Simona Halep will be seeking out her first win over Venus Williams when the pair play in the most visually engaging of the third round matches from Rome. After a surprising early loss in Madrid to Alize Cornet, Halep got her clay court season back on track with a comfortable 6-3 6-0 second round victory…
It’s always painful having to twiddle my thumbs during my lunch hour whilst a great tennis match is going on. That was the case today when Daria Gavrilova and Ana Ivanovic played each other first up on Pietrangeli today. Tennis twitter at least cushioned the blow and made me feel like I was watching…
13 second round matches will be played on Wednesday in Rome with the winners joining Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Timea Bacsinszky in the third round. In first round action, Lucie Safarova looked to be heading out against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. However, she won the last five games and served out the match to love,…
The highlight from the schedule of women’s second round matches on Wednesday in Rome will see a third match this year between Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka. Wozniacki drew the short straw in Melbourne and once again, has drawn Azarenka in the second round. In Melbourne, Azarenka produced a dynamic performance to take out the…
Three second round WTA matches will be played in Rome on Tuesday. Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams will open their campaigns at the 2015 Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Centrale, but it’s the third of the second round matches that i’m most intrigued about and features Sabine Lisicki and Timea Bacsinszky. I had both Sabine and…
As 6-2 6-2 scorelines go, this was a pretty lively first round match. Venus Williams produced an impressive display to defeat the 19-year-old, Katerina Siniakova in 76 minutes. I’ve read a lot about Siniakova and watcheds snippets of her matches. This was perhaps her most high profile match on a streamed court… It’s safe to…
1. Karolina Pliskova v Timea Bacsinszky (Rome, R1) This match-up would have barely made an impact last year but Karolina Pliskova and Timea Bacsinszky have been on an absolute tear through 2015. To demonstrate how much Pliskova and Bacsinszky have improved over the last year, the pair’s only previous meeting was in August last year…
1. Angelique Kerber v Alize Cornet (Rome, R1) The last time Angelique Kerber and Alize Cornet met on the WTA tour, fun was had by all. Kerber saved match points to beat Cornet in a quality contest in Eastbourne. It also delivered on the drama front thanks to Alize. The Frenchwoman hadn’t beaten a top…
1. Flavia Pennetta v Elina Svitolina (Rome, R1) In a menacing section of the draw, Flavia Pennetta takes on Elina Svitolina with the winner set to play Venus Williams or Garbine Muguruza in the second round. Both players suffered early exits in Madrid; Pennetta lost in the first round to Andrea Petkovic in straight sets,…
After last weekend’s festivities, Moo’s Tennis Blog is back with a full tournament preview and accompanying first round previews (tomorrow) for the 2015 Internazionali BNL D’Italia in Rome. The tennis in Madrid has been superb this week, but the tournament bugs me big time with their scheduling and general lack of respect for the WTA. …
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