Highs and lows of midsummer fortnight
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comWhether it was Roger Federer's brilliance, Serena Williams' wit or Melanie Oudin's shining moment, there were plenty of memories -- good and bad -- to be taken from the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.
Story | Conversation | July 06, 2009Serena digs deep in Wimby semifinal
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comSerena Williams earned this one the hard way. She defeated Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 to reach the Wimbledon final.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009Odds squarely with the Williams sisters
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comThe Williams sisters have been utterly dominant at Wimbledon, and no matter what their Russian opponents bring to the table, will it be enough?
Story | Conversation | July 01, 2009Serena seeks revenge against Azarenka
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comThe thumping Victoria Azarenka gave Serena Williams in Key Biscayne was humbling. Now, Serena has her shot at revenge in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Story | Conversation | June 29, 2009Federer, Soderling set for rematch
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comGet your DVRs ready: In what is widely dubbed the best tennis day of the year, the Sweet 16 fields grace the All England Club on Monday.
Story | Conversation | June 27, 2009Djokovic playing mind games?
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comHere are 10 things we learned on Day 5
Story | Conversation | June 26, 2009These players need to turn it around
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comWhat ever happened to the hard-hitting James Blake? He's among a bevy of floundering players who have the unenviable task of snapping prolonged slumps.
Story | Conversation | April 22, 2009Top players hit stumbling blocks
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comThe daunting desert of Indian Wells nearly dissolved Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer from the first Masters 1000 event of the year. But they both live on -- for now.
Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009Australian Open final instant analysis
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comFollow all the action as Serena Williams and Dinara Safina battle for the Australian Open title.
Story | Conversation | January 30, 2009Williams reaches fourth Aussie final
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comSerena Williams dispatched another Russian, the surging Elena Dementieva, 6-3, 6-4 to reach a fourth Australian Open final in yet another odd-numbered year.
Story | Conversation | January 28, 2009Roddick fresh as a daisy in extreme heat
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comAndy Roddick's fitness and fleet feet were the difference Tuesday as he was too much for defending Aussie champion Novak Djokovic, who retired down two sets to one amid record temperatures.
Story | Conversation | January 26, 2009Expect smash-ball tennis in this one
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comJo-Wilfried Tsonga and James Blake are two of the most unassailable power hitters in tennis. Expect a taut, in-your-face battle when these two meet on Day 8 Down Under.
Story | Conversation | January 25, 2009Which players are destined to have breakout seasons in 2009?
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comLast year we had Juan Martin Del Potro and Agnieszka Radwanska. So which players have the deftness, desire and requisite skills to break through in 2009? Ravi Ubha looks at the most likely candidates.
Story | Conversation | December 23, 2008Some still jockeying for position to qualify for the year-end championships
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comThe ATP and WTA championships will harness the top eight players in each field, respectively, for an opportunity to conquer the lucrative year-end events.
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008Time is ripe for Safina to take advantage of ailing tour members
Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.comA majority of the game's top stars will limp into the U.S. Open, leaving the door wide open for red-hot Dinara Safina to claim her first major.
Story | Conversation | August 21, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "victoria azarenka" make the list?