American Players and the Clay Court Season
Inspired by the start of the clay season, I recently wrote a…
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2022 Women’s Wimbledon Recap – Rybakina Wins First Slam
Much like the Men’s tournament, the women’s Wimbledon championship turned out to be a graveyard of seeded players early on. In the end, it was third-seeded Ons Jabeur vs. seventeenth-seeded Elena Rybakina. It was a contrast in styles. Jabeur is small in stature but powerful, creative, and crafty. Rybakina on the other hand is tall, ... Read more
2022 Wimbledon 1st Week Recap – Women’s
The women’s draw at Wimbledon has been completely decimated after the first week. The only top-four seed remaining is Ons Jabeur (3). The only woman who has won a slam left in the draw is Simona Halep (16), who is playing well above her seeding. Experts have Simona as the favorite now alongside Jabeur. Rightly ... Read more
2022 Miami Open Women’s Preview
The big news this week is Ash Barty’s retirement. At 25, and with three Grand Slams under her belt, she’s called it quits. I’m sure we’ll learn more about her reasons for retiring soon. In the meantime, this makes the Miami Open and any other major tournament a heck of a lot more interesting. Barty ... Read more
Indian Wells 2022 – US Women to Watch
As always, there will be some very talented American women on display at Indian Wells. We have some youngsters as well as some veterans that are sure to make some noise. Let’s look at who they are. Coco Gauff (16) Due to Krejcikova pulling out of the tournament, the top half is now wide open. ... Read more
Australian Open 2022 – First Week Recap
What a great week of tennis at the Australian Open. The crowds have been fantastic and the play superb. We’ve had some big upsets as usual, including tournament favorites. So, what are the main storylines? Kyrgios looked fantastic in his first-round win and second round loss to Medvedev. It is obvious that Nick has put ... Read more
2021 Miami Open Women’s Final Preview and Predictions
The women’s final is set! We’ve got the 2019 defending champion, Ashleigh Barty, against Bianca Andreescu. The fact that these two ladies are in the final is a testament to how talented each of them is. The field in Miami included all the top women’s players in the world, and yet they found a way ... Read more
American Players are Rising
Is American Women’s Tennis Back? After a long lull in American Tennis at the top of the WTA, with the exception of Serena Williams of course, things are looking good for American women’s tennis. Let’s look at the top American Women Players, how they’re doing, and what’s in store for the rest of the year. ... Read more
Top Seed Open Preview and Predictions
As most WTA European players head to the Prague Open from August 10th to August 16th, most Americans will be participating in the Top Seed Open, another lower tier WTA tournament. Like the Palermo Open and the Prague Open, the financial commitment will be around $200,000, and the draw will consist of 32 players. Like ... Read more
Exhibition Tennis in May
Looks like we’re going to go from virtual tennis to actual exhibition tennis the whole month of May. This is good news for tennis fans, and although this doesn’t come close to making up for the loss of the French Open and Wimbledon, it’s something. The bad news is that most players participating are not ... Read more
Young Players to Bet on in 2020
When it comes to rising stars in women’s tennis, there’s four youngsters that made significant strides in 2019, and which I think will battle it out for the top 10 in 2020. They are Amanda Anisimova #24, Dayana Yamstrenska #22, Marketa Vondrousova #16, Sofia Kenin #14. Notice that I’m leaving young players like Andreescu out ... Read more
Top 5 things to look for at Wimbledon 2019
2019 Wimbledon is in full swing! Here’s the top 5 things to look for. 5. Can Ashleigh Barty consolidate her number 1 ranking? Nobody in the women’s field has been able to consolidate the women’s number one ranking when given a chance. Osaka fizzled after winning two consecutive slams. Halep wasn’t able to ... Read more
Our 2019 Wimbledon Predictions
This should be an exciting Wimbledon. On the men’s side you have the old guard staying strong, while younger upstarts are starting to make their presence felt. Specifically, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Felix Auger Aliassime are rising quickly. Out of those two, Auger Aliassime seems to have an edge on grass. Felix Auger Aliassime took care ... Read more