Category Archives: Alicia Molik

Ana Ivanovic Performs In Hopman Cup

Posted on January 5, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

Ana Ivanovic has put on a great show of form in Perth defeating Australian Alicia Molik 6-4, 6-0 to give Serbia a 1-0 lead before Novak Djokovic defeated Lleyton Hewitt. The Serbian pair also defeated the Australians in the mixed doubles for a clean sweep if the matches.

Ivanovic has struggled to recapture the form that took her to the world number one position and won her the Roland Garros title in 2008, however, she’s showing more promise and consistency with her game now – even if she still struggles to produce a decent ball toss. Read more »

Posted in Alicia Molik, Ana Ivanovic, Hopman Cup, Injury, Lleyton Hewitt, Novak Djokovic

Hewitt And Molik Defeat Belgium

Posted on January 2, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

After Alicia Molik’s 6-4, 6-4 loss to Justine Henin and Hewitt defeated Bemelmans 6-4, 6-3 yesterday at the Hopman Cup, Australia and Belgium were tied one all.

A dramatic doubles tie followed the singles in which the Australia’s squeezed out a 1-6, 6-3, 10-8 victory.

 

Posted in Alicia Molik, Hopman Cup, Justine Henin, Lleyton Hewitt

Hopman Cup Flashback: The Federer’s Before They Were The Federer’s

Posted on January 2, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

Here’s a flashback to the 2002 Hopman Cup where Lleyton Hewitt and Alicia Molik took on Mirka Vavrinec and Roger Federer.

Mirka and Federer originally met and fell in love at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. You can see at the change of ends how gentle Federer is with Mirka. Read more »

Posted in Alicia Molik, Hopman Cup, Lleyton Hewitt, Mirka Vavrinec, Olympics, Roger Federer

Ivanovic And Djokovic Attend Hopman Cup Ball

Posted on January 1, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

Last night players who are participating in Perth’s annual Hopman Cup attended the ‘Peace, Love and Tennis’ ball. Amongst the players arriving, who play for their country, was Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic who were reuniting to play for Serbia.

Lleyton Hewitt who has recently returned to play after suffering from a broken hand also attended the party along with Nicolas Mahut, John Isner and Justine Henin. Read more »

Posted in Alicia Molik, Ana Ivanovic, Francesca Schiavone, Hopman Cup, John Isner, Justine Henin, Lleyton Hewitt, Media, Nicolas Mahut, Novak Djokovic

Player Profile: Sam Stosur

Posted on September 12, 2010 by admin| Leave a comment

Sam Stosur

Full Name: Samantha Jane Stosur

DOB: 30.03.84

Height: 175cm

Weight: 65kg

Turned Pro: 1999

Highest Rank: 4 (February 21 2011)

Current Rank: 5

Plays: Right handed, double handed backhand

Career Prize Money: $10, 379, 252 USD

Website: www.samstosur.com Read more »

Posted in Alicia Molik, Australian Open, Elena Dementieva, Francesca Schiavone, Gisela Dulko, Illness, Player Profiles, Roland Garros, Sam Stosur, Serena Williams, US Open, Wimbledon

What Happened Today?

Posted on January 20, 2010 by admin| Leave a comment

- Rafael Nadal appears to have changed his strings to promote increase spin. You have to wonder why he needs any more spin when he already gets between 1800-4900 revolutions per minute off his forehand. Federer only gets about 2700 revolutions per minute. When you’ve had issues with injury and confidence why would you change something so important when you have a title to defend? Maybe that explains the few extra stray shots. Read more »

Posted in Alicia Molik, Andy Roddick, Feliciano Lopez, Jarmila Groth, Jelena Dokic, Maria Kirilenko, Rafael Nadal, What happened today?

Kim Clijsters Ahead Of the Rest Leading Into the Australian Open

Posted on January 17, 2010 by admin| Leave a comment

Looking at the women’s singles draw for this years AO is like looking at an array of bad ball tosses, psychological problems and comeback queens. Obviously the comeback players are most notably Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin. Others coming back who are less likely to succeed are Alicia Molik, Casey Dellacqua, and to a certain extent Maria Sharapova and her new service motion. Read more »

Posted in Alicia Molik, Casey Dellacqua, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams