Archive for the ‘Players’ Category
The prevailing media narrative over the first third of the tennis year was the supposed, and completely ridiculous, mentor-mentee relationship between Serena Williams and Sloane Stephens. We now know, beyond any reasonable doubt, that this was completely staged invented…actually, I really don’t know what to call it. Granted, much of this entire farce was put forth by […]
Filed under: Dramz, Serena Williams, Sloane Stephens, WTA | 4 Comments
Those who follow women’s tennis know that Anastasia Rodionova’s reputation far precedes her. In fact, when you Google her, this happens: Here is a player who has only been ranked as high as 62 in singles on the WTA and has never won a title. She has never made it past the third round of a grand […]
Filed under: Anastasia Rodionova, Dramz | 3 Comments
Kerburnout?
In 2012, arguably her breakout season, Angelique Kerber played 21 tournaments and two Fed Cup ties; out of her 85 singles matches, she played 23 three-setters, which equates to 27%. She’s made a name for herself over the past 18 months by grinding out wins, even when not playing near her best. However, Kerber’s been […]
Filed under: Andrea Petkovic, Angelique Kerber, WTA | Leave a Comment
Fret not, people of Australia – it’s now safe to take the roads again. Tomic, who was granted a stay of execution a 12-month one point license for good behavior after his “hooning” incident in an obnoxious orange BMW (which he later sold), was caught speeding at 78 km/h in a 60 km/h zone in an even […]
Filed under: ATP, Bernard Tomic, Dramz, Off Court Shenanigans | Leave a Comment
I always tell myself that I’m never going to get involved with the two most ridiculous debates in tennis, grunting and equal prize money, but just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. Let me preface this by saying this is not going to be a rant about the aesthetics of grunting. Some […]
Filed under: ATP, Australian Open, Bojana Jovanovski, Dramz, Rantin', Sloane Stephens, WTA | 11 Comments
Jerzy Janowicz: Hot Mess Express
Since I’ve been getting into all sorts of fun and shenanigans over at TennisGrandstand during the Australian Open fortnight, I’ve been neglecting my usual duties. Namely, being snarky and obnoxious in response to players being snarky and obnoxious. The Jerzy Janowicz hype train pulled into Melbourne, as the Pole entered his first Grand Slam as a […]
Filed under: Australian Open, Dramz, Jerzy Janowicz | Leave a Comment
The 2004 WTA season was categorized by the arrival of the Russians. 15 tour titles were won by Russians that year, while Anastasia Myskina, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova bagged three of the four major titles. Elena Dementieva finished runner-up twice and the foursome sat comfortably inside the year-end top 10 rankings. Myskina’s triumph at […]
Filed under: Anastasia Myskina, Dramz, Justine Henin, Throwback Thursday, WTA | Leave a Comment
Brisbane International Women’s Singles – (3) Serena Williams d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 61 62 Serena Williams needed just 51 minutes to dispatch Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to win her first title of 2013 and her 47th overall WTA title. She extended her winning streak to 16 matches and has now won 52 of her last 54 matches, having lost […]
Filed under: Agnieszka Radwanska, Andy Murray, ATP, Grigor Dimitrov, Janko Tipsarevic, Klara Zakopalova, Na Li, Nikolay Davydenko, Richard Gasquet, Serena Williams, Trophy Case, WTA, Yanina Wickmayer | 1 Comment
Ricardo Sanchez has always been one of the WTA’s more colorful characters. From “Stopwatchgate” in Stuttgart 2008, where he heckled Venus Williams for taking too much time between points, to the Tokyo drama last season, he’s built up quite an infamous reputation. His latest interview, conducted in Spanish, gives Sanchez’s take on working with Jelena Jankovic, Caroline Wozniacki and most recently, […]
Filed under: ATP, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, Nadia Petrova, Piotr Wozniacki, Ricardo Sanchez, WTA | 1 Comment
