Category: WTA

Thoughts on Pat Summitt and Billie Jean King

Pat Summitt Retires I grew up in Kentucky where college basketball is the life blood of the state.  As an aside, the University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Murray State University and Western Kentucky University combined to win 2 conference titles and 3 conference tournament titles, to make two Final Four appearances, to win one…

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Family Circle Cup Final Predictions

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…

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Assessing 2012 To This Point

ATP Overview – Novak’s World Djokovic is still dominating Novak Djokovic is indeed still the man in the world of tennis.  His 60 Minutes interview helped introduce him to a broader audience.  He does not have the win-loss record he had at this point in 2011, but Novak has won the biggest event of 2012…

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