Four second round matches were on the schedule for Tuesday at the Connecticut Open in New Haven. The first match of the day was the last of the first rounders as Carla Suárez Navarro advanced to the second round by retirement while leading the qualifier, Jana Cepelova, 6-4 4-0. The Slovak player was forced to…
I was so focused on Cincy last week that I didn’t get to study the draw for this week’s tournament, the Connecticut Open in New Haven, until earlier today! As the US Open is next week, New Haven was a Sunday start with two main draw matches up on Sunday’s schedule – both were eye-catching results!…
This post brings together the highlights from the 2017 Western & Southern Open with a comprehensive media round-up from a great week in Cincinnati. This has been a really exciting (and hectic!) week for the blog as we’ve had photos from Cincy thanks to Omar Boraby. All previous Match Points tournament summaries from 2016 and 2017…
Garbiñe Muguruza won the 2017 Western & Southern Open on Sunday, defeating Simona Halep in the final, 6-1 6-0. This is a photo round-up from the final. Thanks to Omar Boraby for sharing his super photos all week! You can check out Omar’s official website HERE and his Instagram page HERE. For more of Omar’s…
Garbiñe Muguruza won her fifth title at the 2017 Western & Southern Open, beating Simona Halep, 6-1 6-0 in a one-sided final lasting just 56 minutes. Halep’s quest to be the world number one will go on, while Muguruza goes from strength-to-strength after winning her second Slam at Wimbledon. The Spaniard will be one of…
This has been a busy weekend for me as I am in Coventry celebrating my cousin’s wedding. Therefore, I haven’t been too focused on the tennis! This is a snappy Set Points to cover Saturday’s Western & Southern Open semi-finals and share more super Cincy photos from Omar Boraby. The first of the semi-finals saw…
This post features the best photos from a packed day 5 of main draw action at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati – including the likes of Garbiñe Muguruza, Caroline Wozniacki, Karolina Pliskova, Simona Halep and more. Thanks to Omar Boraby for sharing his super photos! You can check out Omar’s official website HERE…
Friday at the Western & Southern Open was a manic day with a trio of third round matches still to be played after Thursday’s deluge of rain. Still, it was the first of the quarter-finals between Garbiñe Muguruza and Svetlana Kuznetsova that was up first on Center Court at 11am local time. In a repeat of…
In a Wimbledon quarter-final rematch, Garbiñe Muguruza needed three sets to see off Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-2 5-7 7-5 in two hours and 45 minutes. The last 30 minutes of this match featured some sensational high-quality tennis from both players. In the end, it was another gutsy effort from Muguruza to tough out the win deep…
By virtue of a quarter-final win at the Western & Southern Open with her partner, Barbora Strycova, it has been confirmed that Lucie Safarova will rise to world number in the doubles rankings next Monday! I’m absolutely thrilled for Lucie to add this achievement to her career highlights. Lucie and Barbora beat Ashleigh Barty and…
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