That’s a wrap for the 2021 Volvo Car Open in Charleston. The tournament concluded on Sunday as the number 15 seed, Veronika Kudermetova won her first WTA title with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Danka Kovinic in the final. If you’re still in the mood for some green clay court tennis then there is a…
The surprises keep on coming at the 2021 Volvo Car Open. The number one seed, Ash Barty, was defeated in the quarter-finals which means that the number 12 seed, Ons Jabeur, is the highest ranked player left in the draw and we are guaranteed a new WTA champion at the end of the tournament! Read…
We’re now powering through the Volvo Car Open with the quarter-finals all set for Friday. Thursday’s last 16 matches witnessed yet more upsets with just one of the top eight seeds, the number one seed, reaching the elite eight. Thursday’s big tennis news was the announcement of a one week delay of the French Open.…
Day 3 of main draw action in Charleston saw the completion of the second round matches. After Tuesday’s complete sweep of straight set matches, Wednesday was at the other end of spectrum with over half the matches going the distance and six of the ten seeds in action bowing out of the tournament. The two…
Hello there, Charleston! The iconic green clay courts of Charleston are supporting a stellar line-up at this year’s Volvo Car Open. This is one of the better line-ups that I can remember with nine of the world’s top 20. Charleston is always one of my favourite tournaments of the year and the players seem to…
That’s a wrap for the 2019 Volvo Car Open! Another great week in Charleston came to a close with Sunday’s final as Madison Keys defeated Caroline Wozniacki to win her first WTA title on clay and first trophy anywhere since Stanford in 2017. Read on for a review from the last day of the tournament…
The week of tennis in Charleston is drawing to a close with the final all set for Sunday. Semi-final Saturday produced two straight setters and some precipitation! Thankfully, it wasn’t enough to ruin the schedule. I’m glad that the 2019 Volvo Car Open will go out with a bang in what is a blockbuster final…
Quarter-finals day in Charleston is in the books with Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Martic, Madison Keys and Monica Puig all advancing to the last four. Interestingly, all four players are into their first semi-final of 2019. The depth on tour right now is buzzing and we are guaranteed new champs in both Charleston and Monterrey this…
It’s been a fun week so far in Charleston and the quarter-final line-up is all set. There were a couple of upsets on Thursday including the loss of the defending champion. Still, it’s a decent line-up heading into finals weekend with seven seeds still left in the tournament. Read on for highlights from day 4…
The sun was shining in Charleston on Wednesday with 14 second round matches on the schedule. It was a fun day of tennis and there were some very enjoyable matches. The action keeps on coming with the last 16 up on Thursday with a few thoughts about some of the match-ups at the end of…
