Fed Cup — Severine Bremond on France vs. Italy
Italy, the defending champion, hosts France in the Fed Cup semifinals on July 14 and 15.
I was listening to Severine Bremond’s interview in which she talks about her expectations for the Fed Cup and...
Italy leave out Flavia Pennetta for Fed Cup, France omit Marion Bartoli
In the Fed Cup semi-final Italy and France will face each other at Castellaneta Marina on July 14 and 15 (surface: clay - outdoors).
Corrado Barazzutti, captain of the defending champions Italy, chose Tathiana Garbin,...
Ana Ivanovic defeats Nicole Vaidisova to reach Wimbledon semifinal for the first time
Amazing Ana Ivanovic came from a set down, and a break down in the third set by saving three match points, to finally overcome No. 14th seed Nicole Vaidisova 4-6 6-2 7-5. I’m speechless!
Both...
Jelena Jankovic’s mother can’t watch her daughter’s tight matches
During Jelena Jankovic’s tough three-setter against Czech Lucie Safarova, Jankovic’s mother had to leave the players' box since she wasn’t feeling well -- she has a heart condition and such a stressful match was...
Justine Henin overcomes Serena Williams to advance to Wimbledon semifinals
In a thrilling quarterfinal match, top seed Justine Henin beat seventh seed Serena Williams 6-4 3-6 6-3.
Both Henin and Williams were magnificent; we were enjoying a real battle of nerves. But after all, the...
Venus Williams defeats Maria Sharapova to reach Wimbledon quarterfinals
Venus Williams, seeded 23rd, beat second seed Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-3 without any major problems.
The first set was quite boring, the 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova made five double faults, twelve unforced errors, and...
Ana Ivanovic advances at Wimbledon defeating Nadia Petrova
In a match interrupted by rain four times (why am I even mentioning this, it goes without saying) sixth seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia defeated eleventh seed Nadia Petrova 6-1 2-6 6-4.
"Mentally it was...
Marion Bartoli upsets Jelena Jankovic at Wimbledon
One of the favorites for the title, third seed Jelena Jankovic, failed to progress to the quarterfinals falling to 18th seed Marion Bartoli 6-3 5-7 3-6.
Jankovic has been the form player of 2007 but...
Nicole Vaidisova beats Amelie Mauresmo at Wimbledon
Nicole Vaidisova advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time in her career with a fantastic 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-1 victory over the defending champion Amelie Mauresmo.
Mauresmo had defeated Vaidisova twice in their previous...
Young Tamira Paszek crushed two seeds at Wimbledon
This is the first time Austrian Tamira Paszek plays at Wimbledon, and she has already drawn attention to herself beating experienced players such as No. 17 seed Tatiana Golovin and No. 12 seed Elena...
