This is the second of four parts in the countdown of my favourite WTA matches from the 2016 season. In case you missed it, you can read part one with matches 20 to 16 HERE. The second part features matches from the Slams, WTA Finals and Fed Cup including the first ever inclusion of a…
Hello everyone, my name is Murphy and I’m extremely happy to contribute to Moo’s Tennis Blog with a guest post from the Stuttgart final. I know that a lot of tennis fans do like the WTA tournament in Stuttgart – that’s why I’m trying to write a small guide for those who plan to visit! The…
WTA action on Tuesday at the Mutua Madrid Open will feature the remaining eight second round singles matches. This post covers two previews from the top quarter of the draw including Dominika Cibulkova v Caroline Garcia and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova v Camila Giorgi. In a quarter that has lost all of its seeds, the four players in question all have a…
The second of Friday’s semi-finals in Dubai pits Barbora Strycova and Caroline Garcia against each other in an Australian Open rematch. Strycova bagged a first win over Ana Ivanovic, 7-6(5) 6-3, in the last of the quarter-finals having failed to win more than three games against the Serb in their three previous matches. Ivanovic was a shadow…
The bottom half of the women’s draw will kick off on Tuesday with the likes of Simona Halep, Venus Williams, Garbiñe Muguruza and Angelique Kerber all opening their Australian Open campaigns. This post covers two matches from the third quarter of the draw. 1. Caroline Garcia v Barbora Strycova (AO, R1) One of the stand-out matches…
Once again, Simona Halep is set to play her first match of 2016; after pulling out of the Brisbane International last week with an achilles injury, the world number two will now play Caroline Garcia in Sydney. In an all-French first rounder, Garcia edged past her doubles partner, Kristina Mladenovic in a tight two…
I’ve been focussing my blogging attention on Linz this week as it’s the only tournament in my timezone so I can actually watch some of the matches in the evening. However, the most attractive of the quarter-final line-ups is over in Hong Kong where the draw has really held up and holds much intrigue with…
Déjà vu strikes again in Beijing as Sara Errani and Caroline Garcia will meet for the second time in a week. The pair played out a gruelling match in Wuhan with Garcia eventually prevailing, 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 in a first round clash that lasted two hours and 32 minutes. Garcia hit a whopping 80 winners…
I forgot how difficult the Asian Swing is to follow when i’m working… play starts at 4am when i’m sound asleep. I could get up to watch some tennis but sleeeeeep. Then i’m at work while everything is going on. I’ve managed to find nuggets of time in the morning and during my lunch hour…
In a highly compelling first round match, Andrea Petkovic came from a set down and then a break down in the decider to edge Caroline Garcia, 3-6 6-4 7-5. It was one of those matches where you wish it didn’t have to happen in the first round. I was in and out for the first…
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