Garbiñe Muguruza won her fifth title at the 2017 Western & Southern Open, beating Simona Halep, 6-1 6-0 in a one-sided final lasting just 56 minutes. Halep’s quest to be the world number one will go on, while Muguruza goes from strength-to-strength after winning her second Slam at Wimbledon. The Spaniard will be one of…
In the only quarter-final featuring both top eight seeds, the number two seed, Simona Halep and the number six seed, Johanna Konta will play each other in a blockbuster last eight showdown. The pair have played twice already this year, splitting matches in Miami and Romania for Fed Cup action. This is a monumental match-up…
Blockbuster match-up alert… the world number two, Simona Halep plays Victoria Azarenka in the last 16 of Wimbledon on Magic Monday. The pair last met at the quarter-final stage of the 2015 US Open where Halep prevailed in a three set thriller for a monumental win. Halep d. Peng, 6-4 7-6(7) (R3) In a great…
This post features two snap previews to cover the quarter-finals for the bottom half of the 2017 French Open draw. Wednesday’s quarter-finals will include Simona Halep vs. Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova vs. Caroline Garcia. For a round-up of last 16 action on Monday, check out the latest Set Points post HERE. 1. Simona Halep vs.…
The 2017 Internazionali BNL d’Italia final will be contested between the number six seed, Simona Halep and the number eight seed, Elina Svitolina. The pair haven’t played each other since 2014 and will both be vying for their first title in Rome. Halep d. Bertens, 7-5 6-1 Halep is still on course for the Madrid-Rome…
The final of the 2017 Mutua Madrid Open will be contested between the number three seed, Simona Halep and the number 14 seed, Kristina Mladenovic at not before 7pm local time on Saturday. While Halep will play a record third Madrid final, Mladenovic is into a first ever Premier Mandatory final. Halep d. Sevastova, 6-2…
A sensational quarter-final line-up is on the cards at the 2017 Miami Open on Wednesday with two all-top 12 clashes. This preview focuses on the match between Simona Halep and Johanna Konta. While Konta advanced to the quarter-finals in straight sets, Halep battled back from the brink to confirm her place in the final eight…
Looking forward to this one… Simona Halep faces a tricky opener as she will play Naomi Osaka in the second round of the Miami Open on Friday. Osaka hadn’t lost her first match at any tournament in 2017 heading into Miami and she kept that trend going with a first round win over Kristina Kucova, 6-2 6-3…
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…
Ahead of her third and final round robin match, Dominika Cibulkova knew she had to beat Simona Halep in straight sets to stand a chance of qualifying… and she did it! Cibulkova was two points away from going out but handled the pressure exceptionally well, prevailing 6-3 7-6(5) in one hour and 48 minutes. Roar?…
