There are two International clay court tournaments this week in Prague (Czech Republic) and Rabat (Morocco). After the quick, speedy indoor clay courts of Stuttgart, i’m relishing watching some outdoor clay tennis. Bring on the brutal rallies. This post wraps up Stuttgart and then moves onto Prague and Rabat with accounts of the first round…
The 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix will conclude with Sunday’s singles final between CoCo Vandeweghe and the number six seed, Karolina Pliskova in Stuttgart. Both players won their semi-final matches on Saturday with a 6-4 6-2 scoreline. It’s an unexpected final in that neither CoCo and Karolina have had great years up till now and…
After a damp squib of a Thursday, Friday in Stuttgart was a gooood day of tennis. CoCo Vandeweghe, Caroline Garcia, Anett Kontaveit and Karolina Pliskova all advanced to the semi-finals of the 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Friday’s Set Points post recaps the four quarter-finals and looks ahead to semi-finals Saturday including mini-previews and polls.…
It was a shocker of a day in Stuttgart with the last three matches all ended by retirement. Even with today’s end, i’m feeling pretty meh towards Stuttgart this year. I don’t know why, it may just be me! As always, i’m rooting for the weekend and am looking forward to watching the end of…
The first round was wrapped up on Wednesday in Stuttgart. The match of the day didn’t quite deliver in terms of a contest, but we did see one of the longest matches of the season so far. The world number one, Simona Halep concluded the day with the first of the second rounders and yet…
The seven remaining second round matches will be played on a busy day in Stuttgart on Thursday. Seeds two to four come out to play for the first time this week, as well as home favourites, Angelique Kerber and Laura Siegemund. A recap of Wednesday’s schedule will be up on the blog soon… Laura Siegemund…
Just a short, snappy Set Points for Tuesday as I was away from the tennis for most of the day. I played tennis this evening, just about managing to miss the rain. It was another all-doubles session and a mixed bag – I need some singles to find my rhythm! Read on for some…
Stuttgart is one of the favourite tournaments each year and I am excited for the week ahead! The 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix begins on Monday with one main draw match. The remainder of the first round matches will be played across three days. Qualifying will finish on Monday. This post is a sweeping preview…
The blog is back for one of my favourite events in the calendar as the stars of the WTA descend on Stuttgart where the 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix starts on Monday. I feel that i’m getting a better balance this year on the blog and I am enjoying spending more time watching tennis without…
After Saturday’s semi-finals were rained out, the 2018 edition of the Volvo Car Open had a frenetic final day with a total of eight matches on the schedule including the conclusions of both the singles and doubles tournaments. The women’s semi-finals began with home favourite and number seven seed, Madison Keys up against the number…
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