Best WTA Rivalries of 2023
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has witnessed a dynamic shift in power…
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Best WTA Rivalries of 2023
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has witnessed a dynamic shift in power dynamics in recent years, with a new generation of fierce competitors rising to challenge the status quo. Among these emerging stars, the trio of Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Elena Rybakina has dominated the scene, showcasing their formidable skills and insatiable hunger for ... Read more
2023 Madrid Open Women’s Recap
Another big-time tournament and another big win by Sabalenka. This is turning into quite the little rivalry. Out of the last four matches, we’ve seen Iga and Aryna split the difference. This one has to hurt Iga a little more than any other loss to Sabalenka though. After all, this is Iga’s bread and butter ... Read more
2023 Miami Open Women’s Recap
After Indian Wells, I wrote about how Rybakina, Sabalenka, and Swiatek were in the midst of creating a wonderful rivalry at the top of women’s tennis. Those three players have pretty much dominated at the biggest tournaments in the last year or so. So, it was logical to think that at the Miami Open, these ... Read more
2023 Indian Wells WTA Recap
Ladies and gentlemen, we finally may have a proper rivalry in place in the women’s game! Rybakina had been close to beating Sabalenka in their previous four meetings, but it was not to be. At Indian Wells, Rybakina finally broke through in stunning fashion, beating the Australian Open champ in two sets, while displaying a ... Read more
Dubai 2023 WTA Recap
Barbora Krejcikova showed up at the Dubai Open and completely changed the narrative on Iga Swiatek. Iga seemed unbeatable on her way to the final, having lost only nine games on her way to the final. In the week previous, she had shown up at Qatar and easily lifted the trophy there dropping a total ... Read more
2023 WTA Preview
The story in 2022 was Iga Swiatek’s dominance of the WTA tour after the sudden retirement of Ash Barty. Within that narrative was yet another very messy year of musical chairs in the top 10. Year after year, there seems to be a lack of dominance at the very top of women’s tennis. For example, ... Read more
Race to the WTA Finals
There are just two tournaments left before the women of the WTA head to Fort Worth for the WTA Finals. This week the women are fighting it out at the San Diego Open with 500 ranking points at stake. Next week, the top women will head for Guadalajara where there will be 1000 points at ... Read more
Recap of Week One US Open 2022
It was an exciting first week of tennis at the US Open! There were enough storylines to fill a tennis fan’s dreams for months. As we head into the second week of the year’s final Grand Slam, here’s a brief recap of what we saw. Nick Kyrgios continues his brilliant summer. He dismantled defending champion ... 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
2022 Australian Open Women’s Quarters Predictions
The women’s quarterfinals of the 2022 Australian Open are set! Here’s our preview and predictions. Ash Barty (1) vs. Jessica Pegula (21) Pegula has had a good run. However, that run ends right here. With the kind of game Ash has been displaying and the home crowd cheerfully behind her, Barty is the overwhelming favorite ... Read more
French Open 2021 – Top Five Women’s Potential First Week Matchups
The big surprise in the first couple of days was Naomi Osaka pulling out of the French Open after a standoff with event organizers over her reluctance to participate in press conferences. The whole affair can’t be good for the sport. I hope both organizers and Osaka can resolve their issues, so that we can ... 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