Serena having trouble backing up boasts
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comJust a few days ago in Rome, Serena Williams told us that she's the best player in the world. We all know who the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 08, 2009Let's accord doubles the love it deserves
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comSome people hunger for world peace, but many die-hard tennis fans would settle for a world in which doubles really mattered. Well, that world exists,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 27, 2009Five imperative questions heading into the clay
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comWhoever wrote the script for the tennis year clearly didn't know a lot about writing good drama. The first act of the season ought to end, not begin, ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2009We have learned that we have a lot to learn
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comNow that the second major chapter of the tennis year has been written, read and closed, we're entitled to ask: What takeaways do we have following tho...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009Time is ripe for mentally mature Zvonareva
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...a tennis player. She demonstrated that way back in 2003 when, still a teenager, she upended Venus Williams at Roland Garros. This put her right in the thick of things, and she was thought of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 23, 2009"Top" WTA players failing to seize the opportunity
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...tier of players in the women'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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 16, 2009Blake disappoints enthusiastic Birmingham crowd
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comBIRMINGHAM, Ala. - It's Davis Cup weekend, and you know what that means: happy, shiny people (15,000-plus, in this case), waving flags, chanting, blow...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 07, 2009Be grateful Williams sisters rivalry is intensifying
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...play each other in a big match seemed the worst fate that could befall Venus and Serena Williams. Well, times change. Heck, the girls are getting so comfortable with this Williams versus Williams thing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 03, 2009U.S. women's tennis hitting a slump
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...rising young star Alize Cornet and former Wimbledon and Australian Open champ Amelie Mauresmo. Obviously, Venus Williams and Serena Williams chose to pass up Fed Cup. That's consistent with their approach to tennis these...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 06, 2009Was Oz Federer's last stand?
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...Nadal had surpassed Federer to take the No. 1 ranking. But these days (thanks partly to Serena Williams), the cachet of being ranked No. 1 on a week-to-week basis has been diminished...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 02, 2009A lot at stake in the Oz finals
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...just how lucky are we? In just a few short hours, we're going to see Serena Williams try to break double figures in her Grand Slam title count (she currently has nine). And...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 30, 2009If you can't stand the heat ...
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...lot tougher than I expected … Jelena Jankovic has been worried about her feet burning up. Serena Williams has looked lethargic, and seems poised to follow her sister Venus to the sideline. Ana Ivanovic...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 23, 2009Krajicek, Lisicki have big games, bigger potential
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...past decade in women's tennis -- the increasing ability of women to serve big. While Serena and Venus Williams might be Exhibit A for this theory, Krajicek and Lisicki are part of the larger...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2008Forgotten moments of the Open era
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...Roy Emerson, and the historic first-ever Grand Slam singles final(s) between siblings Venus and Serena Williams. But here are five other electric, but not necessarily glorious, moments and events that helped shape...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 2008Most influential people of the Open era
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comSince we're celebrating 40 years of Open tennis, it's appropriate to look at some of the most influential people of the era, so let's get right to wor...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2008EDITOR'S PICKS
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