Oh How Sweet It Is, #12: Serena Williams
World #1 Serena Williams ended Justine Henin’s dream run with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 triumph in just over two hours of play. In the past, Henin attacked the Williams game with great variety and precision, mostly focusing on constructing points to break down the powerful Williams. However this match featured the “new” Justine Henin that [...]
Dominant: Justine Henin
Belgian Justine Henin trounced Zheng Jie of China 6-1, 6-0. Henin used very aggressive tactics to crush the steady Jie. Time and time again Henin attacked at will until the match was over. Henin’s new attacking style seems to be the defining change in what she calls her “second career.”
FUTURE OUTLOOK: There is no question [...]
Roar of a Champion: Serena Williams
Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Li Na of China 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1) in two exhilarating sets of tennis. The match had the feel of a true battle and was defined by grit and competitive spirit. Both players went toe to toe for most of the match, but in the end Serena willed herself to [...]
Tough As Nails: Serena Williams
Down 1 set and 4-0 American Serena Williams fought back from when most observers had counted her out. In the end she was a 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 winner over Victoria Azarenka using her tremendous self-belief to once again raise her level of play when she needed it most. Despite high quality play from Azarenka, Williams [...]
Early Exit
The 2010 Australian Open began yesterday with a continued theme from 2009. Maria Sharapova was defeated by fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4. Sharapova’s comeback from a shoulder injury has been very challenging, especially in terms of gaining the confidence to play the aggressive game that she plays. Doubt has crept into her head. Mentally, doubt [...]
And the Winner Is?
2010 Australian Open
by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis
The plot for the 2010’s first Grand Slam is all set. For the first time in a long time, the men’s tournament has favorites beyond the usual Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Juan Martin Del Potro, Gael Monfils, Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga and [...]
Ruling in favor of Wickmayer, Malisse
Sounds like justice for the players is on its way. In my opinion some of these drug testing rules are ridiculous… The one they violated was that they had to let the drug testing agency know there would be for one hour per day 365 days a year AND they had to let the testers [...]
Tennis-Former world number one Henin to make comeback
* Seven-times grand slam winner to return in 2010
* Henin to follow Clijsters on comeback trail
BRUSSELS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Former world number one Justine Henin is to make a comeback, less than two years after retiring from tennis.
“I think it is a good choice, a big decision in my life,” the 27-year-old Belgian told [...]
WTA TOUR: She’s Back!
“The fire within burns again.” Justine Henin, former world #1 and seven time grand slam champion, announced her comeback to the WTA tour. With that comes her quest to complete her career slam at Wimbledon in 2010.
Welcome back Justine, we missed you!
US OPEN: ONE CHAMPION RISES, ANOTHER ONE FALLS DISGRACED
Earlier today, the rain in New York paused for a brief period of time allowing former World #1 Rafael Nadal to close the door on his quarterfinal match against Chilean Fernando Gonzalez 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-0. Nadal couldn’t have drawn a better script for the resumption of this delayed match. Gonzalez began the tiebreak [...]
US OPEN: OUDIN, EYE STILL ON THE PRIZE
Despite being defeated last night by Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, 17 year old Melanie Oudin proved that one day she’ll be back. In the post match press conference Oudin fielded a variety of questions, but none more telling than this one:
Q. Do you think of yourself as a celebrity now?
MELANIE OUDIN: I don’t think of [...]
US OPEN: Sometimes Pictures Speak Louder Than Words
Welcome, 17 year old Melanie Oudin from Marietta, Georgia, to the BIG stage!
1st round winner over Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 6-2
2nd round winner over world #4 Russian Elena Dementiava 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
3rd round winner over former world #1 Russian Maria Sharapova 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
4th round winner over 13th seed Russian Nadia Petrova 1-6, 7-6 (2), [...]
US OPEN: WELCOME BACK
For every tennis player a grand slam is a chance for glory, a chance for history, and sometimes a chance for redemption. In only one way can a player’s thoughts and beliefs be realized, by winning. And that’s exactly what Kim Clijsters of Belgium and Rafeal Nadal of Spain achieved today on Arthur Ashe Stadium [...]
US OPEN: RODDICK ROLLS, UPSET CITY FOR WOMEN, PHOTOS!
This day at the 2009 US Open started with two major upsets. First, 17 year old Melanie Oudin of the United States bested the fourth seeded Russian Elena Dementieva 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 and second, fifth seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia lost 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6) to Yaroslava Shvedova of Russia in a 2-hour, 40-minute [...]
US OPEN PREVIEW
ONLY THE BEST SURVIVE
In the tennis world, the sign that the northern hemisphere’s summer is coming to end is the beginning of the final grand slam of the year, the United States Open. The first US Open was played in August of 1881 in Newport, Rhode Island on grass courts. Through the years many variations [...]
GEM TENNIS’ 2009 WIMBLEDON PHOTO REVIEW
Enjoy the photos featured on GEM Tennis.Com during the 2009 Wimbledon Championships!
ROLAND GARROS: SHARAPOVA FIGHTS!
Maria Sharapova does it again defeating Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. Sharapova willed herself to victory once again closing the match out in convincing fashion. She shrieked and whaled her way through the match, putting every ounce of physical and mental effort through her pounding ground-strokes. She’s still not playing at the top [...]
ROLAND GARROS: WELCOME BACK MARIA!
Maria Sharapova defeated Russian Nadia Petrova 6-2, 1-6, 8-6 today in the second round of the French Open. This year’s Roland Garros tournament is her first grand slam competition since undergoing right shoulder surgery last year. Maria looked a little rough around the edges, in particular her footwork wasn’t as clean as it [...]
ROLAND GARROS PREVIEW: THE TENNIS CHANNEL
What a great find here! The tennis channel will have live FREE streaming of matches at the French Open for the entire two weeks! For there excellent video preview go here:
Tennis Channel Part 1
Tennis Channel Part 2 (Men’s Preview)
Tennis Channel Part 3 (Women’s Preview)
Tennis Channel Part 4
WTA CHAMPION: Back to Back for World #1 Dinara Safina
Congratulations to World #1 Dinara Safina on her second consecutive WTA Tour victory. To review her draw please CLICK HERE.