that’s a wrap! – week of January 28th

04Feb13

Open GDF Suez Women’s Singles – Mona Barthel d. (1) Sara Errani 75 76(4) Mona Barthel, who was runner-up to Elena Vesnina in Hobart prior to the Australian Open, took home her second career title and first at the Premier level in Paris. A solid week for the German #3 saw her post wins over […]

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Fed Cup Semifinals Preview

19Apr12

The Czech Republic are the defending Fed Cup champions, winning the 2011 title with a 3-2 score against Russia. Russia vs. Serbia: Sports Palace “Megasport” – Moscow, Russia Russia - Elena Vesnina, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Maria Kirilenko, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Serbia- Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Bojana Jovanovski, Aleksandra Krunic With the absence of World #2 Maria Sharapova, and World […]

Filed under: Aleksandra Krunic, Ana Ivanovic, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Andrea Hlavackova, Bojana Jovanovski, Elena Vesnina, Fed Cup, Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone, Jelena Jankovic, Lucie Hradecka, Lucie Safarova, Maria Kirilenko, Petra Kvitova, Roberta Vinci, Sara Errani, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Uncategorized, WTA   |  Leave a Comment

From Russia with Love…That’s Slumping

07Apr12

For the past 10 years, Russia has had a large number of players occupying the top spots in the WTA Tour rankings. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Russian women swept the medals with Elena Dementieva winning gold, Dinara Safina taking silver and Vera Zvonareva finishing with bronze. Four years later, the Olympic picture […]

Filed under: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Dinara Safina, Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Dementieva, Elena Vesnina, Maria Kirilenko, Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova, Olympics, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vera Zvonareva, WTA   |  Leave a Comment