On another busy day at the Western & Southern Open in Cincy, there were four matches up first at 11am local time. Three of them were decided in straight sets with Madison Keys the first winner of the day with a comprehensive 6-2 6-1 victory over Daria Kasatkina. I’m really fond of both players so…
Saving a match point and converting on her eighth match point, Ekaterina Makarova beat Angelique Kerber, 6-4 1-6 7-6(11), coming through in a quite astonishing third set tiebreak that I don’t think will be matched for drama all year. I’m still trying to get my head around the end of that match, which was truly…
In the lone women’s match on Wednesday’s day session on Center Court, Ashleigh Barty scored the biggest win of her career by beating the number nine seed, Venus Williams in three sets, 6-3 2-6 6-2. Barty also reached the third round of Toronto last week and is continuing to build on what has been a…
This post features ten photos from day 2 of main draw action at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati – including the likes of Simona Halep, Garbiñe Muguruza, Johanna Konta, Sloane Stephens, Lucie Safarova and more. Thanks to Omar Boraby for sharing his super photos! You can check out Omar’s official website HERE and…
Tuesday was a jam-packed day of tennis with 15 singles matches and a mix of first and second round encounters. Firstly, i’m thrilled to be working with a photographer in Cincy this week, Omar Boraby. Thanks to Omar for sharing his photos, which you’ll see during this post and through others during the week. Stay…
This post features a duo of snap previews for day 3 of main draw action at the Western & Southern Open in Cincy including Dominika Cibulkova vs. Alizé Cornet and Daria Gavrilova vs. Camila Giorgi. For a recap of action of day 1 in Cincy, check out Monday’s Set Points HERE and for a full…
Another week, another new tournament… welcome to the 2017 Western & Southern Open! Main draw action began in Cincy on Monday with a first rounder cracker between Petra Kvitova and Anett Kontaveit. From a set and a break down, Kvitova produced an impressive comeback to win, 1-6 7-6(2) 6-3. For a recap and analysis of…
In the first main draw match on Center court of the 2017 Western & Southern Open, Petra Kvitova’s smile was beaming bright – any excuse to share my favourite Petra pic and i’m going to take it! Kvitova rallied from a set and a break down to beat, Anett Kontaveit, 1-6 7-6(2) 6-3 and book…
Elina Svitolina won two matches on Saturday to keep her dreams of completing the Premier 5 sweep in 2017 alive. The Ukrainian player has had a magnificent week, taking out Venus Williams, Garbiñe Muguruza and Simona Halep en route to the final. Firstly, Svitolina beat Muguruza, 4-6 6-4 6-3, in the quarter-finals. Muguruza had taken…
19 of the world’s top 20 are in Cincinnati for another star-studded line-up as the US Open looms on the horizon in just two weeks time. The Western & Southern Open has become one of the fan favourite stops on the tour and it is definitely a tournament i’d love to attend one day. I’ll…
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