All Articles Tagged 'Doha' (4)

What’s behind Serena’s Fed Cup withdrawal?

Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2009 - Day Six

Barely a week ago, The International Tennis Federation (ITF) confirmed Serena as part of the team representing the US in the upcoming Federation Cup finals match. I was more than a bit surprised because Serena has not played Fed Cup all year. But the decision seemed in keeping with her thrust to close out 2009 in a spectacular fashion. (She must still be pissed over losing at… Continue

Added by tennischick on November 1, 2009 at 7:33pm — No Comments

So Safina bailed on her beat down

Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2009 - Previews

...Safina has bailed on the entire event. She flew to Doha, posed for pictures (wearing some of the most garish makeup and the most god-awful black outfit I have ever seen), went out on court, posed with Jankovic, warmed up, played two games, and then bailed. She said that her back was hurting. To quote her, “My body just gave up, and I couldn't handle the pain anymore”.… Continue

Added by tennischick on October 29, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Sony Ericsson WTA Championships, Doha - Preview

The final fight for supremacy begins at the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Championship in Doha, Qatar where the world's top eight women compete for the top honours.

A mere look at the division confirms that where on on hand, the White Group features two slamless No.1's and a couple of breakthrough performers, the Maroon Group consists of the creme-de-la-creme of Grand Slam tennis.

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Added by TennisEarth on October 27, 2009 at 3:29am — No Comments

While the cats are away, the mice will play

It’s been kind of interesting to look at which small fry have emerged to positions of success over the past two weeks while the big guns have been preparing for the year-end tournaments. Mainly, this has turned out to be an exercise in confirmation of why the best players are the best, and why the remainder are the also-ran.

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Added by tennischick on October 26, 2009 at 6:16pm — No Comments