I don’t know that it would have been so easy if she had to face Lindsay Davenport in the semis but that’s tennis and Maria Sharapova walked away from the Bausch & Lomb Championships with her first clay court title. Sharapova beat Dominika Cibulkova 7-6, 6-3 en route.
You know, I think my job would be a lot easier if I could just start liking Sharapova’s game. Or her personality. But I just can’t. Granted, I haven’t tried all that hard but why waste effort after foolishness?
In other injury news, Andy Murray pulled out of the Valencia Open late this past …read more

I played tennis yesterday. The weather was glorious and my tennis game…sucked. I realize I haven’t played in almost a year. That doesn’t do wonders for tennis skills.
There were moments of brilliance. A wicked cross-court backhand winner. A low bouncing forehand down the line. But they were fleeting – oh so fleeting. Obviously I have a few things to work on and now that the sun is finally out, maybe I can get out more often.
In other news, Lindsay Davenport withdrew from the Bausch & Lomb Championships due to fever and aches. She was scheduled to play Maria Sharapova …read more

It wasn’t pretty and it certainly wasn’t short but Maria Sharapova managed to eke through a tough third round at the Bausch & Lomb Championships against Anabel Medina Garrigues.
Three set and three and a half hours later, Sharapova had survived a clay court test. It was just the thing she had been looking for – and probably needing – but it almost had a different outcome than she wanted.
Sharapova won the first set 7-6(3), lost the second 5-7 and then won the third 7-6(1). A lot of close sets for something that could have had the same outcome in …read more