Venus Williams has one more proof that she's physically fit and ready to climb rankings again. It didn't take her long to defeat Aravane Rezai of France 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Bausch and Lomb Championships in Florida. Williams used her powerful serve to ensure her place in the second round where her opponent will be fourth seed Patty Schnyder. So far, Williams has eight consecutive wins over Schnyder.
Tennis admirers, I simply have to share my amazement with Ana Ivanovic's website with you. I have never seen a website of a tennis player that is more beautiful, more professional and more informative than this one. It is regularly updated, and it has all sorts of things - latest news and photos (plenty of beautiful photos), Ana's diary (both video and written), you can ask Ana questions, you can read interviews she gave for various magazines, you can watch Ana's live matches - it has everything you can think of. But no, that's not the end - they are always introducing some new things - the latest one is a podcast! Wow! However, what I like most about the site is that it is magnificently organized, it can't get any better than that. Keep up the good work!
Nadia Petrova is one step closer to defending her title at the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida. After having a bye in round one, she reaches the third round by beating Estonia's Kaia Kanepi in straight sets 6-4, 6-0. Her next opponent will be Zheng Jie of China.
(source: BBC Sport)
Venus Williams says that she feels good and that she is satisfied with her performance in Memphis and Miami. We will see her at the Bausch & Lomb Champinship today when her opponent in the first round will be Aravane Rezai of France. Let me just remind you that Williams won this tournament in 2002 when she was world's No. 2 female tennis player. At present she is No. 32, but here's what she has to say about her future plans:
"I'm very eager to get my ranking up but realize I have to wait and quite possibly have to play more tournaments, or I have to stay in there and win the big tournaments like (sister) Serena.
"I just have to be patient … but I want it tomorrow," she said.
(source: Yahoo!Sports)
I have already mentioned that Justine Henin won't play until April 30 (Warsaw - J&S Cup) due to her breathing problems. Amelie Mauresmo is still recovering from her appendectomy. And, Maria Sharapova, who was supposed to make her debut this year at the Fed Cup, announced that she will miss both the Fed Cup and the Family Circle Cup because of her shoulder injury and problems with the left hamstring. We'll see her on court again after 5-6 weeks.
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