French Open 2012: Women’s Tournament Preview

The French Open draw is out, and the women’s tournament should be a doozy. There are plenty of contenders, and it appears two of the big favorites (Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams) could be meeting as early as the quarterfinals. Here’s a look at how I see things unfolding.   First Quarter Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka has not been playing well lately, but she’s still No. 1... 

Italian Open 2012: Rome Starts off with Solid Day of Tennis

The Italian Open kicked off strong Monday. None of the really big names were in action, but there were still plenty of great matches on both the men’s and women’s sides. American John Isner rallied from a set down for a 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber. Nicolas Almagro won 6-0 in the third over Marin Cilic. Radek Stepanek rallied for a three-set win over Juan Ignacio Chela.... 

Italian Open 2012: Predicting the Women’s Tournament

The women leave the smurf-like blue clay in Madrid and head to Rome for this week’s Italian Open. With tournaments in back-to-back weeks it will be a tough turnaround for some of the players who did so well in Madrid. Most of the players, however, will be more comfortable on the red clay in Rome. This will be the perfect tune-up for the French Open and will reveal some of the top favorites for... 

Serena Williams Shows Why She’s Still the Best Player in the World

Serena Williams showed once again that she’s the best player in the world. Throw out the rankings. They say that she’s the No. 9 player in the world, but there’s no question when her heart and soul are into it she’s the best. On Friday, she once again dominated Maria Sharapova, 6-1, 6-3, in the Madrid Open quarterfinals. The tournament is clearly hers to lose. She served 11... 

Novak Djokovic Squeaks by in Madrid Open 2012 Second-Round Action

Novak Djokovic had a little trouble in his opening-round match in the Madrid Open Tuesday, but he battled through and got the win. The Serbian pulled out a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win over Daniel Gimeno-Traver. Maybe it was the blue court that threw off Djokovic’s game, or maybe the No. 1 player in the world is just going through a rough patch. Djokovic lost in the finals to Rafael Nadal in his last tournament... 

Serena Williams Looking Extremely Sharp in Madrid

So much for rust. Anyone who believed Serena Williams would be a little rusty (that would include me), can put those thoughts to rest. Williams picked up right where she left off a month ago in Charleston as she whipped Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 in her first match in Madrid. Williams had 14 aces and only two double faults in the match, which lasted one hour and nine minutes. Williams hit 40 winners in... 

Predicting the Men’s Tennis Tournament in Madrid

The next big stop for the men on the road to Roland Garros is in Madrid this week. Andy Murray pulled out with an injury, Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish also withdrew. But outside of that, most all the big names are in Madrid for what should be a great week of tennis. Here are my predictions: First quarter: Novak Djokovic shouldn’t have much trouble getting to the round of 16. Once there, he will... 

Tennis: Predicting the Madrid Open Women’s Tournament

As we enter the heart of the clay court season it’s time to look at this week’s big women’s tournament in Madrid. There are lots of questions to be answered this week. How will Serena Williams play in her first tournament in a month? Will Victoria Azarenka rebound from her drubbing by Maria Sharapova last week. Will Sharapova be able to continue the great serving form that she had... 

Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal’s Titles Take Them a Step Closer to the Top

Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal‘s wins last week in Stuttgart, Germany, and Barcelona came in very different ways. Sharapova had to struggle to get through her tournament, gutting out some big wins. Nadal was his usual clay-court self. He made the game look easy as he took apart most of his opponents with ease. The bottom line is they each got the job done. The real question is, does this mean... 

Sharapova’s Win over Azarenka Could Bring Life Back to Women’s Tennis

Finally there’s a rivalry in women’s tennis again. Maria Sharapova‘s victory over Victoria Azarenka in the final in Germany was huge on many levels for the WTA Tour. Azarenka’s lead over Sharapova is now less than 800 points. It’s possible Sharapova could take the top spot after Madrid (Azarenka would have to do very poorly or not play and Sharapova would need to do well). Even... 

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