Safina the beneficiary of a failed system
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...to look like this year's model. She looked awful against Serena in the Australian Open final (Williams allowed her all of three games in that blowout), so we're entitled to ask: How does...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 20, 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 23, 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...to 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 03, 2009U.S. women's tennis hitting a slump
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...feature 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 06, 2009Krajicek, Lisicki have big games, bigger potential
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...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 and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2008Nadal shows courage
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...matches of the Open era. Wait, there's more. Saturday's women's final, in which Venus Williams took out her sister Serena was not the best Open-era final, but it featured the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 06, 2008Three reasons Venus will win
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comIt's time to lay to rest the idea that Venus and Serena Williams are either unable or unwilling to produce a no-holds-barred, drag-out-every-clich...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 04, 2008Plenty to win, and lose, at Wimbledon
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...got the drive and will, she simply lacks the game to be a dominant No. 1. Venus Williams: It's gotten to the point where Wimbledon is Venus' "home" tournament, which is kind of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 20, 2008Bad case of spring fever for WTA
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...1 Justine Henin has played Maria Sharapova all of twice (1-1), Serena Williams five times (Henin prevailed 3-2), and Venus Williams once (Henin won their U.S Open battle in 2007). Those numbers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 19, 2008Henin's sudden denouement
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...she should. Remember her U.S. Open last year? She beat her two nemeses, Serena and Venus Williams, back to back, then swamped Svetlana Kuznetsova for the title. Before playing the Williams sisters a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 16, 2008Freaky Slam
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...Johansson, Chris O'Neil, Barbara Jordan, Kerry Melville. Guess who never won in Australia? Bjorn Borg, Venus Williams, John McEnroe, Ilie Nastase and those two "Aussie battlers," Pat Rafter and Lleyton Hewitt. Pete Sampras...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 11, 2008What's in store for 2008?
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...today and worry about the rest later. No. 7 Serena Williams: Simply put, she needs to show she still has it. No. 8 Venus Williams: If she can translate her Wimbledon prowess to the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 28, 2007Stocking stuffers
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...DVD. Serena Williams: A litter, for getting to and from the court. Martina Hingis: A one-year moratorium on any mention of either Radek Stepanek or cocaine. Jelena Jankovic: A week off. Venus Williams: Maria...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 24, 2007Bummed out with the 'new' Elena
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...of strange things happen -- like Virginie Razzano winning two tournaments in a row, counting coup on Venus Williams in one of those finals. Some of those strange things are welcome, like Dementieva's play...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 12, 2007TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "venus williams" make the list?