One-sided scorelines have been a feature of the 2016 Dubai Duty Free Championships so far. All six first round matches on Monday were decided in straight sets and the first two matches on Tuesday’s Centre Court schedule went that way too; Another breadstick-bagel result was in the books as Ana Ivanovic stormed past Daria Gavrilova, 6-1 6-0…
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…
Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki both feature twice in part two of the countdown of my favourite WTA matches of 2015. In case you missed it, you can read part one HERE which featured some sentimental choices with my favourite live matches of 2015. Read on for part two which features matches 15 to 11.…
The final matches from the red group will take place on Thursday with the first match of the day at not before 3pm local time between the number one seed, Simona Halep and the number five seed, Agnieszka Radwanska. Both players lost their second matches of the tournament but can still qualify for the semi-finals.…
The stand-out match from the red group illuminates the schedule for day 3 at the WTA Finals in Singapore. The two winners from day 1, Simona Halep and Maria Sharapova, will go head-to-head for the first time in 2015 with Halep seeking her first ever win over Sharapova. In her first completed match since Wimbledon,…
Singles action at the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore will begin on Sunday with the number one seed, Simona Halep going up against the number seven seed, Flavia Pennetta in a match scheduled for not before 3pm local time. This should be a fascinating opener with Pennetta comprehensively defeating Halep in their last match at…
FINALLY… One day before the draw for the 2015 WTA Finals and we HAVE A CONFIRMED LINE-UP! The last place in Singapore was snapped up by Lucie Safarova after Carla Suárez Navarro lost in straight sets to Daria Kasatkina, 6-1 6-2, in the quarter-finals of Moscow. It sounds like Carla had an absolute mare. I’m…
Wuhan continued to produce some wacky results with the top two seeds remaining in the draw prior to Wednesday both on their way to Beijing after losing their third round matches. The result of the week so far saw Johanna Konta keep on winning, recovering from the abyss of a 1-5 third set deficit to…
1. Simona Halep v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Wuhan, R2) Simona Halep‘s first match of the week at 2015 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open will be against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Tuesday. In a first round match that screamed three lopsided sets, Pavlyuchenkova produced a remarkably clean performance to dispatch her fellow compatriot, Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets, 6-0…
The second of the women’s semi-finals on Thursday night will feature Simona Halep up against Flavia Pennetta. Halep produced one of her best performances of the year to come from a break down in a rain-interrupted third set to defeat Victoria Azarenka, 6-3 4-6 6-4. This was a really compelling match from start to finish…
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