In a Wimbledon quarter-final rematch, Garbiñe Muguruza needed three sets to see off Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-2 5-7 7-5 in two hours and 45 minutes. The last 30 minutes of this match featured some sensational high-quality tennis from both players. In the end, it was another gutsy effort from Muguruza to tough out the win deep…
This post features snap previews for the two women’s quarter-finals scheduled for No.1 Court on Tuesday at Wimbledon – Garbiñe Muguruza vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova up first at 13:00pm, followed by CoCo Vandeweghe vs. Magdalena Rybarikova. For a full match preview of the first match up on Centre Court between Venus Williams and Jelena Ostapenko, click HERE.…
This post features three snap previews for 4th round matches from the top half of the women’s draw including Caroline Wozniacki vs. CoCo Vandeweghe, Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Agnieszka Radwanska and Magdalena Rybarikova vs. Petra Martic. For a full match preview of Angelique Kerber vs. Garbiñe Muguruza, click HERE. Previews for the 4th round matches from the…
In a 14th meeting but first (!) on clay, Svetlana Kuznetsova will play Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round of the 2017 French Open on Sunday. Kuznetsova d. Zhang Shuai, 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 (R3) For the second straight match, Kuznetsova was forced into a tense third set. Against a brave and valiant effort from Zhang…
The number eight seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova continues her hunt for a second Roland Garros title against the always dangerous, Oceane Dodin in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday. Kuznetsova d. McHale, 7-5 6-4 In a tight two setter that could very easily have swung into a deciding set, Kuznetsova stayed in the…
Thursday will be quarter-finals day at the 2017 Mutua Madrid Open with just three seeds remaining in what has been another wild week on the WTA tour. This post features two snap previews for quarter-final matches including Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Eugenie Bouchard and Kristina Mladenovic vs. Sorana Cirstea. A Set Points post to round up Wednesday’s action…
The final match of the 2017 BNP Paribas Open will be an all-Russian affair as the number eight seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova will play the number 14 seed, Elena Vesnina. Kuznetsova is back in the final of Indian Wells for the first time since 2008, while Vesnina has broken new ground and will compete in the biggest…
An all top ten clash, the third of the tournament so far, will see Karolina Pliskova play Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semi-finals of the 2017 BNP Paribas Open on Friday night. Kuznetsova d. Pavlyuchenkova, 6-3 6-2 In barely over an hour, Kuznetsova produced another superb display to book her place in a first semi-final of…
This is the second of four parts in the countdown of my favourite WTA matches from the 2016 season. In case you missed it, you can read part one with matches 20 to 16 HERE. The second part features matches from the Slams, WTA Finals and Fed Cup including the first ever inclusion of a…
We’re on the final straight with the WTA Best of 2016 posts… last but not least is the annual tradition on Moo’s Tennis Blog with the countdown of my favourite WTA matches of the year. This is a personal selection so i’m sure there will be some matches that will raise a few eyebrows! As…
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