In case you wondered, I haven’t been posting here regularly during the AO as I’ve been writing for Tennis Now throughout the fortnight.
Tonight’s Women’s Final should be a good one, and yes a loud one, as Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova face off to not only decide the title but also the No. 1 ranking, the last time that’s happened since the 2009 AO Final between Dinara Safina and Serena Williams. Azarenka and Sharapova are 3-3 lifetime so this is a bit of a toss up. Read More…
What is it about the Australian Open and viral racquet smashes?
Last year it was Aggie Radwanska’s now famous “boomerang” racquet but this year everybody is getting a repeat performance of Marcos Baghdatis’s now legendary four stick smash during his early round match against Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka. Read More…
John Isner Wearing Lacoste (Photo Coutesy of Lacoste).
For those watching the Australian Open this week, some may have already caught a glimpse of John Isner and his new look for the 2012 season. LACOSTE recently announced that the company signed a four-year deal with Isner, joining fellow American Andy Roddick who also wears the brand. Read More…
This year’s will be very special at the Australian Open as it will be the 100th time the Men’s Singles event will be contested. A total of 59 men have won the title, which begs the question will we once again have a repeat winner as we did with Novak Djokovic or will someone new [...]
In youth we learn; in age we understand. – Marie Ebner-Eschenbach Even with the unfortunate absence of Venus Williams from this year’s Australian Open, the 2012 Women’s Singles event will be something of a referendum on which way the WTA is headed. Will the veteran players once again prove experience is the key to winning [...]
We haven’t heard a whole lot from Andy Roddick since the end of last season, except perhaps on his new sports radio show with Bobby Bones that has earned Roddick kudos and some attention as a possible sports announcer when his tennis career ends. And though Roddick has kept a low profile at the start [...]
The new year often brings new deals for various players and today Wilson Sporting Goods announced it had signed a long-term deal with Victoria Azarenka who will now be playing with the new Wilson Juice racquet.
With the “Australian Summer Swing” wrapping up this week before the Australian Open starts, some fans have wondered if any of the events, a hodgepodge of ATP and WTA Tour stops along with exhibitions stretched out over two continents on multiple cities and on varying hard court surfaces, and the results produced at them, will [...]
One of the numerous complaints leveled at the WTA, in fact there’s so many of them one may need an extra hand to count them all, is the perceived lack of consistent rivalries between the elite players. And though fans would all love the top pros to meet each other more often, one rivalry that [...]
