After losing at the Australian Open, Wozniacki has gone down in the rankings to No. 4 in the world. It is unknown who she will hire as a new coach or if she will hire another coach at all, but she hasn’t been confident on the road to a Slam win ever since claiming that number one spot. Her father Piotr is quoted saying that his daughter just didn’t get a lot of inspiration from Sanchez and he couldn’t handle being the one in the middle of the father-daughter coaching relationship.

Hopefully because of her drop, Caroline will find a new hunger to pursue her goal of becoming a Grand Slam champion. She actually has a good chance at the upcoming Roland Garros in May. Well known for her ability to play defense, on a surface like clay it’s really important to use the maximum amount of your agility to get to every ball, so hopefully she will have a breakthrough there and a strong record coming into Paris.

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Current number one Novak Djokovic has made not only big waves on the tour this year, but also in prize money rankings.

He has earned a record $12.6 million just during this season not including endorsements. This is an all-time record for a single season, surpassing the $10.1 million record that was shared by Roger Federer for his 2007 season and Rafael Nadal’s 2010 season.

Djokovic won 10 titles this year, including 3 Grand Slams at Wimbledon, US Open and the Australian Open. This record is truly impressive for someone so young and we hope to see some great tennis from him in 2012. Will Novak reach the legendary status of Federer and Nadal if he continues to play the way he played this year?

Comment below!

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Former top 3 player, Anastasia Myskina of Russia has been reported to be pregnant with her third child. The now retired former French Open champion is pregnant with her third son but is still working as a television personality in her native Russia as well as being the coach for the Fed Cup team, with the Fed Cup Final taking place in Moscow from 5-6 November.

“Being a mother is so different; it’s not that it’s quieter or faster, it’s just different,” she said. “Being a mom is tough—you understand what’s good for you and the babies—while tennis is just a game, it’s fun because you have a different life when you step on the court but when the baby is sick you go crazy. When I lost a match it was really bad time, now I know it was a great time, so being a mom is tougher.”

Wishing her all the best with her family and career, but I doubt she would ever come back to the tour after having three kids

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Scouting: Novak is a very strong player from the baseline with equally good ground strokes on both sides. His forehand side is a bit stronger than his double handed backhand, but he tends to go for his shots a lot more on the forehand side, producing more winners but also more unforced errors.

As well as having a strong forehand he also has a strong first serve (as most of the top professionals do). Novak’s second serve is mainly just a stock standard kick serve but also likes to switch it up from time to time.

In terms of weaknesses a player really needs to step up on the day to be Novak. Making a lot of unforced errors isnt really going to give you not much of a chance playing Novak. Stepping in to his second serve and trying to push him onto the back foot early in the rallies is essential, while also mixing up your depth of shots from the baseline. From what I have seen of Djokovic over the years is that he has good hands at the net, but takes him a long time to get settled and into the right position to make a good volley.

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Scouting: Andy has a great first server in which normally provides him with a good step into the point. His second serve is not as good and tends to double fault more than other players. Andy’s key shot is of course his forehand in which he generates a lot of racquet head speed and allows him to move forward in the rallies. Andy has a very solid baseline game but for some reason his best results seem to come on either the grass or hard courts, which are the fastest surfaces. His backhand is his weaker side but it is improving on a daily basis.

Previously Andy used to have a lot of problems with fitness but in the last 2 years he has improved this dramatically, and this seems to be the stepping stone that has allowed him to really compete and beat the best players in the world. The last facet of the game that Andy really needs to improve on is his volleys and movement into the court. Sometimes he can get caught flat footed and not sure when to come in behind a ball. When playing Andy you should stay in the point and try to return serve as well as possible and then see if you can move him around the court while mixing up your depth.

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Scouting: Jelena is one of the best female tennis players in the world. Jelena has great ground strokes on both sites and likes to play straight across the baseline. Her fitness levels are also very good, so once you start a match you have to be ready for a long encounter. Jelena however doesnt really like to be stretched on either side. Her backhand slice isnt very strong and tends to land short. If you can keep her around the baseline but mix up your depths at the same time.

In terms of her serve Jelena has quite a strong first serve and the second serve likes to go fo the forehand of her opponent. Jelena doesnt really have a very strong kick serve in her bag, but neither do most female players.

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Scouting: Elena is a very offensive baseline player with solid groundstrokes on both sides, but her forehand is her main weapon. Elena has a very strong running forehand in particular and she tends to go for it a lot more, but this also means she makes a lot more unforces errors.

Elena is pretty much one of those players who comes to net only once in a match and that is to shake hands. She has great speeds and athleticism around court and her fitness levels are very high.

Elena’s main weakness is her serve. Her serve is very inconsistent at time and especially in tight situation of big matches. Once Elena starts to tire her serve drops a little shorter and with less pace. Her very obvious weakness is her second serve that is nearly always to her opponents forehand, because she cant hit a kick serve and her serves are just slice.

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Scouting: Ana Ivanovic is one of most promosing tennis players in the world, but she has only really lived up to expectation once and that was the 2008 French Open in which she was the champion. Apart from that Ana has a great serve and hands around the court. She has a very strong forehand and likes to play from the back of the court as much as possible. Her return of serve is also quite strong and she really going for the first shot.

However, she still seems to lack a fair bit of consistency in terms of days in days out. Thus, some days she can turn up on top form and the next day she doesnt even turn up. Additionally, Ana doesnt really seem comfortable when moving forward into the court and seems even more tentative when it comes to volleying.

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Scouting: What can you say about Maria Sharapova? Maria has some of the best ground strokes in the game and on a good day is pretty much unbeatable from the baseline. Both her forehand and backhands have great power and she loves to really go for her shots.

Maria’s first serve is top notch and she really likes to hit it hard, but this can also lead to not a very high first serve percentage. However, her second serve is the opposite, its quite weak and doesnt really do too much. When tired or tight Maria tends to really slow down her second serve which either ends up in double faults or falls short in the court.

Approaching is a very strong point for Maria as her ground strokes lay a good path to net. However, when at net she isnt too assured of herself. Normally, her racquet head drops which causes her to lose control and try to feel the ball over the net instead of moving forward into it.

Maria also plays a very slow game so be prepared to wait and take your time.

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Venus has a very solid all-round game. One of her key strengths is her movement around court. Venus is a very agile and fast mover around court and with a very potent forehand and backhand to match. Under pressure Venus tends to break down in two key areas, her second serve and forehand. Her backhand is very consistent and can also hurt you on short balls. Players need to look to take advantage of her second serve and move forward into the court. When playing big points from the back of the court make Venus hit as many forehands as possible and if coming to net on her forehand make sure you cover the line, because that is her favourite passing shot.

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