The first day of main draw action got underway in Toronto but soon came to a halt with the heavens opening. The only completed match of the day was on Centre Court where Flavia Pennetta defeated Gabriela Dabrowski in straight sets, 6-4 6-1. Pennetta will play Serena Williams in the second round, which is set…
1. Jelena Jankovic v Caroline Garcia (Toronto, R1) The 2015 season has gone a little sour for Caroline Garcia. The 21-year-old made a promising start to the year; she took out a seed at the Australian Open, reached two finals in Acapulco and Monterrey, and beat Ana Ivanovic three times. Since pushing Maria Sharapova all…
The slate of first round matches in Toronto is very impressive so here comes some previews and polls. From now on, if you want to see my full selection of predictions I will be updating the prediction page for each tournament (click HERE) with daily predictions. 1. Venus Williams v Sabine Lisicki (Toronto, R1) Venus…
The Rogers Cup in Canada is always an exciting tournament as it’s the first big event since Wimbledon where many of the top players are in action for the first time since the grass court season. Serena Williams headlines the draw which is missing Maria Sharapova who pulled out just before the draw ceremony with…
It’s a busy weekend of tennis… as qualifying is well underway in Toronto, we still have two finals to look forward to in Stanford and Washington. Unfortunately both finals are at the same time tonight (*sarcastic clapping*). In Stanford, Angelique Kerber and Karolina Pliskova will play each other for the third time this year. It’s…
Of the four quarter-finals at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, the one on paper that stood out like a shining beacon was the only one featuring two seeds, Agnieszka Radwanska and Angelique Kerber. I knew it would be the night match on Friday but it didn’t stop me selfishly wishing the schedulers…
Sloane Stephens will be bidding to reach her first ever WTA final on Saturday when she takes on Sam Stosur in the semi-finals of the Citi Open in Washington. Stephens has been on a real rollercoaster ride these past few years but she finally seems to be performing well on a consistent basis. In a…
Agnieszka Radwanska and Angelique Kerber will meet in Stanford on Friday for a place in the semi-finals of the 2015 Bank of the West Classic. Radwanska teetered for a time in her second round match but recovered from a set and break down to beat Misaki Doi, 1-6 6-2 6-0. Prior to the match there…
1. Sloane Stephens v Louisa Chirico (Washington, QF) The surprise package this week in DC has been Louisa Chirico who set up an all-American quarter-final against Sloane Stephens in DC. Chirico followed up her first round win over Heather Watson with a super victory over Alizé Cornet, 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) in a match that lasted…
Second round action at the Bank of the West Classic will conclude on Thursday with the top two seeds, Caroline Wozniacki and Agnieszka Radwanska, in action. In other news, it was announced today that Stanford is the first tournament where players and coaches are able to access real-time performance data during live match play. In…
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