Bank of the West Classic : Round 1- Sabine def. Lilia Osterloh 6-2 6-3

Sabine defeated the American Qualifier in straight sets to reach the second round of Bank of the West Classic tournament to set up an intriguing clash with the former World #1 Jelena Jankovic!

She seemed pretty relaxed after the match (well duh! it was quite easy , as the German's power was too much for Lilia) and "had a good cool down and massage afterwards".

You can check out the pictures from her first round match here (courtsey of cosmoose ) - [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

This is what she had to say about her next match - "Next up is Jankovic who I played in Stuttgart and lost in 3 sets. I'll get ready to get a revange!"

Thats the attitude of a Champion!

TennisServedFresh talks about Sabinelisicki.blogspot

Hey guys,

TennisServedFresh.com recently took notice of our blog and did an article about it, including a small interview about the blog! Check it here - suddenly sabine (is popular)

Heres to more success for Sabine and the blog !

Fan Art - 2

Hey guys, here is the second instalment of Sabine's Fanart. I had made this wallpaper out of one of the pictures of Sabine that I found on the might internet. Feel free to use it , but dont forget to leave a comment!

Check it out here- Sabine lisicki Wallpaper 1

Fan Art -1

Hey guys, here are a couple of Lisicki iPhone wallpapers , made for the blog by the lovely Louisa :)

Feel free to use them , and do comment to say thanks to Louisa!

You can check them out here - iPhone wallpaper-1 , iPhone wallpaper-2

Interesting article.

I found an interesting article about Sabine while I was browsing some random stuff in the sports section. Basically, the article tells us about the milestones that Sabine has reached since she started playing professional tennis. It also gives us an idea of what might be in store for her in the future asfar as tennis is concerned! It was a great read.

You can read the complete article here - Will Sabine Lisicki be Germany's new Steffi Graf?

I wonder if such articles add to the pressure that she might already be experiencing or if they help to motivate her to prove herself even more. I hope its the latter one :)

PS:- Today we will find out who Sabine's first round opponent in the Bank of the West Classic tournament is. I will update her results and schedule widget as soon as I find out, so dont forget to regularly check the blog :)

Sabine's International Coverage

As we all know, Sabine first came into the limelight after her win Against Safina in 2008 Australian Open. But her real claim to fame was the tournament win at Family Circle Cup in Charleston this year.

The international television numbers are in for the Family Circle Cup. This spring's tournament reached 241.2 million households in 15 territories — Pan-Europe, Asia-Pacific, Australia, Russia, China, India, Mexico, Spain, Japan, Brazil, Latin America (except Brazil), Korea, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand.

The latest Family Circle, which was won by Sabine , received a total of 164 hours of international broadcast exposure.

Well done !

Those practice sessions!

Sabine has been busy hitting some balls with her father (who is also her coach). Looks like we are in for a great week, tennis-wise.

Here are some pictures of her practicing in stanford (courtesy of Coosmoose) -
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Click here to see the Video of her practicing!

PS:- Also, we will know today which qualifier she faces in the first round!

Sabine in Stanford

Sabine will be playing at Bank of the West Classic tournament in Stanford, next week.

The Bank of the West Classic is the longest-running women-only professional tennis tournament in the world and is the first stop of the Olympus US Open Series. A Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Tier II event, the Bank of the West Classic is a well-established Bay Area event and features a 32-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw with total prize money of $700,000.


Sabine is unseeded in the draw and will be facing a Qualifier. She has quite a realisitc chance of making it to the Semifinals, as the major hurdles in her way are those pesky doublefaults of her and the 4th seed Jelena Jankovic (who is in a slump of sorts).

Waiting for her in the semifinals, is supposed to be the 11 time Grandslam Champion and her serving cousin, Serena Williams.

The complete draw for the tournament can be found at here

Viel Glück Sabine!

Sabine's Profile

Residence: Bradenton/USA

Birth Date: 22/09/1989

Birthplace : Troisdorf/Germany

Height: 179 cm

Coach: Dr.R. Lisicki and Bollettieri Academy

Clothes: Adidas

Rackets: Prince

Favorite surface: Hardcourt and Grass

Hobbies : All sports, reading, listening to music and playing the piano

Ambition : "To be the world number 1"

Plays: Right Handed (Double-handed Backhand)

Favourite Shot: Serve

Favourite Book: Lance Armstrong's Autobiography

Welcome!

Hello everyone,

Welcome to my blog about the German Tennis player Sabine Lisicki.

This blog will contain regular updates about the past, present and future on-court and off-court activities of Sabine. I will also try to post her pictures and links to the videos of her matches as frequently as I can.


Some fan-art will also be posted (both created by myself as well as whatever cool material I can find around the internet), so check the blog regularly if you want some quality Sabine wallpapers, banners and forum avatars.

Enjoy your stay

- Brad