Suddenly Singapore: Who Would You Send?
With a day left to vote for the WTA Finals' Singapore Rising Stars poll, an analysis of the standings and the innovative idea behind it. [...]
Simona Halep
Tactics Tuesday: Of Upsets and Upset in Wuhan and Beijing
What made the difference in two of the more entertaining matches last week? René Denfeld presents a multimedia analysis. [...]
Singapore Sundays: Fantasy Match-Up #1 (Serena vs. Petra)
A round-up of all the action as the WTA heads to Singapore, and preview of one of the most anticipated match-ups of the year. [...]
Wrecking Ball: Mirjana Lucic-Baroni and the Thunderous Return
Embed from Getty Images The curtain closed on CiCi Bellis’s excellent adventure Thursday night. The American teen delighted the insatiable Court 17 crowd with a [...]
Semi-Superlatives: Analyzing the Final Four Wimbledon Women
It’s been that kind of major tournament, kids. The kind that’s starting to happen more often, but still feels novel enough not to cause Chaos Fatigue (the likes [...]
Breakfast of Champions: Simona Halep’s Day at Wimbledon
Simona Halep won’t get a day off tomorrow, as her second round match against Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko was postponed due to today’s evening showers. A shame [...]
Simona Halep and the Power of Perspective
Embed from Getty Images She’ll be back. It was spoken with a Schwarzeneggerian certainty, a reassurance echoed as Roland Garros finalist Simona Halep hid under a towel. [...]
So Wrong, Yet So Right: First Blush on the French Open Final
Embed from Getty Images The French Open Ladies’ final was a travesty. Horrible. Disastrous. Did you watch it? Hopefully you were busy. Everything wrong with tennis was [...]
From Romania, “With Pleasure:” Simona Halep Shines in Paris
Embed from Getty Images Think back to ten days ago, to the start of the season’s second Slam. The red clay was fresh and neatly swept. The women’s draw was [...]
The Three Tiers of Triumph at Roland Garros
Embed from Getty Images At the start of every major tournament, a draw of 128 randomly placed names can be daunting to even the most experienced of tennis fans. It helps to [...]
The Tennis Island 