1. Andrea Petkovic v Caroline Garcia (USO, R1) Of all the first round matches at this year’s US Open, this one between Andrea Petkovic and Caroline Garcia is giving me the most headaches in picking out a winner! Petkovic reached the third round in Cincy; she beat Julia Goerges in straight sets, came from a set…
This will be my last preview from New Haven with the US Open draws out on Thursday afternoon at 11.30am local time (4.30pm UK time). I’ve enjoyed New Haven this week although I was disappointed that the match between Caroline Wozniacki and Roberta Vinci wasn’t streamed on TennisTV last night. It was a strange decision,…
Did someone speed up time or something because I can’t believe that the US Open is only a week away. The final tournament before the women head to Flushing Meadows is the Connecticut Open in New Haven. There have been string of withdrawals with the likes of Garbiñe Muguruza, Sloane Stephens, Belinda Bencic and Ekaterina…
The first round of Cincy begins on Monday and there is plenty to look forward to over the next week. As always, I will be endeavouring to cover all the WTA action. Please note I will be posting my predictions each day HERE so you can follow my progress… last week was hilariously bad but…
1. Jelena Jankovic v Caroline Garcia (Toronto, R1) The 2015 season has gone a little sour for Caroline Garcia. The 21-year-old made a promising start to the year; she took out a seed at the Australian Open, reached two finals in Acapulco and Monterrey, and beat Ana Ivanovic three times. Since pushing Maria Sharapova all…
1. Belinda Bencic v Tsvetana Pironkova (Wimbledon, R1) In one of the best first round matches of the women’s draw, the Eastbourne champion, Belinda Bencic will take on Tsvetana Pironkova. Both players have been in form and are at their best on grass. Bencic won her first WTA title in Eastbourne, defeating Agnieszka Radwanska in…
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…
1. Maria Sharapova v Caroline Garcia (Madrid, R3) If you haven’t seen the third set of Caroline Garcia‘s victory over Karolina Pliskova then i’d definitely recommend it. Garcia defeated Pliskova, 6-2 4-6 6-1 in a high quality second round match that featured 69 winners. Garcia finished with 40 winners to 18 unforced errors, which is…
Third up on Stadium 3 at not before 3pm local time in Madrid, Karolina Pliskova and Caroline Garcia will meet in the second round in what is my favourite WTA match-up of the day on Tuesday. Karolina Pliskova is enjoying a superb year and kicked off her clay court season with a victory in Prague. …
I’m still getting over that fabulous win for Angelique Kerber last night over Maria Sharapova! In case you missed it, I recapped the match here. I ran out of time to write detailed previews about the Stuttgart quarter-finals last night, but here are a few quick thoughts about each match. 1. Angelique Kerber v Ekaterina…
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