Posted on 4, October, 2009 by dootsiez
Looks like the good folks of Western Australia will be tossing plenty of shrimp on the barbie this summer, with an absolute kick-arse field headed for the Hopman Cup 2010.
As if the combined attraction of Stosur/Hewitt wasn’t enough in this country, so far four other teams have been confirmed with Dementieva/Andreev [...]
Filed under: Tennis Funhouse | Tagged: Andy Murray, Elena Dementieva, Igor Andreev, Laura Robson, Lleyton Hewitt, Philippe Kohlschreiber, Sabine Lisicki, Samantha Stosur | 12 Comments »
Posted on 30, September, 2009 by dootsiez
Dinara Safina: OUT.
Venus Williams: OUT.
Elena Dementieva: OUT.
Svetlana Kuznetsova: OUT.
Caroline Wozniacki: OUT.
Vera Zvonareva: OUT.
Flavia Pennetta: OUT.
Nadia Petrova: OUT.
Ana Ivanovic: OUT.
Hardly excusable for any of these players. With the exception of CWoz and Flavia, none of them made it beyond 4th round at the US Open. Even with an extended break, none of them came to Tokyo [...]
Filed under: Tennis Funhouse, WTA | Tagged: Elena Dementieva, Jelena Jankovic, Kateryna Bondarenko, Maria Sharapova, Sabine Lisicki, Sam Stosur | 5 Comments »
Posted on 4, September, 2009 by dootsiez
Good day at the office for Americans, a day of bloodbaths for the WTA, as its own headlines read: “who let the underdogs out?”
For all her comforting results this summer, Jelena Jankovic fell second round to Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(6) after holding two match points. During the match, JJ lacked her usual vibrancy and sprint.
And [...]
Filed under: ATP, US Open, WTA | Tagged: Jelena Jankovic, Maria Sharapova, Zheng Jie, Elena Dementieva, James Blake, Alize Cornet, Sabine Lisicki, Melanie Oudin | 2 Comments »
Posted on 29, July, 2009 by dootsiez
(4) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (Q) Angela Haynes (USA) 63 61
I might’ve been angry at her performance and comments towards Melanie Oudin at Wimbledon, but who am I kidding? I love watching JJ play, I love her pre-pubescent whining. I love her body glitter and happy splits.
Hurrah!
After a vacation in Dubai post-Wimbly, JJ’s back with a solid win – [...]
Filed under: WTA | Tagged: Dominika Cibulkova, Jelena Jankovic, Sabine Lisicki, Samantha Stosur | 2 Comments »
Posted on 8, July, 2009 by dootsiez
Wait – there are tennis tournaments going on this week?
Sometimes I just want to stop the world for a bit and savor the moment, but that can’t be done, so it’s bye bye, Wimbly. You’re not my favourite slam. Actually, I hate you like an unloved child. And just because I’m a Federer fan, doesn’t mean I [...]
Filed under: ATP, Tennis Funhouse, WTA, Wimbledon | Tagged: Amelie Mauresmo, Ana Ivanovic, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Caroline Wozniacki, Daniela Hantuchova, Dinara Safina, Dudi Sela, Elena Dementieva, Francesca Schiavone, Lleyton Hewitt, Lu Yen Hsun, Melanie Oudin, Novak Djokovic, Philipp Petzschner, Philippe Kohlschreiber, Radek Stepanek, Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer, Sabine Lisicki, Serena Williams, Sorana Cirstea, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tommy Haas, Venus Williams, Virginie Razzano | 4 Comments »
Posted on 1, July, 2009 by dootsiez
Vika, Aga, Ana and Daniela should all get together for Karaoke night to serenade the Sisters.
Who woulda thunk it? The Top 4 on the women’s side through to the semifinals: there is absolutely zero consistency in women’s tennis, heh?
All I can say is that Venus and Serena are no longer ranked outside the top 5, [...]
Filed under: WTA, Wimbledon | Tagged: Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, Francesca Schiavone, Ivo Karlovic, Roger Federer, Sabine Lisicki, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka | 2 Comments »
Posted on 30, June, 2009 by dootsiez
It would pay to know who you’re writing about, Times.
Filed under: WTA, Wimbledon | Tagged: Caroline Wozniacki, Sabine Lisicki | Leave a Comment »
Posted on 28, June, 2009 by dootsiez
1) I never cease to marvel at the “orderliness” at Wimbledon. For a tournament of rules and traditions, it has a strange protective effect over the top seeds, it shields them from freak upsets in the first week. It also has the ability to realise pre-tournament predictions, be it an ultimate Federer/Nadal-Roddick showdown, or a [...]
Filed under: ATP, WTA, Wimbledon | Tagged: Ana Ivanovic, Andy Roddick, Berdych, Carla Suarez Navarro, David Ferrer, Dinara Safina, Jelena Jankovic, Jesse Levine, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Lleyton Hewitt, Melanie Oudin, Nikolay Davydenko, Philipp Petzschner, Radek Stepanek, Sabine Lisicki, Stanislas Wawrinka, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tommy Haas, Venus Williams | 3 Comments »
Posted on 23, May, 2009 by dootsiez
Trivia: who in the WTA has the highest winning/loss ratio this year? (answer at the bottom of the post)
Not much I can say about the men’s draw – take a wild guess as to who I think is going to win.
The only thing I might add is that the Draw Gods have not been kind [...]
Filed under: ATP, Tennis Funhouse, WTA | Tagged: Alize Cornet, Amelie Mauresmo, Ana Ivanovic, Anna Chakvetadze, Bernard Tomic, Carla Suarez Navarro, Caroline Wozniacki, Dinara Safina, Francesca Schiavone, Ivo Karlovic, Jarmila Groth, Jelena Dokic, Jelena Jankovic, Lleyton Hewitt, Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova, Nicole Vaidisova, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Sabine Lisicki, Sam Stosur, Serena Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus Williams, Vera Zvonareva, Victoria Azarenka | 4 Comments »
Posted on 10, May, 2009 by dootsiez
… that dootsiez, the ultimate WTA-ranter, dismissive of the utter neurosis that defines women’s tennis these days, is actually enjoying, no, loving(!) the WTA?
Having had a full day to ponder over last night’s thrilling semifinal between Safina and Venus, I’ve come to a realisation that all is not lost on the women’s tour. In fact, [...]
Filed under: WTA | Tagged: Carla Suarez Navarro, Caroline Wozniacki, Dinara Safina, Sabine Lisicki, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka | Leave a Comment »
