Beijing draw carnage… the top two seeds, Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova, are both out of the final Premier Mandatory event of the season. Kvitova lost for the first ever time to Sara Errani in straight sets, 7-5 6-4. Kvitova was characteristically error-strewn and went 4 for 17 on break point conversions. Errani played a…
The first quarter of the women’s draw has yielded a number of all-American clashes but none match up to what will await us in the fourth round. In her quest for the Calendar Slam, Serena Williams faces her toughest test yet up against Madison Keys. Once again, Madison is peaking at the Slams. The 20…
A Wimbledon quarter-final rematch between Agnieszka Radwanska and Madison Keys will be one of the star turns for Friday at the US Open. Keys is into the third round of the US Open for the first time in her career with two super quick wins over Klara Koukalova (6-2 6-4) and Tereza Smitkova (6-1 6-2).…
I’ve never really followed New Haven before but i’m quite into this year’s draw… in the second round, the defending champion, Petra Kvitova will take on Madison Keys on Wednesday. It is the first time that the pair will have played since Keys upset Kvitova at the Australian Open en route to her first Grand Slam semi-final.…
Did someone speed up time or something because I can’t believe that the US Open is only a week away. The final tournament before the women head to Flushing Meadows is the Connecticut Open in New Haven. There have been string of withdrawals with the likes of Garbiñe Muguruza, Sloane Stephens, Belinda Bencic and Ekaterina…
1. Jelena Jankovic v Madison Keys (Cincy, R2) After missing Toronto with a wrist injury, Madison Keys returned to action in Cincy with a superb victory over Timea Bacsinszky, 6-4 6-3. Keys overturned her loss at the French Open to inflict a third straight defeat for Bacsinszky who hasn’t won since Wimbledon. Keys will play…
The first round of Cincy begins on Monday and there is plenty to look forward to over the next week. As always, I will be endeavouring to cover all the WTA action. Please note I will be posting my predictions each day HERE so you can follow my progress… last week was hilariously bad but…
Equipped with a dreamy draw, Madison Keys has snapped up her berth in the final eight of Wimbledon. Last year, she won Eastbourne but then an injury forced to retire from a delayed third round match against Yaroslava Shvedova. This year she lost early in Eastbourne, trounced in fact by Belinda Bencic, 6-2 6-2. She…
The exits of Petra Kvitova, Sabine Lisicki and Angelique Kerber have shaken up the bottom half of the draw. It’s going to be so strange not to see Petra, Sabine and Angie in the second week because they have been household names in the latter stages of Wimbledon. It’s going to be exciting though. Let’s…
Today was my last day at Wimbledon and as always, I had a ball. I wasn’t that enamoured with the line-up for Court No.1 today so ended the day with plenty of doubles on the outside courts. The highlight was getting a front row seat for the first round match featuring Barbora Strycova and Jurgen…
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