1. Serena Williams v Venus Williams (Wimbledon, R4) There are many intriguing women’s matches that are set to be played on Magic Monday, but the stand-out has to be the all Williams clash. This will be the first time that Serena and Venus have played at Wimbledon since the 2009 final. For a time, it…
1. Kristina Mladenovic v Victoria Azarenka (Wimbledon, R3) Another enticing match-up on the women’s side on Friday will see the number 23 seed, Victoria Azarenka go up against Kristina Mladenovic. The Frenchwoman has been in excellent form during the grass court season; she reached the quarter-finals of ‘s-Hertogenbosch and the semi-finals of Birmingham with four…
A quick post to acknowledge what we just saw with our eyes. In the most anticipated women’s match of the tournament so far, Serena Williams came from a set and a break down to defeat Victoria Azarenka, 3-6 6-4 6-2 in a compelling third round match. There were so many talking points to this match,…
The potential women’s match that jumped out of the drawsheet has become a reality with Serena Williams to play Victoria Azarenka on Saturday. Serena and Vika have played at all three Slams, but this will be their first clash on the Parisien clay. Serena had another second round RG scare, but this time survived. Serena…
Friday’s night match will feature a second match-up this year between Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka. Preceding the Wawrinka-Nadal quarter-final, this is a night session schedule that I can get on board with! Sharapova enjoyed a solid win over Bojana Jovanovski in the third round, 6-3 6-3. The Russian world number three was a break…
The highlight from the schedule of women’s second round matches on Wednesday in Rome will see a third match this year between Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka. Wozniacki drew the short straw in Melbourne and once again, has drawn Azarenka in the second round. In Melbourne, Azarenka produced a dynamic performance to take out the…
Well hello there… it’s been a long time coming but here comes the 18th installment of the head-to-head between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka. A few years ago, the Serena-Vika rivalry looked like becoming the flagship match-up on the WTA tour, but that never fully materialised as Vika endured a miserable and injury-ridden 2015 season. …
I did say that yesterday was going to be my last post this weekend, but I wasn’t expecting the Madrid draw to be out so early on Friday. Furthermore, I wasn’t expecting it to be so freaking AWESOME! It’s the best line-up of first round matches i’ve seen at a tournament all year so here’s…
Saturday has been all about the bagels. Carla Suarez Navarro, Ekaterina Makarova, Tatjana Maria, Andrea Petkovic and Daria Gavrilova all won 6-0 first sets and prevailed in straight sets. The big upset in there was Maria’s 6-0 7-6(4) victory over Eugenie Bouchard. After a solid showing in Melbourne, Bouchard has suffered two disappointing losses in…
The highlight of the second round matches on Friday will see the Indian Wells finalist, Jelena Jankovic go up against the most dangerous of the unseeded players, Victoria Azarenka. Vika continues to be one of the main talking points of WTA draws this year, but that should start to change soon as she is defending nothing…
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