Triumphs to tears: Assessing the 2009 WTA stars
Abigail Lorge, TENNIS.comWith a mid-tier event currently being played in Bali and the Italians hosting the U.S. in this weekend's Fed Cup final, the WTA tour's winter break ha...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009Serena right where she belongs
Peter BodoSomeone reviewing the major stories of the WTA season could be forgiven for looking back on the brouhaha attending Dinara Safina's tenure as the No. 1...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009Where does Safina go from here?
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.comFor those still interested in who would finish the year as women's No. 1, well, you got your answer earlier than expected in Doha. Yes, Serena Willia...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009Does Clijsters deserve exemption into year-ender?
Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com...the top eight 2009 point winners: Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Victoria Azarenka Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic. If a Grand Slam champion rule existed for the WTA Tour...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009Year-end title critical for Safina -- and her reputation
Peter BodoWith the season-ending championships coming up, let's look at what the stakes are for each of the eight qualifiers who have convened in Doha, Qatar, t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009Reason No. 8 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...quarterfinal showing in Montreal, means the two-time U.S. Open semifinalist is more than dangerous. Victoria Azarenka knows no fear and downed Williams in her own backyard in April. Sure, the latter wasn...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2009Reason No. 9 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...too. (Safina recently injured her hand trying to open one with a knife.) Maybe Elena Dementieva, Victoria Azarenka, Svetlana Kuznetsova or Jelena Jankovic can aid Safina by derailing Williams. Or Serena might go dancing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009Can Clijsters' game still stand up?
Peter BodoThe WTA hard-court season is about to heat up out in Cincinnati, with 18 of the top 20 women committed at the Western & Southern Financial Group W...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 06, 2009Blake not the only player singing the blues
Tom Perrotta, TENNIS.comWhile tennis takes the equivalent of its All-Star break, we look ahead to the last leg of the season, the bruising American hard-court season. Here ar...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 14, 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, 2009How will the rest of the season shape up?
Tom Perrotta, TENNIS.com...tennis, though, not after leaving Paris and London empty-handed for the second straight year. 4. Victoria Azarenka, perhaps the next true champion in women's tennis, seems to get better by the day...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 08, 2009Test your tennis IQ
Tom Perrotta, TENNIS.com...following players won a higher percentage of points when returning second serves than Serena Williams? A. Victoria Azarenka B. Peng Shuai C. Caroline Wozniacki D. Jelena Jankovic E. All of the above F. None...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2008Test your tennis IQ
Tom Perrotta, TENNIS.com...following players won a higher percentage of points when returning second serves than Serena Williams? A. Victoria Azarenka B. Peng Shuai C. Caroline Wozniacki D. Jelena Jankovic E. All of the above F. None...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2008The "other" woman
Kamakshi Tandon, TENNIS.com...powerful tennis she's occasionally produced in the past. Pair of longshots: Are Michaella Krajicek and Victoria Azarenka really ready to go deep at a major? No, but with this draw and some convenient...
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