Venus Williams Done for 2010
American Venus Williams has announced that her 2010 season has come to an end due to a left knee injury. The 21 time Grand Slam singles and doubles champion and former world #1 said that her knee has been making progress, “but unfortunately must continue to keep weight off my knee for the short term, [...]
Clijsters Scorches Zvonareva to Win Third US Open Title
by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis (parsa@gemtennis.com)
New York, US Open — Last year’s champion Kim Clijsters repeated her crown once again at this year US Open. She defeated Russian Vera Zvonareva in a very one sided final 6-2, 6-1 in just 59 minutes. In this match up, it was clear that Clijsters was in a class [...]
Women’s Semi-Finals Complete at the 2010 US Open: Zvonareva v. Clijsters For the Championship
by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis (parsa@gemtennis.com)
New York, US Open — In the first semi-final Russian Vera Zvonareva dominated #1 seed Caroline Wozniacki in routine fashion 6-4, 6-3. From the outset the matchup didn’t look [...]
Wozniacki Outplays Sharapova to Advance
by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis (parsa@gemtennis.com)
New York, US Open — Number 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki defeated Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 in a battle of contrasting styles. Wozniacki was content to allow Sharapova to stay aggressive and pound balls from corner to corner. Some people in the media hail [...]
Video: US Open Women’s Preview
Video: US Open Women’s Preview
Check out this preview for the Women’s draw at the 2010 US Open.
With Serena Williams out of this year’s open there is a lack of a heavy favorite. The defending champion Kim Clijsters, Maria Sharapova, Carolina Wozniacki, or a suprise winner are all possibilities. The winner will be determined [...]
Serena Williams Out of the Open, So What Do We Watch Now?
Serena Williams Out of the Open, So What Do We Watch Now?
by Knox Bardeen, GEM Tennis
On Friday, there couldn’t have been words uttered more troubling than what Serena Williams said through a press release to the tennis world. [...]
Justine Henin Out For the Year
Justine Henin Out For the Year by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis (parsa@gemtennis.com) Justine Henin announced on her website that she’ll be shutting down her 2010 campaign until 2011. She stated on her website that she cannot take further risk and that she’ll return to the practice court in October to prepare for the 2011 season. [...]
Knee Injury Forces Venus to Withdraw From Cincy Open
Knee Injury Forces Venus to Withdraw From Cincy Open CINCINNATI (August 6, 2010) – Left knee pain has forced Venus Williams to withdraw from next week’s Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. The tournament field boasts eight of the Top 10 players on the WTA Tour, and 26 [...]
Serena Thrashes Zvonareva to Win Wimbledon
World #1 American Serena Williams crushed Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in just over 1 hour. This lopsided affair was expected and unfortunately because of that there wasn’t much that wasn’t expected. Experience, power, athleticism, and [...]
