Wednesday at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston will feature 14 second round matches, all of them to be streamed across TennisTV and Stre.am. This particular post covers two matches; Sloane Stephens v Danka Kovinic and Venus Williams v Alison Riske. For a full recap of day 1 action in Charleston, click HERE. 1. Sloane Stephens v Danka…
In one of the most anticipated first round women’s matches at RG15, Kristina Mladenovic caused another seeded upset as she took out Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets, 6-4 6-4. Mladenovic had been close to the bagel in the second set before Genie mounted a substantial comeback. Originally, I had been very confident that Mladenovic would…
1. Karolina Pliskova v Denisa Allertova Pliskova has come from a set down to win both her matches this week. On Wednesday, she defeated Tsvetana Pironkova in a third set tiebreak, 3-6 6-3 7-6(1). By all accounts, Pliskova has been nowhere near her best, but she’s still in the quarters. This is a great attribute…
If you haven’t seen the latest video offering from the Family Circle Cup then do watch the behind-the-scenes video featuring Andrea Petkovic and Jelena Jankovic. I think this will be my go to video when i’m feeling low! The pair could have met in the quarter-finals, but Jankovic was forced to pull out of her third…
Jelena Jankovic continues to dazzle at the Family Circle Cup, both on and off the court (mainly off the court!) and is into the third round where she will play Danka Kovinic. Jankovic made things difficult for herself against Tatjana Maria in their second round encounter but eventually came through in three sets, 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1…
1. Danka Kovinic v Belinda Bencic (Charleston, R2) In a first career meeting, Belinda Bencic and Danka Kovinic will meet in Charleston on Wednesday. Considering their respective journeys on tour, it came as a surprise to learn that Kovinic is two years older than Bencic. Kovinic, currently ranked at 121 in the world, has made…
