Second round action commenced at the Miami Open on Thursday with Stadium court opening up with the number two seed, Karolina Pliskova. In less than an hour, the Czech player defeated Madison Brengle, 6-1 6-3. I was stuck at work for the first set of matches but I was naturally thrilled to see Lucie Safarova reach…
Day 2 of the Miami Open main draw was a packed line-up with a total of 20 matches on the schedule. This Set Points is everything that happened up until I went to bed! Starting the day was another three set tussle between Jelena Jankovic and Yaroslava Shvedova. Four of the pair’s five previous matches…
Looking forward to this one… Simona Halep faces a tricky opener as she will play Naomi Osaka in the second round of the Miami Open on Friday. Osaka hadn’t lost her first match at any tournament in 2017 heading into Miami and she kept that trend going with a first round win over Kristina Kucova, 6-2 6-3…
The first days of the Miami Open provide a great atmosphere to watch the stars of the WTA relax and practice before the chaos ensues later in the week. That said, Day 2 of the Miami Open offered a chance to see the completion of the qualifying competition and beginning of the first round for…
New week, new tournament… welcome to the 2017 Miami Open! Main draw action got underway on Tuesday (and is still ongoing as I write this but I wanted to get a post about before I sleep) with Duan Ying-Ying the first winner of the tournament, defeating Laura Siegemund, 7-6(6) 6-3. Starting as we mean to go…
Day 1 at the Miami Open presents a great opportunity to see players up close on the tournament’s outer courts. This year’s qualifying draw is a good mix of veterans, tour regulars, and newcomers. The first match on Court 3 was an all Belgian affair between the top seeded qualifier Elise Mertens and Alison Van…
The manic March of tennis moves to Miami for the next two weeks with the second Premier Mandatory tournament of the year. Serena Williams will be missing again but nine of the world’s top ten are in attendance. Once again, this is just a sweeping preview looking at the key takeaways of the draw with…
The 2017 BNP Paribas Open concluded on Sunday with an all-Russian singles final. This post brings together the highlights from Indian Wells with best bits from the tournament including a recap of the final and links to memorable matches, shots and plenty more. If you fancy a trip down memory lane, you can check out my previous Match…
The final match of the 2017 BNP Paribas Open will be an all-Russian affair as the number eight seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova will play the number 14 seed, Elena Vesnina. Kuznetsova is back in the final of Indian Wells for the first time since 2008, while Vesnina has broken new ground and will compete in the biggest…
With a first ever win over Caroline Wozniacki, Kristina Mladenovic came from a set down to book her place in the semi-finals of Indian Wells for the first time with a 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 victory on another baking day in the desert. Wozniacki had played an excellent opening set, winning the majority of big points…
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