In light of the rather majestic set of second round matches in Dubai, this will be the first of two previews. I can’t remember such a cracking line-up and hopefully, it actually delivers some great matches. Unfortunately I ran out of time yesterday to write any other previews so i’ll be focusing firmly on Dubai for the…
The remainder of the first round matches in Dubai will be played on Monday along with the first of the second round matches, which will see 17-year-old, Belinda Bencic go up against the number eight seed, Venus Williams. Bencic won her first WTA main draw match of the year with a straight sets win over…
It’s my intention to have a weekly update on Racket Rally to try and maintain interest throughout the whole year. Still, i’m struggling to get to grips with the game and put my tactical brain on. I’m really enjoying it, but i’m just useless. I used my one free sell to get rid of Daria…
Andrea Petkovic won her sixth WTA title at the BNP Paribas Fortis Diamond Games as Carla Suarez Navarro was forced to pull out of the tournament with a neck injury. It’s such a shame when this happens and it was a big occasion for Carla as it was her first Premier final. Many readers voiced…
The final of the BNP Paribas Fortis Diamond Games will feature Carla Suarez Navarro and Andrea Petkovic. Suarez Navarro progressed into her first ever Premier final with a commanding 6-2 6-2 victory over Karolina Pliskova in 61 minutes. This was an excellent performance from Suarez Navarro, her best of the week so far, as she…
Dubai and Doha have switched this year in the calendar and will continue to do so over the coming years with Dubai being upgraded to a Premier 5 tournament for 2015. Personally, I much prefer Dubai to Doha and the court surface is normally much faster. The draw was hit with two late withdrawals of Serena…
1. Karolina Pliskova v Carla Suarez Navarro In the all-Czech quarter-final, Karolina Pliskova edged out Lucie Safarova in two sets, 7-6(5) 6-3 in one hour and 27 minutes. I was disappointed for Lucie as it sounded like she was the better player in the first set. Lucie won three more points in the opener, but…
In Thursday’s final match of the day, Mona Barthel scored her first top ten win since beating Angelique Kerber in Doha two years ago, to take out the number one seed in Antwerp, Eugenie Bouchard. Mona won, 4-6 6-1 6-2 in one hour and 38 minutes, finishing with 19 winners to 17 unforced errors. This…
It’s quarter-finals day in Antwerp, but the next set of tournaments is already on the horizon. The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships will be the main focus of next week and the qualifying tournament begins tomorrow with the likes of Julia Goerges, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Ana Konjuh, Tereza Smitkova, Jarmila Gajdosova and Elena Vesnina all in…
Thursday’s schedule in Antwerp is excellent with seven of the eight second round matches still to be played. On Wednesday, Dominika Cibulkova opened her tournament campaign with a very convincing victory over Kateryna Bondarenko, 6-1 6-2. It’s always nice when your predicted champion isn’t ousted in the first round! Antwerp seems to be delivering both…
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