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The 2021 Australian has seen the rise of some relatively unknown stars along with its host of returning names. One of the players on the women’s side that many might not know is Jessica Pegula. Who is Jessica Pegula? She will be 27 on February 26th She was born in Buffalo, New York Her parents […] READ MORE
As the 2021 Australian Open quarterfinals begin, the Russians are seeing uncommon success. Not for 20 years have so many Russian men had success in a Major of tennis. Russian women’s tennis has been present at the top of the world stage for years, led by Maria Sharapova and other top 10 women. But Russian […] READ MORE
The Australian Open quarterfinals should be two days of incredible tennis. What should we expect to see? Let’s break down all of the upcoming matches. Australian Open Quarterfinals Preview Women’s Draw Hsieh Su-wei vs Naomi Osaka These could not be more different players matched up. Hsieh Su-wei is one of the most exciting and interesting […] READ MORE
The quarterfinals of the US Open have neither #1 seed still in the draw. On the men’s side the clear favorite, 17-time Major Champion Novak Djokovic is out via default. He was the only man remaining in the tournament with a Major win. His early ouster guarantees a maiden Major winner on the men’s side. […] READ MORE
Novak Djokovic, the clear front runner for his 18th Grand Slam, was removed from the US Open after hitting a line judge with a tennis ball. Here is what you need to know. What happened In frustration, Djokovic hit a ball toward the back wall and it hit the line judge in the throat. The […] READ MORE
On the men’s side we see that only one of the worlds top 10 players has pulled out of the U.S. Open because of Corona concerns (though two have yet to make a decision). On the women’s side we have seen much different story of the Top 10 in the world. Ashleigh Barty is OUT. […] READ MORE
The U.S. Open is still on the calendar for the beginning of September in New York City. But each week we see a continually shifting outlook on which players are playing and which are not. Here is a list of the Top 10 Ranked players on the men’s side and whether they are in, or […] READ MORE
Martina Navratilova Career: 1975-1994 Total Singles Major Titles: 18 Wimbledon: 9 US Open: 4 French Open: 2 Australian Open: 3 Doubles Major Titles: 41 (31 women’s, 10 mixed) Career Singles Titles: 167 #1 in the World: 5 years (1982-1986), 332 weeks This is one in a series looking at the greatest female tennis players of […] READ MORE
This is the fourth in a series of examining the greatest female tennis players of all time, this is the third, you may read about Helen Wills, Margaret Court and Billie Jean King‘s arguments for greatest of all time. Maureen Connolly Career: 1949-1954 Total Singles Major Titles: 9 Wimbledon: 3 US Open: 3 French Open: […] READ MORE
Career: 1921-1938 Major Titles: 19 Wimbledon: eight U.S. Open: seven French Open: five Australian Open: did not play Doubles Major Titles: 12 (9 women’s, 3 mixed) #1 in the World: 1927-1933, 1935-1938 (9 years) This is one in a series of looking at the Top 10 Greatest Female Tennis Players of All Time. You can […] READ MORE
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