Posted on Jul 13, 2008 | Comment
The 2008 Olympus US Open Series officially begins on Monday with the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California.
Former world number one and 2008 Wimbledon runner-up Serena Williams is the top seed at the Tier II tournament.
Posted on Jun 24, 2008 | 2 Comments
How did the Top 10 seeds perform during the first round of the 2008 Wimbledon Championships?
A few players dazzled, but the rest reminded us that the largest room in the world is the room for improvement.
Posted on Jun 20, 2008 | 9 Comments
World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic is comfortably at the top of the women’s singles draw, but the second half holds the most potential at next week’s Grand Slam tournament.
Continue reading for a preview of the top eight seeded players at the 2008 Championships at Wimbledon.
Posted on May 22, 2008 | Comments Off
Two-time Pacific Life Open champion Daniela Hantuchova has withdrawn from the French Open because of a stress fracture in her foot.
The World No. 9 player announced the news on Thursday at her official website.
Posted on May 12, 2008 | 1 Comment
Week of May 12-18, 2008
The roster of tennis players who have withdrawn from this week’s Internazionali BNL d’Italia includes world number one Justine Henin, Daniela Hantuchova, Shahar Peer, Tatiana Golovin, and Amelie Mauresmo.
Posted on Apr 30, 2008 | 3 Comments
The Qatar Telecom German Open announced on Wednesday that two of their expected top 10 stars will not be competing in Berlin.
Both Maria Sharapova and Daniela Hantuchova have withdrawn because of injuries.
Posted on Mar 10, 2008 | 6 Comments
The draw for the 2008 Pacific Life Open has been announced with world No. 2 Ana Ivanovic leading the field as top seed.
Svetlana Kuznetsova is second seed followed by Jelena Jankovic, Maria Sharapova, and 2007 defending champion Daniela Hantuchova.
Posted on Jan 23, 2008 | Comments Off
Russia’s Maria Sharapova is through to her second consecutive Australian Open final after defeating third seed Jelena Jankovic in the semifinals on Thursday.
Jankovic was handily defeated by the fifth seed in straight sets 6-3, 6-1.
Posted on Jan 23, 2008 | 15 Comments
From a field of one hundred twenty-eight tennis players, the Australian Open’s draw has been narrowed down to only four.
Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, and Daniela Hantuchova each have pinned their hopes on reaching the 2008 Australian Open championship match, but by the end of Thursday, two of them will be packing their bags to return home.
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 | Comments Off
Daniela Hantuchova is through to her first Grand Slam semifinal after defeating Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday at the Australian Open.
Although the Slovakian star reached a career high of No. 5 five years ago, she has never previously been past the quarterfinal round at a major.