JOY. I love Venus-Petra matches. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. On Thursday, Venus Williams and Petra Kvitova will play each other for a place in the quarter-finals of Beijing. The pair have played five times and ALL five matches have gone three sets. I’m sorry about all the capital letters. I’M EXCITED. Venus Williams lost to Caroline…
Petra Kvitova defeated Eugenie Bouchard, 6-3 6-4 to win her third title of the 2014 season and the inaugurual tournament in Wuhan. Petra continued her excellent record in finals; her record is now 14-4. It is hard to knock Kvitova off her game once she has managed to find her rhythm and has some…
Wuhan will see a repeat of the 2014 Wimbledon final as Petra Kvitova takes on Eugenie Bouchard in Saturday’s final, which will begin at 8am UK time. In that famous match, Kvitova produced one of the best performances of the entire season to completely overwhelm Bouchard, 6-3 6-0. It was a tough summer for Genie,…
Friday is semi-finals day in Wuhan for this Premier 5 event. I’d probably give Petra the edge with the four players remaining, but like Tokyo, it remains wide open at the business end. Qualifying for the fourth and final Premier Mandatory event in Beijing will also kick off on Friday. Draw previews for Beijing will…
Most of the results in Wuhan on Wednesday were predictable, but there was one that stood out like a sore thumb… Timea Bacsinszky d. Maria Sharapova, 7-6(3) 7-5. Bacsinszky has been in great form over the last couple of weeks, but I don’t think anyone expected this. A straight sets win over Sharapova is a…
Tuesday was a day of many minor surprises, which when all added up together resulted in decimation of the Wuhan draw. Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic both retired from their matches, but the most high profile loss was Simona Halep who went out to Garbine Muguruza in three sets. The biggest surprise for me was…
Petra Kvitova produced a simply scintillating performance to beat Eugenie Bouchard, 6-3 6-0 in the final to win her second Wimbledon title. This was PEAK Petra at her absolute best as she hit 28 winners to just 12 unforced errors to complete the win in just 55 minutes. Although Genie looked very nervous before they…
Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard will contest what is likely to be a fascinating conclusion to the 2014 women’s Wimbledon Championships. Bouchard progressed into her first Grand Slam final after defeating Simona Halep, 7-6(5) 6-1. It was an odd semi-final, one that promised so much, but didn’t quite deliver. The crucial moment seemed to come…
Lucie Safarova and Petra Kvitova will contest a dream all-Czech match-up in the first of the 2014 Wimbledon semi-finals. Of course, for me it’s a dream! Safarova and Kvitova are my two favourite WTA players and I am so delighted to see them both in the last four. For Petra, this isn’t a surprise at…
Five fourth round matches were completed in the womens draw on Monday with some big upsets; Agnieszka Radwanska and Caroline Wozniacki were both knocked out in straight sets. The first two womens quarter-finals from the bottom half of the draw will play on Tuesday with the second two from the top half on Wednesday. Petra…
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