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When muscles and skill don't equal power
posted on February 1, 2010 at 2:10pm

Business Week came out with its list of the 100 most powerful athletes. Only eight women made the list (which was based on both on-field and off-field earnings). Only two (Serena and Venus Williams) made the top 50. If only off-field earnings were taken i...more

Misconceptions about Serena's game
posted on January 31, 2010 at 6:40pm

Serena prevailed in a Slam final that actually lived up to the hype, but unfortunately the long match gave the commentators plenty of time to trot out the tired old tropes they live by when a Williams sister is concerned.  The most insidious is that Sere...more

The Grace Of Growth: Serena Wins AO Title No. 5
posted on January 30, 2010 at 9:35am

Serena Williams, USA, 2010 Australian Open Singles Champion(Photos by Paul Crock/AFP/Getty Images)What a blessing...In taking her fifth Australian Open singles title and twelfth grand slam title today, American Serena Williams showed a grace of composure ...more

Who's Haute? Caroline Wozniacki
posted on January 28, 2010 at 5:16pm

Caroline Wozniacki is a gorgeous,19-year old Danish tennis sensation. Many say she was born an athlete, with parents who played both volleyball and football. She was named and awarded the 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Newcomer of the Year and is currently t...more

Azarenka – Izza gonna put on my earmuffs.
posted on January 27, 2010 at 10:15am

I’m watching Serena Williams play Victoria Azarenka. I think if Captain Kirk had an Azarenka handy he wouldn’t have had to time travel and steal our whales. This is the video I seem unable to embed. ...more

Who Is Jie Zheng?
posted on January 26, 2010 at 11:51am

Tennis fans and promoters don't seem to know, despite, as Jon Wertheim reminds us, her reaching two Slam semifinals in the past 18 months.  Her 1-3 dismantling of upset darling Kirilenko serves notice that she is serious.  ...more

What do fans of women’s sport want to see?
posted on January 25, 2010 at 3:05pm

Leading up to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver the US Women’s National Hockey Team has been training here in Blaine, MN and going on tour to play exhibition games to prepare. I had the opportunity to support the team and watch two games over the winte...more

Equal pay, equal tennis
posted on January 25, 2010 at 10:30am

Watching the Australian Open this past week has reminded me just how annoying it is that tennis, a sport which has in recent memory generally been fair to female athletes, still makes a fundamental distinction between men's and women's play that blatantly...more

Note to media: Venus Williams has nothing left to prove
posted on January 21, 2010 at 9:42am

The Venus/Bammer match was a much less pleasant experience than its predecessor, not for reasons having to do with tennis, but for the petty way Shriver and Fernandez whinged on and on about how Venus' game hasn't progressed in the past few years and she'...more

Sharapova eyes a design opportunity with Tag Heuer
posted on January 20, 2010 at 5:45pm

Tennis star Maria Sharapova is just as well known for her play on the court as for her keen sense of style. She’s already lent her creative mind to help develop clothing and accessories for brands such as Cole Haan and Tiffany & Co. In her latest fashio...more

So glad to live in a post-gender society*
posted on January 20, 2010 at 9:36am

Of course! Of course, Patrick McEnroe and Mary Jo Fernandez and every other Australian Open/ESPN commentator. Gender had nothing to do with Serena Williams's biggest-fine-in-tennis-ever as she claimed in a recent interview at the Australian Open. I mean, ...more

Sporting events I watched over the weekend
posted on January 18, 2010 at 3:39pm

I went to a hockey game! My first collegiate women's game of the season. Yea! My team lost. Boo! Also irksome was that it was the "Stick it to cancer" event which meant that everything was pink. Pink shirts and shorts and pj bottoms for sale. Pink program...more

Fug or Fab: Maria Sharapova
posted on January 18, 2010 at 11:18am

Although a dangerous floater cost Sharapova her chances in the Australian, this dress will live on, whether in infamy is up to the viewer.  While my mother intimated it screamed tea party 1952, I have to admit I thought it was kind of flowily elegant and...more

Rough day at the office in Sydney for Serena
posted on January 15, 2010 at 8:55am

Serena Williams, USA (Photos by Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images) SYDNEY (AP)—Top-seeded Serena Williams struggled in the Sydney International final Friday, committing 40 unforced errors in a 6-3, 6-2 loss to fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia. William...more

Maria Sharapova signs record-breaking contract with Nike
posted on January 14, 2010 at 6:54pm

If you’re an up and coming sports superstar, you may be interested to know a bit about the business of sports. This week it was announced that Russian tennis champ Maria Sharapova has renewed her sponsorship agreement with Nike for $70 million (yikes) ...more

Serena and Elena post up for Sydney final
posted on January 14, 2010 at 8:59am

American Serena Williams and Russian Elena Dementieva(Photos by AP (Serena), and Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images)SYDNEY — World number one Serena Williams called on all her signature fighting spirit to overhaul French opponent Aravane Rezai and reach her fir...more

Serena dispatches Dushevina in Sydney
posted on January 13, 2010 at 8:38am

Serena Williams, USAPhotos by Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images)SYDNEY — Serena Williams stormed into the semi-finals of the Sydney International on Wednesday, cranking up the heat on her opponents ahead of next week's Australian Open.The American world number...more

The Tennis Channel: A Misnomer
posted on January 10, 2010 at 10:15am

Suppose you were the head of programming at a cable channel dedicated to the sport of tennis.  Now suppose there were a significant foreign tournament final scheduled for the middle of Friday night in the United States.  Would you air the final as soon ...more

Venus continues success In Hong Kong, Shuts down media talk of retirement
posted on January 9, 2010 at 8:24am

Venus Williams, USAPhotos by (AP)Venus Williams beat Zheng Jie 6-3 6-3 at the Hong Kong Classic exhibition event in her final match before the Australian Open starts on 18 January. The seven-time Grand Slam champion powered to victory in 85 minutes and...more

'The Early Bird Gets the Ring' Giveaway coming soon
posted on January 8, 2010 at 2:11pm

Want to rock this very fab Pavé Dome Lucky Ring from the Serena Signature Collection in 2010?Visit Black Tennis Pro's the first week of the Australian Open and it could be yours! ...more

Williams sisters serve up fashionable snacking with Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs
posted on January 8, 2010 at 1:05pm

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- It may be the season for New Year's resolutions, but the Williams sisters still enjoy their favorite snack-cessories. Fashion-minded tennis champions Venus Williams and Serena Williams are working wi...more

Venus prevails In Hong Kong
posted on January 7, 2010 at 5:11pm

Venus Williams, USA(Photos by AP)HONG KONG — American champion Venus Williams beat teenaged Danish sensation Caroline Wozniacki in a Hong Kong exhibition match Thursday which was shortened to one set because of rain.Williams, 29, got off to a slow start...more

Sharapova partners with TAG Heuer on sunglass collection
posted on January 7, 2010 at 3:06pm

Tennis star Maria Sharapova is internationally known for her flawless tennis swing and impeccable sense of style, on and off the tennis court.  Now TAG Heuer Eyewear and Sharapova have collaborated to design a new collection of sunglasses that deliver bo...more

Cousin Justine starts season rather well
posted on January 5, 2010 at 8:44am

Let no one say that Justine Henin is taking the slow route back to the top of the women's tour.  She just beat number two seed Petrova in straights at Brisbane.  Countrywoman Wickmayer, finally freed from the spectre of her drug test skipping ban, won h...more

Maria Sharapova beats Venus in tennis exhibition
posted on January 4, 2010 at 8:47am

Sharapova vs Williams Photos Last Saturday Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams started their 2010 tennis season playing a tennis exhibition match in Thailand. The Russian played much better and took advantage of Venus’ errors to score a 6-3, 6-4 victory...more
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