The number 18 seed, Elina Svitolina faces one of the long list of impressive qualifiers, Sorana Cirstea in the first round of the 2016 French Open. It’s been a while since I can remember such a strong list of qualifiers on the women’s side with quite a few players having experienced excellent clay court seasons… One of…
The pick of the first round women’s matches doesn’t feature a seed… Eugenie Bouchard will take on the in-form, Laura Siegemund for a place in the second round of the 2016 French Open. Siegemund is having quite the year… the 28-year-old German has spent much of her tennis life on the ITF tour but after…
One of my favourite things to do is to sit down with a Slam draw and make my picks… that’s been the excitement of my Friday evening! For a mostly fact-based post with detailed profiles of the top 16 seeds at Roland Garros, click HERE. Read on for my thoughts about the women’s draw and how it may (or…
The second Major of 2016 will begin on Sunday with all eyes on Roland Garros for the next two weeks. The draw was released on Friday morning in Paris and it’s looking a little top heavy! Just to let you all know i’m going on holiday midway during the first week so I will likely disappear. I’ll…
And that’s it for Rome! The Internazionali BNL d’Italia concluded on Sunday as Serena Williams won her first title of 2016. I can’t believe that the French Open starts this time next week. Just to let you all know that my coverage for the French Open will be muted this year. I’m actually going on holiday in…
The 2016 Internazionali BNL d’Italia final will be an-all American affair between the world number one, Serena Williams and the unseeded, Madison Keys. Before the tournament got underway, I don’t think there were many people, if anyone, predicting Keys to make the final. The 21-year-old has consistently played down her chances on clay. The French Open…
The semi-finals for the Internazionali BNL d’Italia are set and two of the top three seeds are present! There was one absolute gem in the line-up of quarter-finals with Muguruza-Bacsinszky producing some high quality tennis. For a full preview of the first of the Rome semi-finals between Muguruza and Keys, click HERE. Read on for…
It’s been said a few times this week but once again, HELMETS AT THE READY! The first of the semi-finals at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia will be contested between the number three seed, Garbiñe Muguruza and Madison Keys at 12pm local time in Rome. Into her first semi-final of 2016, things finally seem to be…
Here’s a quick Set Points post to wrap up Thursday’s third round action at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. Thursday night is when i’m actually on the tennis court as it’s my tennis club night… so for reference, i’ll always be a little bit quieter on Thursday! I played horribly tonight but it’s so much fun to play…
Third round action will take place on Thursday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. There wasn’t one match that really stood out but they all interest me so I thought i’d go all out and do a sweep of mini-previews for all eight third round matches… this includes Kuznetsova v Gavrilova, Suárez Navarro v…
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