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By PJ Yeong To say that the women’s draw on the clay of Paris has had a few shocks is probably an understatement. Before the tournament, everyone was talking about Serena Williams. The powerful American had been playing well throughout the clay season, capturing a title on the blue clay of Madrid. Despite only making the French Open final once (and she won that one lone final), the general … [Read more...]
By Lewis Davies The 2012 French Open begins on Sunday, and in the women’s draw, there are three clear favourites to lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen. They read as: current world number one Victoria Azarenka, three-time major winner Maria Sharapova and 13-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams. However, as we’ve seen in the past with Li Na and Francesca Schiavone, the clay courts of Roland … [Read more...]
The fourth round runs of Christina McHale and Jamie Hampton at Indian Wells this week shouldn’t be seen as a surprise. American players are renowned for being able to make home advantage just that - an advantage. McHale first made her name when she defeated Caroline Wozniacki, world number one at the time, in Cincinnati last year while compatriot Sloane Stephens also entered the fray by making … [Read more...]
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