Sabine Lisicki of Germany, ranked at 52 and seeded 5th, had an easy 6-2 6-3 first round win over her compatriot Tatjana Malek. In the second round she faced off against 103rd ranked Alexandra Panova of Russia, who got the W next to her name after her first round opponent, [...]
The 45th ranked German Mona Barthel, defeated Urszula Radwanska, younger sister of the more famous Agnieszka, in the first round of the 2013 Paris Open. In her second round match, she took on the tournament’s 5th seed, Italian Roberta Vinci, who had earlier defeated Simona Halep. In a very good [...]
The top seeded Italian Sara Errani, has had very little time on court this week at the Open GDF Suez tournament in Paris, as she had a bye in the first round and, after less than half an hour on court on Thursday, got the W next to her name [...]
Ana Invanovic’s struggle to get back up to the top of the game continued in the first round at the Pattaya Open when she lost a tight three setter to the Japanese player Ayumi Morita, who is ranked on the WTA list at number 60. Ivanovic, the top seed in [...]
The 2013 Australian Open is in the history books so it’s time to start handing out some final grades for the first Major of the year. Who passed? Who failed? Find out as we reveal the player’s report cards. Novak Djokovic – A+: The No. 1 seed entered as the [...]
The PTT Pattaya Open is an annual WTA International event played on hard courts in Pattaya City, Thailand. With total prize money of $235,000 and 280 ranking points awarded to the champion, the tournament offers an excellent opportunity for lower ranked players to build momentum following the Australian Open. The [...]
U.S. Open Champion Andy Murray used his Head YOUTEK IG Radical Pro to propel him to the elite tier of men’s tennis. But this racquet is a popular choice among many players on tour so let’s take a closer look at it. The Radical Pro comes with a 98 inch [...]
Every week at SteveG, we’ll be highlighting some of the best quotes said by players, coaches and more from the world of tennis. “At the end I was really, really close. For sure I’m really sad. It’s a big deception to lose that match. But I think there is more positive [...]
Novak Djokovic takes his third Melbourne title in a row after defeating Andy Murray in Australian Open 2013 final clash. Third seed Murray was playing his third Australian Open final at Rod Laver Arena tonight, whilst top-ranked Djokovic was chasing his fourth Melbourne trophy. In the first set the Scotsman [...]
Bob and Mike Bryan grab their sixth Australian Open title after seeing off Dutch pair Sijsling/Haase in men’s doubles final. Top-seeded Bryan twins were aiming at their thirteenth Grand Slam title after seeing off Italians Bolleli and Fognini in a three-set semifinal match. They progressed with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 [...]
With the 2013 Australian Open final approaching, Michael Hale looks back at last year’s classic between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal (final, 2012) 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7 (5), 7–5 Novak Djokovic’s 2011 season has gone down as one of the great seasons in tennis history [...]
Hot on the heels of an eventful and dramatic Australian Open, the Open Gaz de France is one of the WTA Tour’s Premier tournaments, offering total prize money of $690,000 and 470 ranking points for the champion. Although the majority of the elite players are still recovering from their Melbourne [...]
As we survey a men’s game so dominated by players from Europe, it is instructive to look back to an earlier era when the United States and Australia were dominant and Europe was decidedly in the 2nd division . Current European dominance was perfectly exemplified by the recent Australian Open. [...]
