Time is ripe for mentally mature Zvonareva
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...of things, and she was thought of in much the same terms as Russian peers like Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva. But in the interim, a combination of injuries and the inability...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 23, 2009"Top" WTA players failing to seize the opportunity
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...s game anymore? Well, yes -- theoretically, there's Venus and Serena Williams, followed pretty closely by Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Elena Dementieva, Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova. I could give you a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 16, 2009This St. Nick has been delivering for three decades
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...ites who hit the peak of the game, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles and Maria Sharapova. Nobody has contributed more to the game of tennis in the Open era than Nick, and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2008Plenty to win, and lose, at Wimbledon
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...the British tabloids (among others) will have a field day if he crashes and burns. Women Maria Sharapova: Over the past few years, she's proven that if none of her rivals at the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 20, 2008Parity versus mediocrity?
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...and argue that the waning power of the Williams sisters, combined with the Henin retirement and Maria Sharapova's limitations as a clay-court player, have created a somewhat artificial impression of parity. But...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 10, 2008Bad case of spring fever for WTA
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...about legitimate rivalries. Meanwhile, in that same period, recently retired No. 1 Justine Henin has played Maria Sharapova all of twice (1-1), Serena Williams five times (Henin prevailed 3-2), and Venus Williams...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 19, 2008It's been a cold spring for the WTA
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...Hampshire). Berlin is a high-profile capital, but the bad news for the WTA is that Maria Sharapova and Daniela Hantuchova have pulled out. In the next few weeks leading up to Roland Garros...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 02, 2008Champions' fatigue
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...career year in 2007 hasn't left her drained. A great deal has been made of Maria Sharapova having lost just one match this year, but guess what? Serena Williams also has just one...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2008Going gaga for Lindsay
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...to a son, Jagger Leach, in June). And Davenport has lost just two matches this year. Maria Sharapova hammered her, giving up just four games, in the second round of the Australian Open. And...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2008C'mon, Amelie
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...prove anymore (but an awful lot of glory to gain), she might consistently challenge Justine Henin, Maria Sharapova and Venus and Serena Williams at the majors. Granted, an emergency appendectomy in mid-March of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 29, 2008C'mon, Amelie
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...prove anymore (but an awful lot of glory to gain), she might consistently challenge Justine Henin, Maria Sharapova and Venus and Serena Williams at the majors. Granted, an emergency appendectomy in mid-March of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 29, 2008U.S. missing the boat
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...is struggling (in terms of producing talent, if not in staging tournaments and luring people like Maria Sharapova to come live and train here), the game everywhere else is flourishing. Just look at the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2008Tone set for 2008 season
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...shot her wad as a dominant player. But note that the new champs (Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova) are both 20 years old, and only one of the four semifinalists (Sharapova) was a Grand...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 29, 2008Dreamy tennis from Sharapova
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comYou've got to hand it to Maria Sharapova. She has approached this "do over" Grand Slam with a ferocity and competence that reveal the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 25, 2008Lansdorp's disciples
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...of the Australian Open takes place in the second round, with Lindsay Davenport going up against Maria Sharapova. That's because Lansdorp's fingerprints are evident on both players' games. They aren't the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 14, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "maria sharapova" make the list?