New Haven is the final event of the US Open Series. The defending champion is Caroline Wozniacki who defeated Nadia Petrova in the finals. The field has been considerably strengthened in the past couple days with the addition of Li Na, Jelena Jankovic and Marion Bartoli. Read on for my preview of the event.
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
The Absence of the Slice in the WTA
In the past, the slice backhand used to be a shot that nearly every player had in their arsenal. Steffi Graf used to slice 99% of her backhands. However, nowadays, there are very few players who the use slice unless they are at full stretch trying to retrieve a ball. This article will explain the slice and try to figure out why the slice is going the way of the Dodo in the women's game.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
US Open Series Preview
The US Open Series is a series of five premier events for both genders. The WTA US Open series begins next week with Stanford and ends with New Haven. The two biggest events of the US Open Series are at Cincinnati and Toronto. Although the US Open Series is a great way to warm up for the US Open in late August, there is another bonus to doing well here- the top three finishers in the US Open series will win an extra million dollars in prize money if they win the US Open.
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