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Quotable Quotes: Billie Jean Who?! Caroline fights for Tennis’ rights.

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 16, 2012

Despite losing in straight sets to Angelique Kerber the final of her own home tournament, Caroline Wozniacki still managed to leave the Kopenhagen Open with people talking about her as The Telegraph yesterday published an interesting interview on finance with the former world number one. One of her answers has caused quite the stir. DO [...]

Caroline Wozniacki, Quotable Quotes, WTA off-court

Quotable Quotes: Martina Hingis Discusses WTA Depth

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 26, 2012

Though often a critic of many of the WTA players on tour, when asked about the supposed lack of depth on the WTA during yesterday’s press conference, Martina Hingis’ reaction to the suggestion that there is no depth on the WTA in 2012 was very telling. Are you serious? Are you kidding? I mean, now [...]

Australian Open, Quotable Quotes, WTA

Marion Bartoli Discusses Her Exclusion From London Olympics

1 Comment Posted by on January 19, 2012

After spending the last couple of months appealing to the powers-that-be for a reprieve to the FFT’s ruiling that Bartoli would not be participating in the Olympics, it appears that Marion Bartoli finally all but admitted defeat while addressing the issue after yesterdays victory over Jelena Dokic. “It’s really heartbreaking for me. Honestly I really [...]

Dramz, London Olympics, Marion Bartoli, Quotable Quotes

Sven Groeneveld Says Some (Silly) Things About The Recent Slam Champions

4 Comments Posted by on January 15, 2012

With Caroline Wozniacki at number one without even a whiff of a slam while Li Na, Petra Kvitova and Sam Stosur all won their very first Grand Slams in 2011, the slamless #1 issue vs #1-less Grand Slam champion discussion has been one of the most prominent to come out of 2011. Recently, Karolina’s (co-co-co?) [...]

Caroline Wozniacki, Na Li, Petra Kvitova, Piotr Wozniacki, Quotable Quotes, Sam Stosur

Shock Of The Century; Serena “Loves” Tennis Again…

2 Comments Posted by on January 15, 2012

Barely over a week after she already infamously announced her dislike for tennis, Serena Williams took the most unsurprising U-Turn in the history of the world, yesterday proclaiming her “love” for the sport once again; “I just love the sport so much; I love trophies and I love hanging them up, and I love the [...]

Australian Open, Quotable Quotes, Serena Williams

Quotable Quotes: Nadal Calls For Less Hardcourt Tournaments

2 Comments Posted by on January 14, 2012

Right off the back of the calendar, rankings and Davis Cup drama that we spent so much time on in the fall of 2011, Rafael Nadal has opened up yet a new can of worms by suggesting that the amount of hardcourt events should be cut due to the effects the courts have on tennis [...]

Australian Open, Quotable Quotes, Rafael Nadal

Quotable Quotes: Nadal Makes A Few Adjustments

1 Comment Posted by on January 2, 2012

One Slam title, two slam finals, a masters title, a comfortable top two finish for the 7th straight year, and yet 2011 was quite a tough year to swallow for Nadal and his fans. After the countless losses to Djokovic in the first half of the season followed by injury and defeats to just about [...]

ATP, News, Quotable Quotes, Rafael Nadal

Quotable Quotes: Serena Defends Her US Open Rant

1 Comment Posted by on January 1, 2012

Undoubtedly one of the most memorable moments of 2011, Serena was once again quizzed on her infamous rant at the US Open final ahead of her first match at the Brisbane International. The last time she spoke on this issue she was forced to issue an apology to Asderaki, but this time it was completely [...]

Brisbane, Quotable Quotes, Serena Williams

Quotable Quotes: Venus Opens Up About Her Illness

1 Comment Posted by on December 30, 2011

Four months after dramatically pulling out of the US Open due to Sjogren’s syndrome, Venus Williams has finally spoken candidly about her battle with Sjrojens Syndrome. Conversing with People magazine, the seven-time Slam champion discussed her reaction and recovery after being dealt such a dramatic mental and pysical blow. “I couldn’t raise my arm over [...]

News, Quotable Quotes, Venus Williams, WTA, WTA off-court

The Horrific Chakvetadze Burglary; Finally Revealed

2 Comments Posted by on December 7, 2011

It has been almost four years since Anna Chakvetadze and her family were burgled and robbed at knifepoint in her own home on new years eve. In the years that have followed, the Russian’s once glittering career has fallen into the gutter, with the oft-discussed loss of the form that took her to number four [...]

Anna Chakvetadze, News, Quotable Quotes, WTA off-court

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