Reversal of Fortunes
Collector Swedish Open, Bastad [CR52] Mona Barthel (GER) vs. [CR72] Johanna Larsson (SWE) Reversal of fortunes was the theme of today’s matches. It began with Larsson. She had never defeated…
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A Tale of Two Swedes
Collector Swedish Open, Bastad SWEDE ONE: [CR37] Barbora Strycova (CZE) vs. [CR72] Johanna Larsson (SWE) The Swede had home court advantage, to many that would be a plus; however, some…
Continue reading →Kovinic, Another New Face
BRD Bucharest Open, Romania [CR57] Julia Goerges (GER) vs. [CR90] Danka Kovinic (MNE) When you are an established player, you are expected to win the matches against the young up…
Continue reading →Nervous Start For Mitu
BRD Bucharest Open, Romania [CR71] Annika Beck (GER) vs. [CR78] Andreea Mitu (ROU) How do you lose a match after winning the first set 6-1? This is one of those…
Continue reading →Second Wimbledon Final Loss For Federer
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON Men’s Final: [CR1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [CR2] Roger Federer (SUI) Federer lost his second consecutive Wimbledon Final to Djokovic. The level of play required to defeat Djokovic…
Continue reading →Serena Wins Twenty-first Major
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON Women’s Final: [CR1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. [CR20] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) Williams won her twenty-first Major title and keeps alive her Grand Slam dream. Although it was…
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