After suffering a crushing 6-1 6-0 loss to Roberta Vinci in New Haven, her 15th loss in the last 18 matches, it seemed things couldn’t get much more miserable for Eugenie Bouchard. However, full credit to the Canadian player who has scrapped her way into the third round of the US Open with victories over…
It was always going to be a tough opener for the number seven seed, Ana Ivanovic. While her section had opened up with the loss of Maria Sharapova through injury, her first round match against Dominika Cibulkova always looked like a dicey opener. After a very bright start, akin to her gorgeous red dress, and…
1. Ana Ivanovic v Dominika Cibulkova (USO, R1) As first round matches go, Ana Ivanovic drew a bit of a stinker. The number seven seed will play Dominika Cibulkova in what should be a cracking match-up for the neutrals… but perhaps not for Ana and Domi fans! Ivanovic reached back-to-back quarter-finals in Toronto and Cincy although…
The last time that Lucie Safarova and Dominika Cibulkova met on the tennis court I was watching the match live. On that occasion, Cibulkova defeated Safarova in her first match since the French Open final, 7-6(7) 6-4 in a second round match in Eastbourne. It was a very close match with just a few points…
Dominika Cibulkova scored a fifth consecutive win over Kristina Mladenovic to progress into the quarter-finals of the Connecticut Open in New Haven. This was their toughest match to date with Cibulkova winning through an entertaining tussle, 2-6 7-6(1) 7-5. Both players had played tough three setters in the first round, but especially Cibulkova who had…
1. Camila Giorgi v Dominika Cibulkova (Istanbul, R1) It’s great to see Dominika Cibulkova back on the WTA tour but not so great to see her down at number 56 in the rankings. It will take time for Domi to get back to where she belongs after she was forced to have surgery to address…
On Tuesday at the Aegon International in Eastbourne, I watched two matches on Court 1. Two of the stands are reserved seating, but one stand is unreserved for centre court holders. I’ve never had a problem getting a seat and it’s a nice court to watch tennis on. Here are my accounts and photos from…
It’s quarter-finals day in Antwerp, but the next set of tournaments is already on the horizon. The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships will be the main focus of next week and the qualifying tournament begins tomorrow with the likes of Julia Goerges, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Ana Konjuh, Tereza Smitkova, Jarmila Gajdosova and Elena Vesnina all in…
The men stole the show on Sunday, but the women ruled Monday. Serena Williams and Dominika Cibulkova prevailed in frenetic and fantastic fourth round matches that both went the distance. Last year’s finalist Cibulkova was first into the quarter-finals hitting a barrage of winners to take out Victoria Azarenka, 6-2 3-6 6-3 in two hours…
As another top ten seed in Petra Kvitova departed the tournament, Serena Williams’s chances of prevailing at this year’s Australian Open received another boost. In my opinion, this match-up against Muguruza will be the defining match of her Australian Open. If she wins it, i’d fancy Serena to win the whole caboodle. Poll Results for…
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