It’s a quick turnaround as Manic Monday is in the books and the women’s quarter-finals are up on Tuesday! The last eight will be back on court to contest the 2018 Wimbledon quarter-finals. For a recap of how things unfolded on Monday, check out my rolling live post HERE. I’ve got Tuesday afternoon to watch…
This post previews the quartet of fourth round matches from the top half of the women’s draw. These matches will combine with those from the bottom half to all be played on Manic Monday. For previews of the bottom half, a preview of these matches can be found HERE. I’m so thankful for Middle Sunday…
Daria Kasatkina won just her fifth career match on grass, battling back from a set down to beat Alison Van Uytvanck in her second round match in Eastbourne, 5-7 6-4 6-1. My last live experience of watching Dasha in Melbs was rather disastrous so i’m really glad I got to see her finish with a…
Naomi Osaka won the 2018 BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Daria Kasatkina in Sunday’s final. This was Naomi’s first WTA title and a hugeee one at that. It is somewhat reminiscent of Jelena Ostapenko who won her first title last year at Roland Garros. The final was a bit of a…
One of the dominant storylines from the 2018 BNP Paribas Open has been performance of the teens and the up-and-comers on the WTA tour. It seems only fitting that the final will be played between first time finalists in a Premier Mandatory tournament and 20-year-olds, Daria Kasatkina and Naomi Osaka. I am so excited for…
I’ve just finished watching back the first of the semi-finals from Friday night in Indian Wells between Venus Williams and Daria Kasatkina… wow! In a fabulous match, Kasatkina rallied from a set down to win, 4-6 6-4 7-5 in two hours and 48 minutes. I was so captivated by the match that I have written…
This post features two snap previews for second round action at day four of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships including a tricky match for one of the favourites, Karolina Pliskova against Magdalena Rybarikova. For recaps of all the action from the top half of the women’s draw on Tuesday, check out Set Points #1 for the first…
This post features two snap previews from the slate of second round matches set for Thursday at the 2017 French Open including Daria Kasatkina vs. Marketa Vondrousova and Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Alison Van Uytvanck. For a recap of day 3 action at the French Open, check out the latest Set Points round-up on Moo’s Tennis Blog HERE.…
Sunday’s final at the 2017 Volvo Car Open will be an all unseeded affair between teens, Daria Kasatkina and Jelena Ostapenko. After two entertaining three set semi-finals on Saturday, the pair will both be vying for their first WTA title. Kasatkina d. Siegemund, 3-6 6-2 6-1 (SF) Kasatkina reached her first WTA final with a come-from-behind…
All in for Dasha squared! Daria Gavrilova and Daria Kasatkina will play each other for just the second time on the WTA tour in one of Thursday’s most intriguing third round matches in Charleston. In yet another three setter between Kasatkina and Monica Puig, the Russian player scored a noteworthy second round win, 6-0 6-7(3)…
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