The Top 10 Female French Open Champions Chris Evert – The draws Evert faced in the 1970s may not have been terribly deep, but Evert won this title 7 times with her first title coming in 1974 and her final title coming in 1986. Evert’s final two triumphs were three set thrillers against her #1…
Category: Serena Williams
The Top 10 Female Australian Open Champions
I found this list harder to compile than its male counterpart. I think my final reasoning is sound, but it is certainly not infallible. Top 10 Female Australian Open Champions Serena Williams – Serena claimed her first title in Melbourne in 2003 to clinch her first Serena Slam. Much like Jimmy Connors streak of winning the…
US Open 2015: Serena Williams vs. Roberta Vinci Semifinal Prediction
Roberta Vinci vs. Serena Williams Williams and Vinci Played Recently in Toronto Serena Williams is a massive favorite here. Williams is riding a 33 match winning streak at Major events and is chasing the Grand Slam. Roberta Vinci is in her first ever US Open singles semifinal. An underdog can normally count on some crowd…
US Open 2015: Quick Hits – A Look at the Final Fours
Two Great Final Fours: This is Not the 1993 US Open Semifinal* The Men’s Final Four is Ideal from My Point of View: Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, and Marin Cilic are the Reigning Champions at All 4 Majors Novak Djokovic is a Clear World #1 Roger Federer is #2 in the World and the All-Time…
US Open 2015: Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams Quarterfinal Prediction
Djokovic on the #WilliamsSisters rivalry: “I would not be able to handle [playing my brother] on the court.” http://t.co/iXu210HiE6 #USOpen — Jonathan Scott (@jonscott9) September 8, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Venus Williams vs. Serena Williams I think the dynamics of this match-up may be one of the least understood stories in all of sports. Martina Navratilova recently…
US Open 2015: September 6th Women’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD We’re Getting Closer to Winning Time w/ a Great Slate of Matches [23] Venus Williams (USA) vs [Q] Anett Kontaveit (EST) – Venus is 2 sets and one qualifier away from having a shot at stopping one of her sister’s drives toward history. I think Venus holds up her end and…
US Open 2015: September 4th Women’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD We could see a rematch very soon [13] Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) vs [17] Elina Svitolina (UKR) – This is a hard one to predict. Elina has the game to win this match, but in a close match I am going to favor experience. [12] Belinda Bencic (SUI) vs [23] Venus Williams…
US Open 2015: September 2nd Women’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD: The 2nd Round Begins We’ve been doing this longer than the courts have been blue – Serena and Venus [19] Madison Keys (USA) vs. Tereza Smitkova (CZE) – Keys has made a name for herself in 2015, but this could be a dangerous match. [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. [Q] Kiki…
US Open 2015: August 31st Women’s Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD in a Big First Day of Action Serena enters the #USOpen at the top of her game, ready to make history. It’s hers to lose: http://t.co/fsXlmN01Sz pic.twitter.com/yDuycVt0rI — SI Tennis (@SI_Tennis) August 27, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) vs. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [7] – I am going to open things up by picking…
US Open 2015: Women’s Preview – Can Anyone Stop the Calendar Slam?
This is not going to be a quarter by quarter breakdown of the women’s event. I am going to break the possible challengers to Serena into 6 categories and then see where they might face Serena in her quest for history. Category 1 – Retrievers Tireless players who will make Serena hit a lot of…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 