On Friday, October 29th, Elena Dementieva announced she was officially retiring from the game of tennis and the WTA. In a press conference she stated, "It's the right time for me. I never wanted to wait until my ranking dropped and I wouldn't be able to go into the main draw. I always wanted to leave this sport [tennis] with a passion for it. Tennis has been such a big part of … [Read more...]
BNP Open Wildcards announced for 2010
Hey folks. Just got word of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open have been announced! It looks like we'll be seeing Justine Henin, Carlos Moya, and David Nalbandian competing at this years tennis tournament. After Henin's run at the Australian Open (reaching the finals and losing to Serena Williams), we might see her make some tennis waves this year at the smaller tournament - the … [Read more...]
Australian Open Finals…Who's ready?
The finalist are all set to compete Saturday and Sunday at the Australian Open Tennis Championships. In the women's final, we have Serena Williams meeting Justine Henin, their history is pretty even, with Williams edging Henin by 1 win (total head to head 7-6, Williams). Both tennis players have had a bit of trouble in this particular tennis tournament, both struggling with … [Read more...]