Different paths, same result: The lead-ups to their respective Wimbledon titles could not have been more different, but it was Petra Kvitova and Novak Djokovic who were at the Champions’ Ball on Sunday night, each posing with their respective, hard-earned trophies. Kvitova’s 6-4 6-3 victory over Maria Sharapova shocked us a bit — at least […]
Trophy Watch: Warm-ups wrap up
Even though most of the ATP and WTA tours have already flocked to Paris for the French Open (which started on a Sunday this year), there were still titles contested in some nearby warm-up tournaments. Kolya announces his intentions to challenge Rafa and Roger for the French Open title with his win over Juan Monaco […]
Trophy Watch: Kolya’s second Masters, Serena defends title
He’s not for the birds: Top Russian Nikolay Davydenko won his second Tennis Masters Series title by handily beating Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2 at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open. This after overcoming Andy Roddick in the semis. Looks like Kolya has finally shaken off the mental insecurities that came with being under investigation for match […]
trophy watch: sunfeast is in the running
Congrats to the Sunfeast Open for being in the running for Most Innovative Trophy of 2007. Winner Maria Kirilenko received this traditional Indian painting (unveiled last week by Sania Mirza). Runner-up Mariya Koryttseva received her doorstop. The scoreline: 6-0, 6-2. But the cabal behind all these stuffed tournament mascots needs to take a break. Don’t […]
trophy watch: cincinnati and toronto
Crystal, crystal, and more crystal for this week’s trophies (and for most of the U.S. Open Series so far)… Roger Federer defeats James Blake in Cincinnati and goes home with the usual Masters Series paperweight/doorstop. Stat: At 26 years old, Roger is the fifth youngest player to win 50 career singles titles. (Borg set the […]