SIGNIFICANT RANKING CHANGES FOR THE WEEK OF 04.23.2018 Taylor Townsend gets the honors as mover of the week. She won the Dothan ITF tournament over the weekend. She has been talked about for a very long time as a promising American star; however, she has yet to put it all together and perform as impressively…
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Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco Men’s Final: [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [36] Kei Nishikori (JPN) The potential was there for this to be a tough battle for Nadal; however, Nishikori who is recently back from injury was not fully match tough. Nadal was not at his best either, the effects of pressure showed and Nishikori…
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Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco  Men’s Semifinal: [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [5] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Nadal had a 10-1 lead in their head-to-head; yet, Dimitrov has always challenged the Spaniard. The first set showcased why he has always been a threat to Nadal; however, the Bulgarian came into the match with a right shoulder problem…
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EDUCATION: the Oxford Dictionary defines it as the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university. It is also a body of knowledge acquired while being educated. Have you ever wondered why you believe and do some things? You cannot explain it; however, you feel driven, almost compelled to. I…
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Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, Monaco The theme of the day was comeback victories and it started with Dominic Thiem (AUT). The Austrian was in all sorts of trouble against Andrey Rublev (RUS). Rublev served for the match and was broken and never recovered. To add insult to his injury he double faulted on match point…
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SIGNIFICANT RANKING CHANGES FOR THE WEEK OF 04.16.2018 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova got to a career high of twenty-six in 2015 and then the wheels gradually came off beginning mid-season in 2016. By the end of 2016 she was ranked 227. It seemed she had forgotten how to play tennis and her ranking fell as low…
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