After a couple of quiet days at the Miami Open… Magic Monday was EVENTFUL! All eight of the women’s fourth round matches were played on Monday, producing upsets, drama and some high-quality tennis. For a preview of the first quarter-final on Tuesday between Simona Halep and Timea Bacsinszky, click HERE. Read on for Set Points,…
An intriguing quarter-final between two players who have been on the rebound in March, Simona Halep and Timea Bacsinszky, will play at not before 1pm local time in Miami. Bacsinszky produced the best win of her career on Monday, coming from a set down to defeat the world number two, Agnieszka Radwanska, 2-6 6-4 6-2 in two…
All in for this one… in their first ever match on the WTA tour, Garbiñe Muguruza and Victoria Azarenka will meet in the fourth round of the Miami Open, third up on Grandstand, in what promises to be a captivating match-up. Azarenka has lost just one match this year, compiling an 18-1 W-L record with…
Third round action wrapped up for the women at the Miami Open on Sunday with a huge first-time match-up set for Magic Monday where all eight fourth round matches are on the schedule. Only three of the top 16 seeds have made the fourth round from the bottom half but interestingly, all top five seeds are…
A fascinating match-up between Agnieszka Radwanska and Timea Bacsinszky is all set for Miami’s Magic Monday line-up of fourth round matches. Compare Bacsinszky’s current form in Miami to how she played in Australia and the difference is quite remarkable. The 26-year-old Swiss player struggled through the Australian swing, clearly still hampered by a knee injury that…
For the second straight year, Serena Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova will meet in the fourth round of the Miami Open on Sunday. The number 15 seed, Kuznetsova edged out Caroline Garcia in third round action on Saturday, 4-6 6-2 7-6(6). Garcia had begun in glorious form, winning 94% of first serve points in the first set…
Day 6 of the Miami Open completed the last 16 match-ups for the top half of the women’s draw… and they are all decent! Saturday saw three come-from-behind victories including two more third set tiebreaks, of which there have been plenty in Miami. For Sunday’s order of play, two previews are up on Moo’s Tennis…
Nicole Gibbs will be seeking to replicate her performance in Indian Wells by reaching the last 16 of the Miami Open when she takes on the number four seed, Garbiñe Muguruza on Sunday. Gibbs is having a wonderful year; already at a career high ranking of 74, the 23-year-old American will improve on that again in the post-Miami rankings…
In a section of that draw that has lost both seeds, Timea Babos and Naomi Osaka will be battling for a spot in the last 16 of the Miami Open. This match-up is strangely compelling to me so i’m going all out with a preview! 😀 Babos enjoyed a big win on Friday, taking out…
Day 5 in Miami saw a string of upsets in the bottom half of the women’s draw with eight seeds going out. However, there was a role reversal from Indian Wells with the two highest seeds, Angelique Kerber and Garbiñe Muguruza, both advancing having lost their openers in the desert. The top half of the women’s draw…
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