Pliskova on the Rise
I’ve written a few blogs now about the importance of coaching, and…
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2020 US Open Women’s Preview and Predictions
Unlike the men’s field, which counts with the majority of the top men, the Women’s field is completely decimated. Unfortunately, six of the top ten players have decided to stay home for the coronavirus rendition of the US Open. The list includes: No. 1 Ashleigh Barty No. 2 Simona Halep No. 5. Elina Svitolina No. ... 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
Australian Open Draw Predictions- Women Best Match Ups
The draw is out! So, what are the best match ups? Round of 16: Barty vs. Riske. Riske had a wonderful season last year, making it to the quarters of Wimbledon, beating Barty in the third round on her way. Riske plays cerebral high percentage tennis, makes very little mistakes, can hit through the court, ... Read more
The Coaching Carousel Continues
The last couple of months have given us yet more changes in the coaching carousel. There’s been three high profile changes since the US Open. Let’s begin with Sloane Stephens. She announced before the US Open that she would be returning to her old coach Kamau Murray. Apparently, she had posted the update on Twitter ... Read more
Osaka goes down in the first round at Wimbledon
In my Wimbledon 2019 predictions I stated that Osaka was not a favorite. She exited the French Open in the third round with a whimper, and at Wimbledon she has done one better. She goes out in two sets to Putintseva in the first round 6-7, 2-6. This one has to sting for Osaka, because ... Read more
Pliskova on the Rise
I’ve written a few blogs now about the importance of coaching, and also about the need for more women’s coaches. So, you can imagine I was pretty happy to see Karolina Pliskova winning the Italian Open with the help of her coach and legendary tennis player Conchita Martinez. For those of you that don’t know ... Read more