It is my intention over the next year to bring you something a bit different with my conclusions from each week. This review has got slightly lost in the ether as I have been meticulously taking apart the Australian Open draws. It was a pretty monumental week on the WTA tour with two qualifiers coming…
The first tournaments of the year on the WTA tour have now finished with Serena Williams and Li Na both retaining their titles in Brisbane and Shenzhen respectively. Auckland though was a bit of a surprise as Ana Ivanovic fought off the nerves to win her first title in over two years. Here are my…
Injuries and retirements may have dampened this first week of WTA tennis slightly, but Brisbane and Auckland are both set for really super showdowns. In yesterday’s poll, 59% of people incorrectly went for Jankovic to beat Azarenka. I also thought Jankovic would win and I was surprised that the majority agreed with me! Serena Williams…
Brisbane and Auckland have both delivered an enticing duo of semi-finals in the first week of the 2014 tennis season. In yesterday’s poll, Jankovic just came out on top with 53% so well done to those who correctly predicted she would beat Kerber. I had a great day of predictions so hopefully more of the…
For the third year in a row, the WTA event in Brisbane has been hit with injuries and withdrawals. Three of the four second round matches scheduled for today did not finish. However the tournament could finish with a bang as the top three seeds remain and the quarter-final line-up looks particularly enticing. Firstly I’ll…
Auckland and Shenzhen are hosting WTA International events in a packed first week. Here are my predictions for both tournaments. WTA Auckland International events on the WTA draw have always been somewhat of a lucky dip when trying to call who will be the champion and Auckland is certainly that with no clear front runner. …
There were no surprises in the first week of the season as three members of the current top 10 scooped their first titles of 2013. Serena Williams looked in ominous form as she slayed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-2 6-1 in the Brisbane final. The Russian had a great week and has now wisely pulled out of…
The first titles are up for grabs tomorrow in the three WTA tournaments. Here are my predictions… WTA Brisbane Final – Serena Williams v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova I was sat at work this morning staring at the live scoreboard wondering why the Serena Azarenka hadn’t started yet… a quick trip over to Twitter explained that Victoria…
This first week has been completely hectic with seven tournaments taking place. I love that we have live tennis once more but do we need this much going on?! I am struggling to keep up! Here is a round-up from all the remaining tournaments… Agnieszka Radwanska WTA Auckland: Three seeds remain in Auckland and all…
Angelique Kerber WTA Brisbane: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova v Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber is just one of three seeds remaining in Brisbane, but she has looked far from impressive in her first two matches. She was on the brink of defeat in her second round match as she trailed the young and talented Monica Puig, 4-1 in…
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