http://www.bettingexpress.com/ BettingExpress - Pro and College sport headlines and stories on the NFL, NBA, NCAA, NHL, MLB, football, baseball, basketball, World Series, Super Bowl. en-us jackblack@bettingexpress.com http://www.bettingexpress.com/ Players making their first deposit with BettingExpress.com will automatically receive a Tournament Ticket to the $500 Welcome Freeroll. http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/932355.html Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has been selected as the WTA's Player of the Year. Kvitova had a banner 2011 season that included a triumph at the All England Club for her first career Grand Slam title and a win at the season-ending WTA Championships. She improved her ranking from No. 34 to No. 2 and won six tournaments to match world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki for the most in 2011. "This season has been simply a dream," Kvitova sai http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/930724.html Is it me or is the WTA lacking the one thing it needs to be a major player on the world's sports stage? Drama. Drama comes with the best playing the best. Drama comes with rivalries. Drama comes with nail-biting finishes. None of which that we saw really on the WTA this year. The 2011 campaign finally came to a close this past weekend, with a small- star-power Fed Cup final in Moscow and a no-big-shot tournament in Bali, which seemed like an http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/930449.html A doubles victory by Lucie Hradecka and Kveta Peschke on Sunday handed the Czech Republic the Fed Cup title, ending a thrilling final against Russia. The sides were tied, 1-1, heading into the decisive set of matches Sunday. Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova edged Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first reverse singles rubber to give the Czechs the edge, but Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was called upon by Russia to face Lucie Safarov http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/930414.html Ana Ivanovic defended her Tournament of Champions title in dominating fashion and celebratory style Sunday, beating Anabel Medina Garrigues in straight sets on her birthday. Ivanovic turned 24 years old Sunday and needed just 62 minutes to earn a 6-3, 6-0 victory against Medina Garrigues. Ivanovic won 80 percent of her service points -- including 12-of-14 on second serve -- and didn't face a break point. Medina Garrigues had advanced http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/930162.html After Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova gave the Czech Republic an early lead in the Fed Cup final Saturday, Svetlana Kuznetsova recorded a blowout victory to pull Russia even in the best-of-five showdown. Kvitova, who also won the season-ending WTA Championships title last week in Istanbul and rose to No. 2 in the world, opened Saturday's singles rubbers with a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Maria Kirilenko at Olympic Stadium. Kuznetsova then followed wi http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/930160.html Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic will get a chance to defend her Tournament of Champions title after advancing to the final with a victory Saturday. Standing in her way will be unseeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues, who advanced because of a retirement for the second straight round. Ivanovic won eight of the first nine games against Russian Nadia Petrova to take a commanding lead. While Petrova rallied, Ivanovic managed to hold on f http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/929992.html Top-seeded Marion Bartoli retired from her opening match on Friday, while third-seeded German slugger Sabine Lisicki managed to reach the semifinals at the season-ending $600,000 Tournament of Champions. Unseeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues was leading the former Wimbledon runner-up Bartoli 4-6, 7-6 (9-7), 1-0 when the Frenchwoman retired due to a right ankle injury suffered on the hardcourts at Bali's International Con