All Articles Tagged 'Kuznetsova' (9)

Trying to appreciate Radwańska

CARLSBAD, CA - AUGUST 06: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland hits a backhand to Shahar Peer of Israel during their quarterfinal match in the Mercury Insurance Open at La Costa Resort and Spa on August 6, 2010 in Carlsbad, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

I’m probably going to lose the handful of Polish fans who currently read this blog. And that would be too bad, but I would also get it. After all, ever since Wojtek Fibak famously made it to the quarterfinals of the 1980 French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, Poland has not seen as high a tennis achiever as… Continue

Added by tennischick on August 8, 2010 at 7:37pm — No Comments

Top 10 players of the Decade - Women (Part - 1)

The 2000-09 decade can be easily considered one of the most competitive decade women's tennis has ever witnessed. With no clear domination of a single player, there were twelve different Grand Slam winners from and a series of nail-biting rivalries that regaled the tennis arena with some breath-taking tennis. As we bid goodbye to the past decade, let's take a look at some of the brightest names of the last ten years -

10- Martina Hingis

We kick off our list of the 10… Continue

Added by TennisEarth on December 23, 2009 at 1:03am — 1 Comment

2009 WTA Season - The Year that was....!

The 2009 WTA season became one of the most successful and eventful seasons in the recent times for more than a handful of reasons. It was the year that not only welcomed the rising talent, but also opened it's arms for the former champions who could not contain themselves by just sitting by the sidelines and decided to take one more plunge into the magical and glamorous world of women's tennis.…

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Added by TennisEarth on December 7, 2009 at 7:22am — 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

US Open Preview - No All-Williams final in New York

Ever since their breakthrough runs in New York in the late nineties, Venus and Serena Williams have dominated the circuit for more than a decade. However and interesting draw allows only one of the Williams to reach the final this year.

Allegations of her not giving her 100% at the non-grand slam events have also fumed a controversy regarding her capabilities and actual deliverance.…

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Added by Rohit Sharma on August 30, 2009 at 3:40am — No Comments

History likely to repeat itself at Wimbledon 2009

The most prestigious and historic Grand Slam event of the year starts in less than 24-hours and a lot is at stakes with Federer standing on the brink of history and Murray attempting to become the first Briton since the great Fred Perry to win a native Grand Slam event. Will Venus win another title at the slick lawns of the All England Lawn Tennis Club?

Find out with us as we… Continue

Added by Rohit Sharma on June 21, 2009 at 3:11am — No Comments

SUPER SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP

ORIGINAL POST: http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/06/06/french-open-super-svetlana-kuznetsova-wins-the-championship/

“I’m sorry I played better than you.” Svetlana Kuznetsova told Dinara Safina on the awards podium today after beating her 6-4, 6-2 in the French Open final. It may have come out wrong, but I think Kuzy… Continue

Added by FreakyFrites on June 6, 2009 at 9:44pm — 1 Comment

Federer survives thriller, Jankovic stunned

The ninth day at the Open brought mixed results as Jankovic and Roddick both bid adieu to this year's championships whereas Federer made the day belong to him.

Roger Federer proved to the tennis world why he is one of the best in the business with a come-from-behind nail-biting victory over German Tommy Haas, winning the 6-7(4), 5-7, 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 match to avoid http://www.tennisearth.com/news/tennisNews/Federer-survives-thriller-Jankovic-stunned-736269.htm

Added by Rohit Sharma on June 2, 2009 at 1:13am — 1 Comment

2009 FRENCH OPEN: WOMEN’S DRAW PREVIEW

“If I continue like this I have a very good chance here (at Roland Garros).”

No sh*t, Dinara! Safina has a 14-1 record on clay this season and the added confidence of being World No. 1 and last year’s runner up to the now-ailing Ana Ivanovic. Like Rafael Nadal on the men’s side, I had no trouble filling in Safina’s little section of the French Open draw.

The rest gets messy.

It’s going to be a battle to face Dinara… Continue

Added by FreakyFrites on May 23, 2009 at 2:35pm — No Comments