Rain, rain, RAINNNNN. Most of the schedule did get finished on day 1 of the Rogers Cup in Montreal but it was one of those frustrating stop-start days. There is a cloud that follows @WTA this year… 🌧 — Daria Gavrilova (@Daria_gav) July 25, 2016 Gavrilova was the first winner of the day, beating Annika…
This post previews three of the first round matches from the Rogers Cup main draw in Montreal, which begins on Monday. Apologies for the muted coverage over the past few days. Two of my best friends got married this weekend and I was on photography duties… it was a wonderful day :-). I’m feeling a bit more recharged now…
The first match of the day in Stanford produced an upset as Zheng Saisai defeated the number seven seed, Alizé Cornet, 6-4 6-1. It looked set to be a long match after Zheng needed six deuces to get her first hold of serve. The opener was a gruelling affair and there were many long baseline…
Camila Giorgi snapped a four match losing streak and earnt a first ever win over Eugenie Bouchard, 7-5 6-4 in Tuesday’s opening match of the day in Washington. It was a reasonably solid display from Giorgi who kept Bouchard off-balance with her aggressive depth and pounced at the end of each set with the Canadian…
There are three tournaments next week on the WTA tour including the WTA Premier event at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. Due to the impending Olympics, the entry list is noticeably weaker than previous years. Furthermore, they have had some rough luck with withdrawals as Agnieszka Radwanska, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Daria Kasatkina have all pulled out.…
As the Olympics looms on the horizon, the US tournaments are coming thick and fast with the calendar bunching up over the next few weeks. Washington and Stanford are both a week early, thus reducing the Wimbledon blues! The draw for Washington has held up pretty well and is arguably more inviting than Stanford. Let’s take a…
Clay court tournaments in Gstaad and Bucharest concluded on Sunday with home players both winning! Simona Halep was not a surprise champ in Bucharest as the number one seed and only top 20 player competing. However, Viktorija Golubic was an unexpected winner in the inaugural tournament in Gstaad, which miraculously finished on time in glorious sunshine following…
And that’s a wrap on Wimbledon 2016… congrats to Andy Murray for winning the men’s singles and Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen for winning the mixed doubles title. Andy sobbing into his towel at the end was too much, tennis players crying always gets me! Also thrilled to see Heather and Henri win in yet…
The women’s singles tournament concluded on Saturday as Serena Williams defeated Angelique Kerber, 7-5 6-3 in a super final. Serena doubled up, winning the doubles title with Venus Williams, beating Yaroslava Shvedova and Timea Babos in another fun final, 6-3 6-4. This post highlights my favourite women’s matches from the fortnight. A Match Points summary is…
Serena Williams claimed her 7th Wimbledon title and 22nd Slam overall, matching Steffi Graf’s tally with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Angelique Kerber in Saturday’s Wimbledon final. Serena and Angie put on a real show. This was another wonderful women’s final and featured high-quality tennis from the first point to the last. In fact, all…
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