Everyone has gifts and everyone has dreams; sadly, too many people bury their dreams because of fear or a lack of encouragement. I remember when I heard this quote in a movie how it resonated: “Everyone dies, but not everyone lives“. How is that possible you may think, you are alive and breathing but does…
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What a difference a year makes in the ranking of a tennis player. In 2018, Daria Kasatkina won the title in Moscow and was ranked in the top ten. Fast forward to 2019 and Kasatkina is currently ranked a lowly seventy. She is the biggest mover of the week in the top hundred because she…
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It was a Sunday of two significant firsts on the ATP side of things: Andy Murray won his first ATP Tour singles title since his hip surgeries and Denis Shapovalov claimed his first ATP Tour singles title. European Open, Belgium (Antwerp) [18] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. [243] Andy Murray (GBR) Murray led their head-to-head 11:8…
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European Open, Belgium [13] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs. [119] Jannik Sinner (ITA) If you have never seen the eighteen-year-old play, check him out. Apparently, Monfils was also not aware of the fire power the young Italian could produce and several times he was caught off guard. The Italian Came Out On Fire Given a wildcard,…
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WTA Rankings as of 10.14.2019 There are seventeen American women currently in the top hundred, no other country comes close. The Russian Federation comes closest with nine women in the top hundred. NAME AGE RANK Venus Williams 39 54 Serena Williams 38 9 Madison Brengle 29 90 Alison Riske 29 20 Kristie Ahn 27 87…
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So you want to be a tennis player, great; once you turn professional, you have to continue the hard work to improve your rankings. Most coaches probably advise that you focus on your game rather than your rankings. If you win the titles, your ranking will improve. Yet, once you improve your ranking, the work…
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