Happiness for Serena Williams and disappointment for Fernando Verdasco at the Madrid Open

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid – It was a tale of two different halves in Madrid today, as without a shadow of a doubt, the prize for best press conference this week has to go to the enigmatic Serena Williams who defeated Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-3 and the saddest of the day so […]

Sharapova slides her way into the third round in Madrid

Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid – Maria Sharapova was the first to open up play at La Caja Mágica on Tuesday and ousted Klara Zakopalova in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 to progress comfortably into the third round. Throughout the match the Russian No.2 seed showed her all-court brilliance during their encounter and despite admitting in the press […]

A Week in Tennis: Hola, Adios – and I Quit!

MARCH 28, 2012 BY LISA-MARIE BURROWS LEAVE A COMMENT It has been a week of mixed feelings and salutations during the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park in Miami, as we have welcomed back on Tour Venus Williams and Alisa Kleybanova after they have been off-circuit due to health issues, sadly waved goodbye to Chilean Fernando Gonzalez after […]

Tennis Players and their Pets

For professional tennis players, most of the weeks of the year are spent in and out of hotels, scrambling through their suitcases and competing at tournaments all over the world and as glamorous as their lives are, they have very little down time to relax and enjoy time with their loved ones: Their families, friends […]

Top Tennis Fashion Faux Pas and Fiascos

After a week that has been dominated by intestinal bugs flying around quicker than a tennis ball in Indian Wells affecting both players and journalists, I thought this week would be an ideal opportunity for a bit of light-hearted fun and have a look at some of the fashion ‘statements’ the players have made on […]

Serena Williams At 500 Match Wins And Counting

Serena Williams may have declared herself more of a ‘night owl’ after her late finish during her first round match, but today, she was equally swift in victory as she recorded her 500th career win on Rod Laver Arena, against Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-0 6-4 in a swift 68 minutes. Williams was on fire in […]