The third round is in the books at the 2021 Miami Open. Six of the seven matches on Sunday went the distance. There were some bizarre matches, some great matches. It was a day! I think the heat and humidity might have played a part during the day session. Sunday’s diary covers the third Pliskova-Pegula…
Day 5 at the Miami Open featured a star-studded line-up of WTA matches. There were a couple of upsets and a noteworthy withdrawal, but the four top 10 seeds in action all advanced to the last 16. Magic Monday Miami style is shaping up to be a belter! Read on for Saturday’s diary from Miami.…
The second round is officially in the books at the 2021 Miami Open. It was a quiet day session as all the matches that I watched were decided in straight sets. Most of the excitement on day 4 happened at night as the last four matches on the schedule were all decided in three sets…
The seeds came out to play on Thursday as the second round matches from the top half of the draw took centre stage. It was much needed after a pretty subdued start to the tournament. Not a fan of the Miami draw format with the seeds all receiving byes in the first round and qualifying…
The tennis is in Miami for the next two weeks with a WTA 1000 event that boasts nine of the world’s top 10. Miami sets off a series of tournaments that we haven’t seen for two years. I’m especially looking forward to Charleston, Stuttgart, clay in May and then the grass court season. Omg I…
That’s a wrap for the 2021 Dubai Duty Free Championships. In Saturday’s final, Garbiñe Muguruza beat Barbora Krejcikova, 7-6(6) 6-3 to win her first title in nearly two year since Monterrey 2019. Of the nine singles finals on the WTA tour in 2021, eight of them have been decided in straight sets. Read on for…
And then there were two… the final of the 2021 Dubai Duty Free Championships will be contested between Garbiñe Muguruza and Barbora Krejcikova. While both semi-finals were decided in straight sets, Muguruza and Krejcikova had to work hard to book their place in Saturday’s final. Read on for Friday’s diary from Dubai. Day 6️⃣ Highlights…
The semi-finals are set at the 2021 Dubai Duty Free Championships. On quarter-finals day, the top half produced a pair of straight setters and the bottom half produced a pair of three setters. The Muguruza-Sabalenka match-up has delivered two of the best matches from the Middle East swing. Read on for Thursday’s Dubai diary with…
Wednesday’s third round matches in Dubai were mostly routine with just the one three set match. There were a series of stand-out, statement performances which are covered in Wednesday’s Dubai diary. The draw has become rather lopsided with the top half having lost all of its seeds, while the bottom half boasts the three remaining…
Day 3 at the 2021 Dubai Duty Free Championships was the busiest tennis day for a while with 16 second round matches on the schedule. There were upsets, a retirement and even some drama! Read on for my Dubai diary from Tuesday. The tennis just keeps on trucking along with all eight third round matches…
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