Breaking the Broken Record: A Technical Analysis of Sloane Stephens
Much has been made about the young American's attitude, but is it her game that's holding her back? [...]
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“The Choke of the Year:” Victoria Azarenka Behind The Mic
Embed from Getty Images Barring a toe injury that kept her from finishing a warm-up event in Brisbane, Victoria Azarenka has not lost a match all year. There have been a few [...]
“Bark or Bite?”: A Defense of Bojana Jovanovski
Embed from Getty Images Yesterday, the up-and-coming Sloane Stephens fought off a mid-match surge from a game opponent to reach her debut Grand Slam quarterfinal. After [...]
Crumbling Caroline: A Deposed Queen Struggles to Regain Lost Crown
Embed from Getty Images With a three-set loss to the resurgent Svetlana Kuznetsova today in Melbourne, Caroline Wozniacki has come full circle in the worst possible way. This [...]
Maria Kirilenko: Not Another Dumb Blonde in Melbourne
On behalf of blondes everywhere, the blonde jokes need to stop. We don’t think the capital of California is the letter C. We don’t take an inordinately long time to [...]
Love Found: Ana and Jelena Come Full Circle in Melbourne
Embed from Getty Images “Rivals,” my high school gym teacher once said, “always hate each other. Mac does not like PC. Coke does not like Pepsi. Competition makes the [...]
Kimiko Date-Krumm: The Finest Wine in Tennis
Embed from Getty Images Age restrictions on the WTA Tour have wrested dominance from the prepubescent prodigies of old. Week-to-week, players of all ages continue making [...]
American McHale Runs Into The Putintseva Show
Embed from Getty Images It has been a rough couple of months for American upstart Christina McHale. After a promising 2011 that saw her topple then-No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, [...]
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