Saturday was a busy day of tennis with the conclusion of the Wuhan Open and the beginning of main draw action at the China Open in Beijing. I also played tennis myself as I had a pair of mixed doubles matches for my club this afternoon. Sadly, they didn’t go so well! My partner and…
The final of the Wuhan Open will be an all unseeded affair after Ashleigh Barty and Caroline Garcia both won their semi-finals in straight sets. It’s an unexpected final but a feel-good one for me – I really like both players and this is a huge opportunity, both contesting their biggest WTA final to date.…
A late one tonight as it was the last club night of the summer! It was the best i’ve played in weeks and the first time that I felt comfortable with my new racquet. I was really trying to put a bit more pace on my serve, which has been dreadful of late. It was…
Wednesday was a successful day for Ashleigh Barty as she advanced to the quarter-finals of the singles and doubles tournaments in Wuhan. Firstly, Barty opened proceedings on Centre Court, beating the number nine seed, Agnieszka Radwanska, 4-6 6-0 6-4. Barty lost the first set from 3-1 and break points up, rather drowning in a sea…
Tuesday was a busy day in Wuhan with 15 second round matches on the schedule. The first match of the day on Centre Court featured Agnieszka Radwanska and Julia Goerges – this was my 5:30am wake-up call! Goerges had prevailed in their most recent match in Cincy, yet it was Radwanska turned the tables for…
The main draw for the 2017 Wuhan Open began on Sunday with ten first round matches – i’m already playing catch-up for the week! The remainder of the first rounders were played on Monday along with the first of the second round matches. Before any first round winners, the main draw with all the qualifiers…
Hello all! I’ve been on holiday for the past week in Venice and Zermatt, taking some time away from work and blogging. I didn’t take my laptop and it was nice to take in plenty of fresh air and not be staring at a computer screen! I enjoyed visiting Venice for the first time although it…
The 2017 US Open is in the books and it has been another memorable Slam after Sloane Stephens continued her extraordinary comeback from foot surgery to win her first Slam title. This post brings together the highlights from the tournament including a recap of the final and links to memorable matches, points, media and plenty more. All…
The 2017 US Open semi-finals were played on Thursday night in New York and it was a historic evening with four American women competing for a place in Saturday’s final. The semi-finals began at 7pm local time with a first match-up since 2015 between Sloane Stephens and Venus Williams, followed by a third meeting this…
Reaching her second Slam semi-final of 2017 and with a second win of the year over a world number one, CoCo Vandeweghe beat Karolina Pliskova, 7-6(4) 6-3 in the first of the quarter-finals on Wednesday at the US Open. Vandeweghe saved a set point to win the opener in the tiebreak. One of the key…
