Hey Martina fans, remember me? :-)
It goes without saying, I'm extremely embarassed, not to mention sorry, for having gone MIA over the last month. Hopefully, most of you were checking in on the message boards which is always up-to-speed on Martina's latest tournaments and results. My apologies again to everyone for the inconvenience caused...
What a summer Martina has had. It sure looks like she has amazingly managed to turn the year around with some strong performances on the hardcourts over the past month. Following up on their Wimbledon semifinal appearance in July, Martina & Anna-Lena returned together in Carlsbad for the Acura Classic. They suffered a shock first round defeat but two weeks later in Toronto, Martina & Anna-Lena managed to go all the way - defeating quality opposition such as Black & Stubbs, Hantuchova & Sugiyama & Martinez & Ruano Pascual on their way to the title. It was Martina's 175th doubles crown of her career!
At the recently concluded U.S. Open, Martina gave it her all, making the quarterfinals of the mixed with Leander - where they fell victim to the cruel super tie-break, missing on two match points - and the semifinals of the doubles with Anna-Lena. On their way to the semis, Martina & Anna-Lena defeated the Olympic champions Li & Sun and the Australian Open champions Kuznetsova & Molik. Reports indicate that Martina is not done for the year and will probably head to Europe as the indoor season swings around.
Before that, she has a World TeamTennis finals to attend to. Martina's team, the Boston Lobsters, will take on the New York Sportimes in Sacramento, California this coming Friday, September 16 in the first semifinal.
It goes without saying, I'm extremely embarassed, not to mention sorry, for having gone MIA over the last month. Hopefully, most of you were checking in on the message boards which is always up-to-speed on Martina's latest tournaments and results. My apologies again to everyone for the inconvenience caused...
What a summer Martina has had. It sure looks like she has amazingly managed to turn the year around with some strong performances on the hardcourts over the past month. Following up on their Wimbledon semifinal appearance in July, Martina & Anna-Lena returned together in Carlsbad for the Acura Classic. They suffered a shock first round defeat but two weeks later in Toronto, Martina & Anna-Lena managed to go all the way - defeating quality opposition such as Black & Stubbs, Hantuchova & Sugiyama & Martinez & Ruano Pascual on their way to the title. It was Martina's 175th doubles crown of her career!
At the recently concluded U.S. Open, Martina gave it her all, making the quarterfinals of the mixed with Leander - where they fell victim to the cruel super tie-break, missing on two match points - and the semifinals of the doubles with Anna-Lena. On their way to the semis, Martina & Anna-Lena defeated the Olympic champions Li & Sun and the Australian Open champions Kuznetsova & Molik. Reports indicate that Martina is not done for the year and will probably head to Europe as the indoor season swings around.
Before that, she has a World TeamTennis finals to attend to. Martina's team, the Boston Lobsters, will take on the New York Sportimes in Sacramento, California this coming Friday, September 16 in the first semifinal.
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