Venus Williams produced a gutsy performance to save a match point in beating Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, 7-5 3-6 7-6(3) in two hours and 54 minutes. The match finished close to 1.30am local time in Doha and considering the conditions, it was a pretty good match. There was a minor altercation at the net after BZS was…
First round action in Doha concluded on Tuesday with Alexandra Dulgheru’s victory over Alize Cornet in three sets, 6-4 3-6 6-1. Two of the Dubai semi-finalists had contrasting fortunes on Tuesday. Garbine Muguruza was forced to retire from her first round match against Carla Suarez Navarro due to a viral illness. She had served for…
In the only second round match to be played in Doha on Tuesday, Venus Williams will take on Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in the last match of the day at not before 8pm local time (5pm UK time). Venus also played the first second round match in Dubai last week when she played Belinda Bencic on…
Lucie Safarova advanced to the second round of Doha with a straight sets win over Sam Stosur, 7-6(3) 6-4 in one hour and 44 minutes in the last match on Monday. After losing to Sam in a tight three setter in Sydney earlier this year, Lucie turned the tables to record her 10th victory over…
In the first match of the Doha 2015 main draw, Flavia Pennetta came from a set down to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova and book her place in the second round where she will play Agnieszka Radwanska. Kuznetsova had started with great promise; she looked confident and assertive as she went up a double break. She lost…
The joint tournament in Acapulco this week features a WTA international draw and an ATP 500 event. I have fond memories of watching the ATP event in Acapulco last year. There were some brilliant matches towards the end of the tournament with the semi-final between Grigor Dimitrov and Andy Murray a particular highlight. The crowds…
After posting a couple of articles about Lucie Safarova last year, i’ve had the fortune of talking to quite a few Lucie fans both here on my blog and on social media. I was recently chatting to one of the most dedicated Lucie fans out there, @Mc_Mooo on Twitter about an idea for a project…
Simona Halep officially pulled out of Doha today. This doesn’t come as a great surprise, but what it has done is shake up the draw and make the majority of my predictions obselete… that will teach me for posting the preview early! Caroline Wozniacki has been bumped up to the number two seed and will…
Plenty of points were up for grabs this week in Racket Rally. I had a good week (yay!) and buying extra shares in Garbine Muguruza proved to be a good move. All my players are set to play next week although I do have Makarova and Muguruza (set to play in the first round of…
Dubai down, Doha up next. Six of the world’s top ten will be in Doha for the 2015 Qatar Total Open with the main draw beginning on Monday. Doha is a 32-player draw with byes for the top four seeds so it comes as no surprise that with such a solid line-up, there are some…
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