1. Caroline Garcia v Sabine Lisicki (IW, R4) It’s good to see Sabine Lisicki winning matches again; she did the Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani double for the second time in under a year. In the second round, Lisicki couldn’t get the job done in straight sets against Vinci, despite serving for the match in…
In light of the rather majestic set of second round matches in Dubai, this will be the first of two previews. I can’t remember such a cracking line-up and hopefully, it actually delivers some great matches. Unfortunately I ran out of time yesterday to write any other previews so i’ll be focusing firmly on Dubai for the…
Beijing’s schedule on Wednesday was ravaged by the weather. The final second round match from the women’s draw featuring Alize Cornet and Lauren Davis was moved to the main stadium under the roof. Seven third round matches will take to the court on Thursday including Svetlana Kuznetsova against Angelique Kerber, which was scheduled for Wednesday.…
Monday in Beijing saw two notable results: Serena Williams recovered from a 5-0 first set deficit and multiple set points to somehow overcome Silvia Soler-Espinosa in straight sets, 7-5 6-2. Alize Cornet also had another excellent win in this Asian Swing as she defeated Jelena Jankovic in three sets, 7-5 3-6 6-4 in two hours…
The bottom half of the women’s draw looks in great shape as we head into the third round. There have been quite a few upsets in the third quarter, but there are some quality players still remaining. In the fourth quarter, we are just one match away from some blockbuster last 16 matches. As always,…
Montreal is delivering up some fantastic match-ups this week. I really wish these kind of tournaments were spread out over like ten days. It just feels so rushed and I cannot keep up! I’m focusing on the WTA matches for Thursday as I haven’t had time to do an ATP preview. I have included the Toronto…
Within the space of twenty minutes, the Italian duo of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci both departed the singles competition in Montreal. In the first completed match of the 2014 Rogers Cup, Sabine Lisicki defeated the number 13 seed, Errani, 6-1 7-5. Wins have been hard to come by for Sabine this year, but this…
In scenes reminiscent of 2013, the womens draw has been ripped open with Serena Williams, Li Na, Agnieszka Radwanska, Victoria Azarenka and now Maria Sharapova all out of the tournament. Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova will contest the first of the women’s semi-finals on Thursday, but the second one is still undecided. Both womens quarter-finals…
There were two womens matches on Saturday that didn’t finish, therefore requiring Sabine Lisicki, Ana Ivanovic, Yaroslava Shvedova and Madison Keys to return on Monday to complete the last 16 line-up. I was at Wimby today and realised Madison Keys had pulled out when I saw Caroline Wozniacki and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova walk past me…
Petra Kvitova and Venus Williams produced the best womens match of the tournament as Petra came from a set down to beat Venus, 5-7 7-6(2) 7-5 in a magnificent contest. You can read my full recap of the match HERE. The line-up of third round matches from the top half of the womens draw is…
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