Following Petra Kvitova's stunning victory at Wimbledon, the WTA enters the hard-court season with no clear favorite. No. 1 in the world Caroline Wozniacki has yet to break through at a major, Kvitova will be playing the next few tournaments with a target on her back, and the Williams Sisters are unlikely to play in more than one or two hard-court tournaments leading up to the US Open. Even with no clear favorite, the show must go on and the next few months are sure to be filled with a lot of drama. As for one player on the WTA tour to watch on hard courts, it has to be Maria Sharapova. The 2011 Wimbledon finalist has a game that it is very well-suited on hard-courts, and Flushing Meadows always seems to bring out the best in her. I expect Sharapova and Wozniacki to be in the mix in many of the US Open Series events, which span the months of July and August.
As for the 2011 Wimbledon Champion, Petra Kvitova enters the hard-court season with all the confidence in the world, which can not be an inviting sight for the rest of the WTA. The Czech's game translates very well to the hard courts because of the pace she can put on the ball. I would not be surprised to see Kvitova contend at almost every tournament she enters for the rest of the summer. I would also consider her to be one of the early favorites for the 2011 US Open. Even with the assured parody in the WTA, this summer is sure to be filled with great tennis.
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