1. Maria Sharapova v Caroline Garcia (Madrid, R3) If you haven’t seen the third set of Caroline Garcia‘s victory over Karolina Pliskova then i’d definitely recommend it. Garcia defeated Pliskova, 6-2 4-6 6-1 in a high quality second round match that featured 69 winners. Garcia finished with 40 winners to 18 unforced errors, which is…
The first round match in Madrid featuring Sam Querrey and Thanasi Kokkinakis was a fun watch on Monday afternoon. Querrey prevailed in three sets, 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 after a really fine effort from Kokkinakis. Querrey was untouchable on serve for much of the match. He missed just two first serves in the first set and…
Well hello there… it’s been a long time coming but here comes the 18th installment of the head-to-head between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka. A few years ago, the Serena-Vika rivalry looked like becoming the flagship match-up on the WTA tour, but that never fully materialised as Vika endured a miserable and injury-ridden 2015 season. …
1. Caroline Wozniacki v Agnieszka Radwanska (Madrid, R3) For the 12th time, Caroline Wozniacki and Agnieszka Radwanska will meet on the WTA tour in third round action in Madrid. Excluding the WTA Championships, this will be the earliest the pair have played each other in a tournament with all of their previous matches taking place…
Elina Svitolina will be seeking her first win over Ana Ivanovic in what will be a sixth career meeting between the pair on Tuesday in Madrid. This may be Svitolina’s best opportunity though as she comes into the tournament in great spirits, having won her third WTA title in Marrakech at the weekend. Svitolina didn’t…
Third up on Stadium 3 at not before 3pm local time in Madrid, Karolina Pliskova and Caroline Garcia will meet in the second round in what is my favourite WTA match-up of the day on Tuesday. Karolina Pliskova is enjoying a superb year and kicked off her clay court season with a victory in Prague. …
I had a lovely weekend celebrating my brother’s wedding and thanks for the nice messages! Although i’m feeling quite flat now and tired (I NEED SLEEP), I am just about ready to jump into the joys of Madrid and another action-packed week of tennis. Sunday produced one of the best schedules of tennis so far…
I did say that yesterday was going to be my last post this weekend, but I wasn’t expecting the Madrid draw to be out so early on Friday. Furthermore, I wasn’t expecting it to be so freaking AWESOME! It’s the best line-up of first round matches i’ve seen at a tournament all year so here’s…
This will be my last post for a few days as i’m busy this weekend… my brother is getting married! I’m going to be playing serious catch-up with Madrid as the main draw comes out on Friday with play starting on Saturday. I hate the overlap between tournaments and that will happen with the finals…
1. Karolina Pliskova v Denisa Allertova Pliskova has come from a set down to win both her matches this week. On Wednesday, she defeated Tsvetana Pironkova in a third set tiebreak, 3-6 6-3 7-6(1). By all accounts, Pliskova has been nowhere near her best, but she’s still in the quarters. This is a great attribute…
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