Two of 2014’s most reliable performers on the WTA tour, Simona Halep and Eugenie Bouchard will both contest their first Wimbledon semi-finals on Thursday. It has been a remarkable year for both players, so much so that neither had made it past the fourth round of a Grand Slam at the beginning of the year. …
In scenes reminiscent of 2013, the womens draw has been ripped open with Serena Williams, Li Na, Agnieszka Radwanska, Victoria Azarenka and now Maria Sharapova all out of the tournament. Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova will contest the first of the women’s semi-finals on Thursday, but the second one is still undecided. Both womens quarter-finals…
There were two womens matches on Saturday that didn’t finish, therefore requiring Sabine Lisicki, Ana Ivanovic, Yaroslava Shvedova and Madison Keys to return on Monday to complete the last 16 line-up. I was at Wimby today and realised Madison Keys had pulled out when I saw Caroline Wozniacki and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova walk past me…
I wasn’t able to watch yesterday’s Roland Garros final between Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep live. I saw the highlights of the third set last night and just had to say a few words. Wow. What a match and what a fight from both players. I was gutted for Simona, who I was rooting for…
In a draw that has been littered with shocks and members of the WTA new generation making their presence known, we are left with a fantastic showpiece featuring the world numbers four and eight, Simona Halep and Maria Sharapova. The Roland Garros final will be a repeat of the Madrid final, which was played four weeks…
6-2 6-2 was the order of the day for Simona Halep and Andrea Petkovic. Both players won their quarter-final matches by that scoreline to reach their FIRST Grand Slam semi-final. Petkovic’s victory over Sara Errani was the more surprising of the two. Errani is a demon to break down on the clay. My overriding though…
The first duo of womens quarter-finals saw Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard confirm their places in the 2014 French Open semi-finals. Both matches sounded really entertaining and a great advertisement for the womens game. Sharapova was taken to three sets again, but as she almost always does, found a way past Garbine Muguruza, 1-6 7-5…
Day 8 was another fascinating day at Roland Garros. Play opened with a surprisingly comprehensive victory for Eugenie Bouchard over Angelique Kerber. You can read my recap of that match HERE. Bouchard will play Carla Suarez Navarro in the first of the womens quarter-final. The second of the quarter-finals from the top half will feature…
Maria Sharapova continued her unbeaten run on the clay in 2014 with a three set victory over Simona Halep in the final. This was Sharapova’s first ever title in Madrid and her 11th straight win having also won in Stuttgart two weeks ago. Things didn’t start so smoothly for Maria as she was dished out…
Madrid’s womens final is set to be a cracker as the world number 5, Simona Halep will go head-to-head with the world number 9, Maria Sharapova. Halep has taken advantage of a Serena-less top half to reach her first Premier Mandatory final. Halep’s best win of the week came over Ana Ivanovic in the quarter-finals,…
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