Tennis Sharapova, Williams Top List of Highest-Paid Female Athletes Mike Schultz October 27, 2017 Heading into the 2015 U.S. Open as the -138 favorite, Serena Williams is on a roll of historic proportions, winning the past four Grand Slam events to complete the “Serena Slam” for the second time in her career. In her 41 matches this year, she has only lost once. Over the course of the first...
Tennis Serena Williams, Maria Sharipova Meet Again In Wimbledon Semifinals Mike Schultz October 5, 2017 Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will square off at the Wimbledon semifinal on Thursday, July 9th at 8am ET. The winner of this semifinal will go on to play the winner of the other semifinal between Agnieszka Radwanska and Garbine Muguruza in the Wimbledon finals round on July 11th. Muguruza was responsible for sending Williams...
Tennis Milos Raonic Carries Canada's Hopes at Wimbledon Mike Schultz October 5, 2017 With Genie Bouchard ousted already, Milos Raonic now has all of Canada in his corner as he moves through the Wimbledon bracket. When Canadian tennis fans really needed a big effort from Milos Raonic at Wimbledon, he delivered. Raonic blasted 29 aces on his way to tournament-opening win, which sets up a 2014 Wimbledon quarterfinal rematch...
Tennis Wimbledon Loss Should Push Eugenie Bouchard Into Extended Break Frank Doyle October 5, 2017 Sometimes it takes a step back to take a step forward in the future. That’s why Genie Bouchard should lay low after her Wimbledon loss. A year ago, tennis pundits were just counting the days until Canadian superstar Eugenie Bouchard won her first major tournament. Those days seem so long ago right now. A year...
Tennis Canada's Eugenie Bouchard Named World’s Most Marketable Athlete Frank Doyle October 24, 2018 Genie Bouchard has stepped her game up – off the court, anyway. She’s been named the world’s most marketable athlete. A few days ahead of the French Open, Eugenie Bouchard is trying to snap an early season slump, but that didn’t deter SportsPro from naming her the world’s most marketable athlete. This is the first...
Tennis Are the Odds Stacked Against Eugenie Bouchard in 2015? Frank Doyle October 5, 2017 Eugenie Bouchard is 21 and one of tennis’ biggest stars, but is being in the media bubble to much, too soon? Eugenie Bouchard has everything a tennis star needs to jump to the front of the line – tremendous talent, a strong work ethic, mental toughness, and an unwavering competitive streak. Oh, and she’s extremely...
Tennis Odds Have Eugenie Bouchard as a WTA Favorite for 2015 Frank Doyle November 20, 2014 Looking back on it, 2014 was a pretty great year for Canadian tennis sensation Eugenie Bouchard. However, if she has it her way, 2014 will look like just the tip of the iceberg. Bouchard was named the WTA’s Most Improved Player for 2014 on Tuesday and deservedly so. Bouchard, a native of Westmount, Quebec, was...
Tennis Eugenie Bouchard a Big Favorite at Hometown Rogers Cup Frank Doyle August 5, 2014 Eugenie Bouchard will have her hometown crown behind her when she opens up Canadian Open play Tuesday against Shelby Rogers and oddsmakers aren’t discounting that advantage. Bouchard was listed as a -515 favorite Tuesday morning, but moved all the way up to -535 by early that afternoon. The Montreal native is set to take the court...
Tennis Odds Still Weighted Against Eugenie Bouchard in Hometown Rogers Cup Frank Doyle August 1, 2014 Eugenie Bouchard may be the hottest name on the WTA tour and playing this weekend’s Rogers Cup in her hometown of Montreal in front of her Genie Army, but you’d better believe she has her work cut out for her. Bouchard heads into the tournament with a first-round bye but was still seeded seventh in...
Tennis Odds Have Eugenie Bouchard Listed as a Wimbledon Favorite Frank Doyle October 5, 2017 If Eugenie Bouchard had any doubts she finally belongs in the WTA’s elite, they had to be erased when she arrived in Wimbledon. It was just two years ago that the Canadian burst on the scene to win the junior championship at Wimbledon. Now after making the semifinals in each of this season’s Grand Slams,...