This post features three snap previews for Saturday’s order of play on Day 6 of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships including Caroline Wozniacki vs. Anett Kontaveit, Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Timea Bacsinszky and CoCo Vandeweghe vs. Alison Riske. For a recap of second round action from the top half of the women’s draw on Thursday, check out a…
Kristina Mladenovic will face Timea Bacsinszky for a place in the semi-finals of the 2017 French Open on Tuesday. Mladenovic d. Muguruza, 6-1 3-6 6-3 (R4) In a feisty encounter, Mladenovic, buoyed by the Suzanne Lenglen crowd, knocked out the defending champion. The Frenchwoman made a forceful start to the match with Muguruza starting slowly…
In a repeat fourth round clash from Roland Garros 2016, Venus Williams and Timea Bacsinszky will square off on Sunday with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs. Bacsinszky d. Jabeur, 6-2 6-2 (R3) Dropping just nine games in three matches, Bacsinszky is looking in fine form heading into the second week of Roland…
In a battle of the funky forehands, the number 15 seed, Timea Bacsinszky will take on Monica Niculescu in the second round of Indian Wells on Friday. Niculescu recovered from a sluggish start to defeat a tiring, Sorana Cirstea in the first round, 4-6 6-3 6-1. Cirstea was rewarded for her positivity in the first…
We’re on the final straight with the WTA Best of 2016 posts… last but not least is the annual tradition on Moo’s Tennis Blog with the countdown of my favourite WTA matches of the year. This is a personal selection so i’m sure there will be some matches that will raise a few eyebrows! As…
I’ve just got back from another amazing day at Wimbledon. It was a special day as it was my birthday and I got to see two of my favourite players, Lucie Safarova and Timea Bacsinszky both win their matches in straight sets. Read on for my recaps and photos. Note another Set Points round-up will…
This post previews the best of the second round matches set for Thursday at Roland Garros including Bouchard-Bacsinszky, V.Williams v Chirico, Petkovic v Putintseva and Mladenovic v Babos. A final Set Points will come later tonight to wrap up day 4 action at the French Open. 1. Timea Bacsinszky (8) v Eugenie Bouchard In a battle…
Third round action will take place on Thursday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. There wasn’t one match that really stood out but they all interest me so I thought i’d go all out and do a sweep of mini-previews for all eight third round matches… this includes Kuznetsova v Gavrilova, Suárez Navarro v…
All the remaining first round matches at the Mutua Open in Madrid will be played on Sunday in what will be one of the best days of WTA action all year. In a match-up that features two of my favourite personalities on the WTA tour, the number 10 seed, Timea Bacsinszky will play Andrea Petkovic, fifth up on Pista 6 at…
In an unlikely yet intriguing semi-final, Timea Bacsinszky will take on Svetlana Kuznetsova on Thursday for a place in the final of the 2016 Miami Open. Bacsinszky has come good in Miami after losing five of her first six matches in 2016. There were positive signs in Doha and Indian Wells where Bacsinszky won back-to-back…
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