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…
Tuesday was a wet, windy and cold day in Charleston. Heavy rain meant that play was delayed by three hours but thankfully, the rain passed and all the matches on the schedule were finished. It was another successful day for the seeds with no major surprises. Read on for the highlights from day 2 of…
Well hello there, Charleston! Main draw action for the 2019 Volvo Car Open began on Monday with 15 first round matches on the schedule. This is one of my favourite tournaments of the year – Charleston is always a well-attended event (the stands were packed for qualifying!) with a quality field of players who clearly…
After Saturday’s semi-finals were rained out, the 2018 edition of the Volvo Car Open had a frenetic final day with a total of eight matches on the schedule including the conclusions of both the singles and doubles tournaments. The women’s semi-finals began with home favourite and number seven seed, Madison Keys up against the number…
The semi-finals are set in Charleston and it’s the weekend 🎉🎉🎉. Friday’s quarter-finals mostly went with ranking with the only minor upset in the first match of the day where the defending champ exited the tournament. Read on for eight stories from Charleston with a wrap-up of the quarter-finals and previews/polls for Saturday’s semi-finals. Goerges’s…
The last 16 was played on Thursday at the 2018 Volvo Car Open in Charleston with four of the top eight seeds making it to the quarter-finals. I didn’t get to watch as much tennis on Thursday as I was playing tennis. More about my tennis at the end of this post for anyone interested!…
