The first quarter-final of the day was a cracker on paper and it delivered in parts. From a set down and within two points of losing the match, Johanna Konta rallied to defeat Simona Halep, 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2 in two hours and 30 minutes. The win had looked far off for Konta in the first…
A Doha final rematch… two of the in-form players in 2017 will meet in the first of the Miami Open semi-finals as the world number three, Karolina Pliskova will take on the world number 14, Caroline Wozniacki. Ka.Pliskova d. Lucic-Baroni, 6-3 6-4 (QF) In a match that was tighter than the scoreline lets on, Pliskova…
The first pair of quarter-finals was played at the Miami Open on Tuesday. Karolina Pliskova produced a clutch performance to gain revenge on Mirjana Lucic-Baroni who had won their previous match at the same stage of the Australian Open. From a break down in both sets and in a closer match than the scoreline suggested, Pliskova…
A sensational quarter-final line-up is on the cards at the 2017 Miami Open on Wednesday with two all-top 12 clashes. This preview focuses on the match between Simona Halep and Johanna Konta. While Konta advanced to the quarter-finals in straight sets, Halep battled back from the brink to confirm her place in the final eight…
The first completed match of the day saw Johanna Konta deliver a superb display to beat the in-form, Pauline Parmentier, 6-4 6-0. The Brit was missing groundstrokes and returns early on but soon found her range, winning the last seven games. Konta dropped just seven points on her serve and didn’t face any break points…
Blockbuster match-up alert… for the first time since 2015, Garbiñe Muguruza and Caroline Wozniacki will play each other in the fourth round of Miami on Monday. While Wozniacki has advanced through her two matches this week in straight sets, Muguruza has been forced to battle from a set down twice. Muguruza d. Zhang Shuai, 4-6…
After a challenging 18 months for Lucie Safarova, the tide seems to be turning in singles. In Saturday’s first match of the day on court 2, Safarova beat Ajla Tomljanovic, 6-1 6-3 to book her place in the last 16 of the Miami Open. It’s taken Lucie a long time to get over the health issues…
This post previews two fourth round matches to feature on Monday’s schedule at the Miami Open including Mirjana Lucic-Baroni up against Bethanie Mattek-Sands, and Dominika Cibulkova taking on Lucie Safarova. All eight fourth round matches will be played in Miami on Monday and last year it produced one of the most exciting days of WTA tennis…
Since so many of the matches are going to be late in Miami and past my bedtime, I thought i’d go for an early Set Points to cover the first half of the day. Continuing on from Thursday’s line-up, there were four matches that were not completed due to the rain. The first of those…
Second round action commenced at the Miami Open on Thursday with Stadium court opening up with the number two seed, Karolina Pliskova. In less than an hour, the Czech player defeated Madison Brengle, 6-1 6-3. I was stuck at work for the first set of matches but I was naturally thrilled to see Lucie Safarova reach…
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