle of the draw...(2) Kerber will start against the former Slam winner Schiavone...Seeds Kerber, Jankovic and...
View ArticleFerrer Leads 2 Top 10ers in Auckland; Top Seed Stephens Pulls from Ugly Hobart
Top-seeded Sloane Stephens withdrew from the event after the draw was made...Now no Top 30 players in the field...Possible tough starts for (4) Niculescu vs. McHale, and (2) Giorgi vs. Diyas, who found...
View ArticleVenus Gets Paid in Taiwan; Swiss Top Seeds in St. Pete: WTA Previews
Let's play "Guess Who Got the Appearance Cash?" with Venus as the top seed, and the No. 62-ranked Doi seeded second...No Top 10 seeds in the field...Remove Venus, and this would essentially be an...
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