Age: 17 Weight: 170 lbs. Height: 5’11” Birthplace: Belgrade, SR Serbia Singles Ranking: 111 Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach: Juan Lizariturry Career Titles: 5 Residence: Belgrade, SR Serbia Olga Danilovic was born on January 23,...
Last week I ran through the top 5 men US Open Champions in the Open Era. This week, I’m going to run through the women. My list will include some familiar names. However, one thing I found interesting was that there are not as many multiple champions as there are on...
Well folks, the most exciting swing of the tennis season is about to begin. The US Open Series, a set of summer hard court tournaments in the United States will culminate with the US Open, the last Grand Slam of the year. This year those tournaments consist of...
I can’t be the only tennis fan that has been captivated by Serena Williams as of late. She’s in the middle of a historic comeback after having a baby and getting married to a famous tech entrepreneur. That’s a fascinating storyline. Thank you, HBO, for showcasing her...
Michael Stich and Helena Sukova have been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. I would argue that a lot of tennis fans out there are probably not very familiar with either of them – especially U.S. fans. If they do remember them it’s because of their consistency at...
It looks like it’s 2016 all over again. That was the year both Kerber and Djokovic took home two Grand Slams and were both at the top of the tennis world. In 2016, Djokovic won both the Australian Open and the French Open, while Kerber won both the Australian and the...
Born: October 2, 1968 Died: November 19, 2017 (aged 49) Height: 5’9” Birthplace: Brno, Czech Republic Highest Singles Ranking: 2 Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Coaches: Mike Estep and Hana Mandlíková Career Titles: 24 WTA, 2 ITF Residence:...
The grass season is the shortest of them all, culminating in Wimbledon. For one month out of 12, top players get their “all whites” out the closet, hit a couple of tune ups in June and head to the All England Club to participate in arguably the most prestigious of the...
As much as I respect Rodger Federer’s run of eight Wimbledon championships in the last fifteen years, I loved watching Rafa Nadal win his two championships in 2008 and 2010. Many critics and fans alike say that his five-set win over Roger Federer in 2008 was the...
Federer will be in the Wimbledon final. He’s shown us in the past two weeks that he’s the man to beat. As usual, Federer played two grass court tune ups on his way to Wimbledon. The results were very familiar. In Stuttgart he beat a resurgent Milos Raonic in the...
As predicted in some of my earlier blogs, Kyrgios seems to be back in form after a long absence due to injuries. Last week he made it to the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Open, where he ran into the GOAT, Roger Federer, and lost in three tough sets 7-6, 2-6, 6-7. This...
I got married in June of 2008, and as part of our honeymoon, my wife and I decided to make a stop at Wimbledon before driving around Ireland for a couple of weeks. I had attended the US Open, so I was familiar with the Grand Slam experience. However, I was amazed at...
