In a repeat of the Cincinnati final and both vying for their first US Open title, Angelique Kerber and Karolina Pliskova will battle it out in the US Open final on Saturday. First of all, a huge hearty congratulations to Kerber who will move to the world number one spot come Monday. I’m thrilled for…
Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki will play for the first time in a Slam when they meet in the US Open semi-finals on Thursday. Kerber battled through a gruelling opening set against Roberta Vinci before rolling through the second, recording a 7-5 6-0 quarter-final victory over last year’s finalist. The first set was brilliant and…
This post covers two fourth round matches that will be played over the next two days including Angelique Kerber v Petra Kvitova (Sunday night) and Simona Halep v Carla Suárez Navarro (Monday). The first of the review posts from my trip to the US Open should be out soon! For photo albums from the US Open,…
The Western & Southern Open final in Cincinnati will take place on Sunday at 2pm local time between the number two seed, Angelique Kerber and the number 15 seed, Karolina Pliskova. A win for Kerber will see her go to world number one… Expectations for Cincy were perhaps muted for Kerber following a gruelling week…
Two super semi-finals are on Saturday’s schedule at the Western & Southern Open; arguably the two in-form players on the WTA tour go head-to-head in the second of the semis at not before 2.30pm local time in Cincinnati with the number two seed, Angelique Kerber taking on the number three seed, Simona Halep. Kerber was first into the…
Super Saturday at the Olympics is a packed day for the tennis which will be rounded out with the women’s gold medal match between Angelique Kerber and Monica Puig. Chuck in a stacked qualifying day in Cincy and this is one of the best tennis days of the year! There have been a whole host of cracking…
After a rain-drenched Wednesday, the women’s quarter-finals were finally played on Thursday. All four were decided in straight sets with no more than three games dropped in any of the eight sets! In the end, it was Petra Kvitova, Monica Puig, Madison Keys and Angelique Kerber who have advanced to the medal matches. The first of the…
A repeat of the Australian Open semi-final will see Angelique Kerber play Johanna Konta in the quarter-finals of Rio 2016 as the hunt for the medals hots up… Konta survived a three hour and nine minute marathon with Svetlana Kuznetsova, battling back for a superb, 3-6 7-5 7-5 victory. Kuznetsova had her chances to win…
A blockbuster second round clash is all set at the Olympics on Monday as the number two seed, Angelique Kerber will take on Eugenie Bouchard in Rio. In one of the most anticipated first round matches, Bouchard produced a smart performance as she overcame Sloane Stephens in relatively routine fashion, 6-3 6-3. Bouchard was forced…
The seedings have held in the bottom half of the Rogers Cup draw to produce a Wimbledon rematch between Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep in the first of the semi-finals in Montreal. Halep won 14 of the last 17 games in her quarter-final match, fighting back to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova in a lopsided three setter,…
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