Serena v Vika is the obvious highlight of the women’s schedule but i’ve also got my eye on another intriguing third rounder featuring Madison Keys and Timea Bacsinszky. The pair have never played before and both appear to be in good form heading into this match. Keys defeated Belinda Bencic on Thursday, 6-0 6-3. I…
It’s always painful having to twiddle my thumbs during my lunch hour whilst a great tennis match is going on. That was the case today when Daria Gavrilova and Ana Ivanovic played each other first up on Pietrangeli today. Tennis twitter at least cushioned the blow and made me feel like I was watching…
Three second round WTA matches will be played in Rome on Tuesday. Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams will open their campaigns at the 2015 Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Centrale, but it’s the third of the second round matches that i’m most intrigued about and features Sabine Lisicki and Timea Bacsinszky. I had both Sabine and…
1. Karolina Pliskova v Timea Bacsinszky (Rome, R1) This match-up would have barely made an impact last year but Karolina Pliskova and Timea Bacsinszky have been on an absolute tear through 2015. To demonstrate how much Pliskova and Bacsinszky have improved over the last year, the pair’s only previous meeting was in August last year…
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…
Fact. Timea Bacsinszky is having a totally awesome year. Time for the stats… So far in 2015, Timea has compiled together a 22-3 W-L record, which has included a 15 match winning streak that included back-to-back titles in Acapulco and Monterrey, and a quarter-final showing at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Her only…
I’m still trying to process some of the results from Tuesday… One of Lesia Tsurenko, Jelena Jankovic, Flavia Pennetta and Sabine Lisicki will be in the Indian Wells final on Sunday. It’s a surprising line-up considering Lisicki and Jankovic have endured miserable starts to the year. In fact, the four players in the bottom half all failed to win…
1. Simona Halep v Karolina Pliskova (IW, R4) In a rematch of last month’s Dubai final, Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova will meet in the last 16 at Indian Wells. Pliskova has continued her superb start to the year in the desert. She played a great match to beat Garbine Muguruza for the second time…
Indian Wells is finally gathering some pace now with the women starting the third round on Sunday and the likes of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal playing their first matches of the week. The schedules are pretty dreamy this weekend and ideal for anyone with a grounds pass as there is so much going on!…
There were some intriguing results on the ATP tour today. Roger Federer was a set and a break down to the world number 153, John Millman in Brisbane before coming back to win in three sets. These close matches are normally a good thing and i’m sure it will help Federer tighten up his game. …
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