WTA Antwerp, Quarter-Finals Preview: Petkovic v Cibulkova, Safarova v Ka.Pliskova

It’s quarter-finals day in Antwerp, but the next set of tournaments is already on the horizon.  The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships will be the main focus of next week and the qualifying tournament begins tomorrow with the likes of Julia Goerges, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Ana Konjuh, Tereza Smitkova, Jarmila Gajdosova and Elena Vesnina all in…

WTA Australian Open, Day 5 Preview: Pliskova v Makarova, Bouchard v Garcia

There have been no upsets overnight in Melbourne for the women; one seed did fall in Casey Dellacqua, but she always faced an uphill struggle against Madison Keys.  Dellacqua started great, but Keys found her game to fly through the final two sets.  Petra Kvitova had another solid win against Mona Barthel, who put up…

WTA Linz, Osaka, Tianjin 2nd Round Preview: Pliskova v Barthel, Stosur v Gajdosova

The draws in both Osaka and Tianjin have seen few upsets so far, therefore meaning my finalists in both tournaments are still alive! However, Linz has been as unpredictable as they come with just two seeds remaining after completion of the first round and some second round matches.  On Wednesday, Dominika Cibulkova and Sabine Lisicki…