The Czech Women’s Tennis Revolution
It seems like anytime you turn on the Tennis Channel there’s a…
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2023 Women’s Wimbledon Recap
A fantastic women’s tournament gave way to a new champion, Marketa Vondrousova. Although not a household name and not seeded at this tournament, Marketa is no stranger to Grand Slam finals. She reached the French Open final in 2019, losing to Ash Barty. Since then, it’s been an uphill battle as she suffered injury after ... Read more
The Czech Women’s Tennis Revolution
It seems like anytime you turn on the Tennis Channel there’s a Czech player on TV fighting it out against somebody at some tournament worldwide. I don’t know if that’s always been the case, but now it certainly feels that way. I took a closer look at the WTA rankings to see if I was ... Read more
Tennis is Back in 2021! ATP Delray, WTA Abu Dhabi, and ATP Cup
Tennis is back with WTA and ATP tournaments in Abu Dhabi, Delray Beach (January 6th to the 13th), and later this month the ATP Cup (February 1st to the 5th) – with many top players back in action! These tune ups will be essential for all the top players as they prepare for the Australian ... Read more
French Open 2020 – Women’s Draw Best Potential matchups
The 2020 French Open Draw is out, and we’ve got some exciting potential matchups in the first week as well as deep into the tournament. Here’s four matchups to look for in the next two weeks. Round of 16: Marketa Vondrousova (15) vs. Simona Halep (1) Vondrousova is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned ... Read more
Prague Open 2020 Preview and Predictions
All eyes will be on the second tournament of WTA’s restart after five months of inactivity on the tour. The Prague Open promises to be as stacked with tennis star power as the Palermo Open is this week. Like Palermo, this is the lowest tier of the WTA, but one would not notice given how ... Read more
Palermo Open 2020 Preview and Predictions
The WTA is back with the Palermo Open! This is the first official tournament since the WTA shut down due to the pandemic, and it promises to be entertaining and competitive. The tournament will take place from August 3rd to the 9th and will count with a top-notch field that includes, Johanna Konta (#14), Petra ... 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
Nadal and Barty win the French
It was an exciting, but sometimes frustrating two weeks at the French Open. The frustrating piece of this year’s French Open was the lousy weather, which I feel really disrupted the quality and outcome of some of the matches. The second week was basically marred by rain delays and terrible winds that hindered players from ... Read more
Amanda Anisimova Takes the French by Storm
I was really hoping Simona Halep would pull through. Not only because I’m a big fan of Halep and her former coach, Darren Cahill, but also because I lived in Romania for two years and used to love going to the local club to play on the red clay courts. Life experiences aside, I think ... Read more
Federer and Nadal to Play in Blockbuster Semifinal
So much has happened at the French Open in the last few days. Wawrinka and Tsitsipas played what has to be the best match of the tournament, thrilling the crowd for approximately five hours. Serena pissed off Thiem by kicking him out of his press conference, after a shock defeat by Kenin, and crowd favorites ... Read more