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…
Goodbye Doha, Hello Dubai! The first WTA 1000 tournament of 2021 began on Sunday with first round action concluding on Monday. Two of the 16 seeds are out of Dubai at the first hurdle. Kristina Mladenovic beat the number 13 seed, Petra Martic and Barbora Krejcikova upset the number 16 seed, Maria Sakkari with the…
That’s a wrap for the 2021 Qatar Total Open. Saturday’s final between Petra Kvitova and Garbiñe Muguruza was a quick one as Petra won, 6-2 6-1 in just 66 minutes. This post ties a neat bow on Doha. Next week, the tour moves to Dubai for the first WTA 1000 event of the season. There…
Quarter-finals day at the 2021 Qatar Total Open featured four match-ups where there wasn’t really a clear favourite in any of them. In reality, three of the matches were one-sided and the only three setter had a clear frontrunner from the start. If you missed out on today’s Doha quarter-finals then hopefully this post brings…
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