NEW YORK – Caroline Wozniacki is chasing a tennis ball far to her right. But with three quick-steps the All-Danish girl catches up and delivers a stiff forehand to her foe’s ankles. Show over. Wozniacki, she of the golden smile and plenty of gold in the piggy bank (over $ 10 million in prize money) is 21, has won 18 tournaments and intends to seize the US Open as the … [Read more...] about #1 – WOZNIACKI, STILL LOOKING FOR MAJOR TITLE
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WINNING IS OK, BUT LOSER FRANCESCA OFTEN CAPTIVATES AS THE DEFEATED PLAYER
MELBOURNE – The star of the show did not win. Yes, she won the crowd of 15,000 at the Australian Open. And she won the praise of her colleagues, foremost among them No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki. But it was time to go home for the Italian pixie, Francesca Schiavone, the end of one of the more adverturous runs at a major title. It was Francesca’s afternoon Tuesday even though … [Read more...] about WINNING IS OK, BUT LOSER FRANCESCA OFTEN CAPTIVATES AS THE DEFEATED PLAYER
NOTHING ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF DENMARK!
NEW YORK – Through one of his characters, Marcellus, a scribbler named Shakespeare said there was “something rotten in the state of Denmark.” But if the Bard had been among 20,000-or-so ticket-holders at an open-air theatre called Arthur Ashe Stadium yesterday, he might have reconsidered that line from his ancient soap, “Hamlet.” He would have gazed down at a battleground … [Read more...] about NOTHING ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF DENMARK!