It’s that time of the year, the period between the end of another tennis season and the beginning of the next season. Most tennis fans are in limbo; however, there is a certain excitement in the air. The Holidays are here and while many people are getting ready to celebrate, many are also anticipating what…
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I was going through my photos from my time in Singapore. I was lucky enough to get to the first day of play at the WTA Finals in 2015 and I got a chance to see a match between young Naomi Osaka and Caroline Garcia. Come to think of it, Osaka’s right shoulder was heavily…
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[4] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs. [41] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) They met once before, about two years ago, in Hong Kong and Pavlyuchenkova won in straight sets; yet, that was before Osaka was ranked number one. Pavlyuchenkova’s Injury Plagued Career Pavlyuchenkova has battled injury and inconsistency for most of her career, but now seems fit and…
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Simona Halep has decided to reunite with coach Darren Cahill for the 2020 season. I think that is a good thing for both as they worked well together. Cahill coached Halep to the number one ranking in 2017 and 2018 and the French Open title in 2018. They ended their coaching relationship last November; however,…
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The majors are over, and most tennis players go back to playing the smaller tournaments; however, some may even have to go back to the challenger circuit. This is the time in the season when players begin to feel the aches and pains of various injuries. This is also the period in the tennis season…
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US OPEN, New York (Queens) [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) will get another chance to win another major title (19) and close the gap between himself and [3] Roger Federer (SUI), who has twenty major titles. Yet, it is not a foregone conclusion that he will win as his final opponent, [5] Daniil Medvedev (RUS), has…
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