At the end of day twelve, there are two women left in the singles draw and one of them is an American. Thanks to the fighting spirit of the feisty Russian born American, [4] Sofia Kenin, American tennis fans have something to cheer for over the weekend. Who would have predicted this after Victoria Azarenka…
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Open 6ème Sens-Métropole de Lyon, France [73] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) vs. [136] Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) There are late bloomers in every sport, and now many older tennis players are finally showcasing their talent. Friedsam’s story was derailed by injury though; ranked as high as forty-five in 2016, Friedsam’s ranking dropped out of the top hundred…
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Americans love their sports. The top five most popular sports in the US are: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Ice Hockey and Soccer (by the way, these are all team sports). Tennis (an individual sport) comes in at number six and some sources have it ranked even lower. Americans got spoiled with Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, and…
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Qatar Total Open 2020, Doha [5] Sofia Kenin (USA) vs. [25] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) Today was simply not Kenin’s day. After dropping the first set, she had a 3-0 lead in the second set and could not hold on to her serve to win the set. Although she fought well enough to force a tiebreaker,…
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Women’s Championship Match [14] Sofia Kenin (USA) vs. [32] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 21 y.o., 5′ 7″ vs. 26 y.o., 6’0″ It was the final of a major and both players had to battle each other plus the other opponent on the court, nerves. The winner as always would be the one who handled…
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN [14] Sofia Kenin (USA) did the unthinkable, upset Australian darling and number one seed, Ashleigh Barty. Their head-to-head favored Barty, the location favored Barty; however, the fighter known as Sonya, did not let those two facts prevent her from fighting her way to victory. Opportunities Squandered By Barty Even the number one seed…
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