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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...]
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...]
Last week we had a look at the dominance of the top five men on the ATP Tour and reviewed their successes of the season so far. This week, it is the top five women on the WTA Tour who are under scrutiny to evaluate their success this season. Can Victoria Azarenka retain her dominance on the Tour this year? Will Radwanska climb even further in the rankings? Can Wozniacki silence her critics … [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...]
Not all history is told within the history books… The men credited with inventing the modern version of tennis; Augurio Perera, Harry Gem and Major Walter Clopton Wingfield allegedly (and after a few beverages) saw a vision of the game in a mysterious Tennis Crystal Ball. This all happened after one of them found the ancient glass sphere in the dusty loft of Augurio's house in England at 8 … [Read more...]
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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