Family Circle Cup Final Predictions Predicted winner in BOLD Final I know Lucie Safarova just served up a double bagel. I know Safarova pushed Serena hard last summer (see video clip). It is clay, and Safarova is a lefty. All of these factors might mean that an upset is brewing. Still, Serena Williams is playing…
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Family Circle Cup Semifinal Predictions
Predicted Winner in BOLD Semifinals Samantha Stosur (2) vs. Serena Williams (5) – Stosur’s wins over Serena at the 2011 US Open and 2010 French Open prove she can beat Serena. If this were Roland Garros, I’d pick Stosur at this stage as Serena is not overly match tough and the situation may impact the…
Previewing the Women’s Australian Open
Interesting Potential Early Matches Kim Clijsters vs. Li Na could be a great re-match in the round of 16. Maria Sharapova could have a nice match with Serena Williams, but I don’t think Sharapova will get there without having a reliable serve. My gut says Sabine Lisicki clips Sharapova. Final 8 Picks 1 Caroline Wozniacki…
2011 Was a Good Year for the WTA
The Sky is Falling? Those who follow tennis have often made complaining about the admittedly convoluted leadership structures in professional tennis into an art from. Beyond that, the ATP Tour has enjoyed a lot of continuity among top contenders since 2004. This continuity has allowed for Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to be…
Sam Stosur and the GOAT Debate (Steffi and Serena)
Graf-esque (esque and fjord need more uses) Samantha Stosur put together a comprehensive win against the most dominant female player since the Graf-Seles Era. She did it by hitting big forehands and serves, moving well, being fit, and slicing her backhand. Sound like anyone else? Sure Sam can hit a two handed topspin drive, but…
#2 Rafael Nadal vs. #1 Novak Djokovic
The Final 128 players and 6 single elimination matches later to get to this point and form should not hold so neatly should it? At Wimbledon and now the US Open we are treated to a #1 versus #2 showdown. In 2006 through 2008 we got these matches between Federer and Nadal in Paris and…
Running Commentary for the US Open Women’s Final
Running Commentary – S. Stosur vs. S. Williams 5:15 Serena seems to be showing some bad body language. As if to say, I should not be playing this poorly. Fact is for 5 games her power has been matched. No need to feign shock just dig in (if I was Serena’s coach). 5:18 Mac saying…
Stosur vs. Williams: 2011 Women’s Final Preview
Samantha Stosur versus Serena Williams Both players are among the most powerful on the women’s tour. Stosur beat Serena at the 2010 French Open. I can give a lot of reasons to try to make this sound like a close match on paper, but to be honest Serena Williams looks like a heavy favorite. Here…
US Open Women’s Final Poll
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