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By PJ Yeong Ah, Wimbledon. It claims to be the most prestigious Grand Slam, and certainly it is wrought with history and tradition – with the serene green lawns, crisp tennis whites and boasting big-named guests such as the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. But of course, the main focus is, and always will be, the tennis. There have been a number of players generating buzz, talk … [Read more...]
By Lisa-Marie Burrows On Sunday, Argentine David Nalbandian drew more media attention in the final against Marin Cilic at the Queens Club than initially expected after losing his cool, the match, the championship title and accidentally injured a linesman in the process. Over the years, there have been many on court dramas and surprises - some worse than others that have occurred on the tennis … [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...]
Technique + Attitude + Discipline + Perspective + Ability + Psychological Aptitude x Hard Work = Tennis Superstar? These are just some of the attributes a tennis player needs. There are few distinct ways to grow a tennis superstar. You can have a coach in the family like Uncle Toni or you can become a coach like Richard Williams. You can be part of a structured club system such as the old French … [Read more...]
By PJ Yeong Serena Williams Current WTA Rank: 6 Age: 30 Born: Saginaw, Michigan, USA Resides: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA Best Known For: Winning 13 Grand Slam singles titles, 12 Grand Slam women's doubles titles and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. Career Titles: 40 Love her, hate her, or ambivalent towards her, it is hard to argue against the fact that Serena Williams is one … [Read more...]
By Brodie McPhee We have seen hard courts in many colors. The Davis Cup has featured a wide range of colors as far as green and blue to pink. Regardless of this, grass has always been green, and clay has always been red (if you don't include the dusty green ones). The past week tossed up a new varation, blue clay, for the first time. It came from the Madrid tournament, once held on hard … [Read more...]
The hottest issue on tour this week has been the prospect of playing on blue clay. Media interviews have all led with the same line about the new surface in Madrid: what do you think? Rafael Nadal has been against the concept for weeks and, being the King of Clay and a Spaniard to boot, his opinion is probably the most valid. His argument consists of a combination of pro-traditional values and the … [Read more...]
Tournaments like the Fed Cup receive a lot of grief for turning an individual sport into a team event. To those who agree with the criticism, I say take a look at Petra Kvitova above. For me, it evokes passion of the highest order, sometimes more so than at a Grand Slam. Kvitova's not the only example that could have been used either. The German team is a tight-knit family, as are the British. If … [Read more...]
I love crazy girls and yesterday marked a momentous day in my tennis life - nay - my entire life in general, as it was the first time I could see a match involving the volatile Yulia Putintseva. As a follower of junior tennis, the 17-year-old Russian has been on my radar for a while. My excitement began to build with her steady climb up the rankings and reached fever pitch when she broke through … [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...]
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