The difference a coach can make – The new and improved Na Li

Na Li

Na Li called her new coach Carlos Rodriguez ‘crazy’ during the off-season, as he put her through her paces in a way like no other that she’d experienced. Even so, Rodriguez is the man who seems to have been hand-picked by Li, who at an advanced stage in her career was searching for a way to get the most out of her last few years at the apex of the game. After almost a month of the 2013 … [Read more...]

Four WTA players in need of a boost at the US Open

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic serves during a te

By Jack Johnson There has been much talk over the last couple of years about the lack of strength and depth on the WTA tour. It became the critical point of tennis, a dismal comparison to the men’s game where Novak Djokovic had shocked the world by matching Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer and becoming World No. 1. However, the women’s tour has had somewhat of a remarkable turnaround over … [Read more...]

Who Will Step Up in the Women’s Game: Azarenka, Sharapova, Kvitova?

Maria Sharapova (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images AsiaPac)

Following this year’s epic six-hour Australian Open final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, the view that this era of men’s tennis is the greatest of all time continues to grow in strength. Djokovic’s mammoth win over 10-time Grand Slam winner Nadal brought the Serb’s own tally up to five and it looks only a matter of time before he joins his Spanish counterpart and 16-time major … [Read more...]

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