To make up for my lack of a preview for Shanghai (and hilarious predictions!), here’s some bumper previews for the three WTA tournaments this year. We’re on the final stretch now! The WTA tour has just four weeks left (that’s if you want to include the Tournament of Champions event in Sofia which I normally…
The final Premier Mandatory event of the year concluded in Beijing as Maria Sharapova edged Petra Kvitova, 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the final. It took a while to get going, but the third set was a very enjoyable watch. It had a fabulous intensity to it with Sharapova her usual committed self, but Kvitova was…
Shanghai starts on Sunday. Urgh. I’m flagging. I don’t have time to do a full preview before main draw action begins so here’s my predictions for the draw with a few surprises (Gilles Simon). The Race to London is really hotting up and there are five players jostling for two spots so there is plenty…
The final of the 2014 China Open will be contested on Sunday morning (NB 9am UK time) between Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova. Kvitova was first into the final with a 6-3 5-7 6-2 victory over Sam Stosur. At the start of the third set, this result did not look likely. Going into the third…
Quarter-finals day in Beijing was hit with another walkover as unsurprisingly, Serena Williams was forced to pull out of Beijing before her quarter-final match with Sam Stosur was set to begin. Courtney Nguyen tweeted last night that Serena had not held a press match conference to treat swelling of her knee. Fingers crossed that Serena…
I’ve been focusing on the WTA tour the past few weeks, but how could I ignore the sensational line-up of quarter-final matches in the ATP draw in Beijing? I saw a few highlights of Rafael Nadal’s first match since Wimbledon against Richard Gasquet in the first round of Beijing. There was one rally in that…
The Beijing quarter-finals are all set and in one case, we already know a semi-finalist. Ana Ivanovic has advanced to the last four after Simona Halep pulled out of the tournament. There were some unhappy Petkovic fans on Twitter as the German player had pushed Halep to a third set tiebreak earlier today before losing. …
JOY. I love Venus-Petra matches. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. On Thursday, Venus Williams and Petra Kvitova will play each other for a place in the quarter-finals of Beijing. The pair have played five times and ALL five matches have gone three sets. I’m sorry about all the capital letters. I’M EXCITED. Venus Williams lost to Caroline…
Beijing’s schedule on Wednesday was ravaged by the weather. The final second round match from the women’s draw featuring Alize Cornet and Lauren Davis was moved to the main stadium under the roof. Seven third round matches will take to the court on Thursday including Svetlana Kuznetsova against Angelique Kerber, which was scheduled for Wednesday.…
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