Second round action at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open kicks off on Wednesday with the number two seed, Venus Williams going up against the world number 48, Alizé Cornet for the seventh time on the WTA tour. Venus overcome a sluggish start to defeat Risa Ozaki in the first round, winning eight of the last…
Another week on the WTA tour is underway and it’s a pretty busy one – there are three International tournaments with seven of the world’s top ten in action as the Race to Singapore reaches its crescendo. The main focus for the week ahead will be in Linz (since it is in my timezone!) but i’ll…
Agnieszka Radwanska didn’t drop a set all week as she won her second China Open title with a 6-4 6-2 victory in the final against Johanna Konta. It was a great tournament for Aga who had endured some disappointing losses in her last two tournaments but heads to Tianjin and following that, Singapore, with a…
Sunday’s final at the China Open in Beijing will be contested between the number three seed, Agnieszka Radwanska and the number 11 seed, Johanna Konta. The Brit will be on the rise in the rankings next week by virtue of her brilliant week in Beijing. Konta will crack the world’s top ten on Monday after…
A rematch of the New Haven final will be the second of the semi-finals at the China Open in Beijing with the number three seed, Agnieszka Radwanska taking on the number 16 seed, Elina Svitolina. Radwanska produced an efficient display to beat Yaroslava Shvedova, 6-1 6-2 in the last of the quarter-finals on Friday. It…
The first of the semi-finals at the China Open in Beijing has huge ramifications for not only the Race to Singapore but also the rankings as Madison Keys and Johanna Konta go head-to-head for the first time since 2010. Keys booked her place in the semi-finals of a Premier Mandatory tournament for the first time…
Elina Svitolina sealed a second straight sets win over a world number one this year with a 6-3 7-5 triumph over Angelique Kerber… of all the players to achieve this feat, Svitolina is not someone i’d expect to do this! Credit though to Elina who served both sets out at the first time of asking, saving…
For the third time this year, Madison Keys and Petra Kvitova will meet on the WTA tour in 2016 in a pivotal clash for the qualification race for the WTA Finals in Singapore. The pair will meet in the first of the quarter-finals on Friday at the China Open in Beijing. Kvitova maintained her superb run…
After a soggy Tuesday at the China Open, Wednesday saw the conclusion of second round matches. First up on the Lotus Court and Moon Court respectively were Karolina Pliskova and Johanna Konta who won their matches in contrasting fashion. Pliskova was forced to save a match point in a thrilling, 3-6 7-5 7-6(7) win over…
Johanna Konta will be aiming for not only a first ever win over Karolina Pliskova, but also to keep her hopes of qualifying for the WTA Finals in Singapore alive when the pair play each other on Thursday at the China Open in Beijing. Konta came from a break down in the first set to record…
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