The stand-out match from the red group illuminates the schedule for day 3 at the WTA Finals in Singapore. The two winners from day 1, Simona Halep and Maria Sharapova, will go head-to-head for the first time in 2015 with Halep seeking her first ever win over Sharapova. In her first completed match since Wimbledon,…
Agnieszka Radwanska and Flavia Pennetta will both be looking for their first victories of the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore when they play each other in a must-win match in the red group on Tuesday. Pennetta was making her first appearance at the WTA Finals on Sunday and would have liked her chances against the…
Monday’s second singles match features the number four seed, Petra Kvitova against the number six seed, Angelique Kerber at not before 7.30pm local time. While all the matches are pivotal, this one feels especially crucial for the white group in what will be a first Kerber-Kvitova clash in 2015. After being an alternate for the…
The first singles match on Monday at not before 6pm local time will feature two players competing in their first ever WTA finals, Garbiñe Muguruza and Lucie Safarova. Muguruza’s fabulous Asian Swing propelled her into a top two seeding, while Safarova was the last player to qualify by virtue of Carla Suárez Navarro failing to…
The second of the round robin matches from day 1 of the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore will feature the number three seed, Maria Sharapova against the number five seed, Agnieszka Radwanska at not before 7.30pm local time. The pair played in Singapore last year with Sharapova winning a lengthy encounter, 7-5 6-7 (2) 6-2.…
Singles action at the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore will begin on Sunday with the number one seed, Simona Halep going up against the number seven seed, Flavia Pennetta in a match scheduled for not before 3pm local time. This should be a fascinating opener with Pennetta comprehensively defeating Halep in their last match at…
The draw for the round robin groups of the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore was announced on Friday with the first matches set to get underway on Sunday. Simona Halep heads up the white group and is joined by Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Flavia Pennetta. Garbiñe Muguruza headlines the red group and is joined…
FINALLY… One day before the draw for the 2015 WTA Finals and we HAVE A CONFIRMED LINE-UP! The last place in Singapore was snapped up by Lucie Safarova after Carla Suárez Navarro lost in straight sets to Daria Kasatkina, 6-1 6-2, in the quarter-finals of Moscow. It sounds like Carla had an absolute mare. I’m…
The Road to Singapore looks clearer now after Wednesday’s action in Moscow which saw two more places snapped up. Angelique Kerber and Flavia Pennetta have both been confirmed by the WTA as successfully qualifying for the WTA Finals. After Karolina Pliskova lost in straight sets to Anastasija Sevastova, this now means that the last place…
The Race to Singapore is still on (sobbing) after Karolina Pliskova and Carla Suárez Navarro both won on Tuesday. Pliskova saved two match points (!) against Alexandra Dulgheru, 6-4 5-7 7-6(7) to keep her slim hopes of qualifying for Singapore alive. Pliskova was a break up in the second and third sets, but then found…
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