Melissa Pine

Columnist for The New Paper

She is a former NCAA player. She is also the vice-president of WTA Asia-Pacific and also the tournament director of the WTA Finals.

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SERENA WILLIAMS' (ABOVE) SERVE AT WIMBLEDON
Aces: 74
Fastest serve: 199kph
Unreturned first serves: 54%
First serves won: 83%

Expect more Major titles from Serena

Jul 22, 2016

ICONIC: Asian players will be inspired by players like Li Na (above).

Melissa Pine: Hard work, mental strength needed to mould champ

Jun 24, 2016

Expect women's singles fireworks at Wimbledon

Jun 10, 2016

STRONG CONTENDER: Garbine Muguruza (above) has been tipped to become a Grand Slam winner.

Mental strength key for players breaking through, says Melissa Pine

May 27, 2016

Serena’s will, coupled with her punishing serve and ground strokes, already makes her arguably the best player of all time and the leading candidate to lift her fourth french Open trophy. - Melissa Pine, on Serena Williams (above)

Serena's the woman to beat in French Open, says Pine

May 13, 2016

STRONG START: Victoria Azarenka (right) is back at the top of her game with a third WTA title in the bag.

No one is bigger than the game, says Melissa Pine

Apr 22, 2016

AZARENKA

Top tennis players hoping to qualify for Singapore

Sep 25, 2015

SERENA SHINES: Serena Williams attending Nike's "NYC Street Tennis" event on Monday, a week before the  US Open.

Serena in line for calendar-year Grand Slam

Aug 28, 2015

FANFARE: Maria Sharapova obliging autograph hunters at last year's WTA FInals at the Sports Hub.

More treats at this year's WTA Finals

Jul 31, 2015

RISING STARS: Svitolina (above), Van Uytvanck, and Muguruza.

Rising stars to the fore at Roland Garros

Jun 05, 2015

TOP OF HER GAME: Sania Mirza (above) is the first Indian woman to be crowned the world's top-ranked doubles player.

Mirza can inspire Asia, including Singapore

Apr 24, 2015

WAY TO GO: At the age of 33, Serena Williams is still the woman to beat at major tournaments, as seen from her recent win at the Miami Open where she posed with the WTA Finals' Road to Singapore sign post.

Women's tennis has never been this good

Apr 10, 2015