Clijsters' U.S. Open win highlights '09
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comThe 2009 tennis season presented its share of thrills, spills, fulfillment and futility. With that, we give you our 2009 WTA awards.
Story | Conversation | December 07, 2009Serena, Safina battle for No. 1 in Doha
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comWondering what's at stake at the year-end championships in Doha, Qatar? How about the razor-thin five-point margin in the rankings that separates Serena Williams from Dinara Safina.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009Infectious Oudin making a splash
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comWith the dearth of early-blooming U.S. stars, teenage darling Melanie Oudin is finally giving the U.S. Open someone to believe in.
Story | Conversation | September 08, 2009Finalists seek redemption in Paris
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comElite athletic pedigree and extraordinary talent aside, Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova also share a dubious history of collapsing in Grand Slam finals.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2009Don't count out Cibulkova or Stosur
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comDominika Cibulvoka and Samantha Stosur have massive opportunities to dispose of their heavily favored opponents in Thursday's French Open semifinals.
Story | Conversation | June 03, 20092008 season highlighted by topsy-turvy battle for WTA supremacy
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comIf Jelena Jankovic and the Williams sisters failed to win ESPN.com's WTA player of the year award, then who did? After hours of waffling and beating her head, Bonnie D. Ford is, well, still waffling.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2008Fish latest addition to afflicted U.S. Davis Cup squad
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comFour Points Hitting the wall James Blake bowed out of the trip to Madrid for the Davis Cup semifinal, ending his participation streak at 10 straigh...
Page | ConversationDejected Blake, elated teenagers highlight Week 1 of the U.S. Open
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comWhile a crestfallen summer certainly hurt Ana Ivanovic's chances, perhaps karma played a role in Lindsay Davenport's early dismissal. Bonnie D. Ford highlights the week that was at the U.S. Open.
Story | Conversation | August 31, 2008Tsonga back in the stirrups
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comA Tsonga sighting NEW YORK -- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga hasn't played since May thanks to knee surgery for a torn meniscus that knocked him out of the Fr...
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Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comBack to square one? NEW YORK -- She hadn't played here in two years, and she hadn't played a singles match in almost two months. But 23rd-seeded Lin...
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Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comFour Points The yes man New world No. 1 Rafael Nadal has worked nearly as diligently on his English as on his grass- and hard-court games, but he ...
Page | ConversationSelf-assured Safina yielding far better results
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comDinara Safina has a legitimate rationale for not meeting the predicted lofty standards. After all, her family genes -- ahem, Marat -- favor squandered talent. But this year, she's finally turning the corner.
Story | Conversation | May 30, 2008Serena would be an ideal fit in Pat Summitt's Tennessee program
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comWith the Final Four of women's college basketball and the Sony Ericsson Open going on simultaneously, we decided to join them.
Story | Conversation | April 02, 2008Time to rise up for Sharapova and Ivanovic at Aussie final
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comThe allure of the Australian Open final is self-evident. Anyone witnessed the Hollywood faces of Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic? But what would be even more attractive: A competitive title bout.
Story | Conversation | January 25, 2008Comeback Kid Davenport and Sharapova on course for second-round clash
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.com...most compelling young players in the women's game are bunched between Russians Anna Chakvetadze and Svetlana Kuznetsova. Agnes Szavay (Hungary), Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland), Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic, a quarterfinalist in Australia last year...
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