In a repeat third round match from last year’s Australian Open, Karolina Pliskova will once again be attempting to reach the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time when she plays Ekaterina Makarova. Pliskova has reached the third round of a Grand Slam twice but is yet to make that elusive breakthrough…
NEW MATCH-UP ALERT… The Sydney quarter-finals include a first career meeting between Belinda Bencic and Ekaterina Makarova. Bencic had a solid win in the second round against the Sydney GOAT, Tsvetana Pironkova, 6-3 6-3. It was a far more straightforward match compared to her first round win over Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, 7-6(6) 1-6 6-4. In the…
This post previews six of the first round matches from the 2016 Brisbane International main draw including Sunday’s matches featuring Timea Bacsinszky v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Alizé Cornet v Kristina Mladenovic. In case you missed it, you can read a (newly revamped!) preview of the full main draw on mootennis.com HERE. 1. Maria Sharapova (3) v Ekaterina Makarova A…
1. Ekaterina Makarova v Kristina Mladenovic (US Open, R4) In the wide open second quarter of the draw, The number 13 seed, Ekaterina Makarova is the highest seed remaining. Heading into the US Open with a heavy cloud of injury uncertainty, Makarova has acquitted herself well to reach the fourth round of the US Open.…
The first fourth round match of the 2015 US Open is all set as we now know that Ekaterina Makarova will play Kristina Mladenovic on Sunday with a spot in the quarter-finals up for grabs. Makarova defeated Elina Svitolina, 6-3 7-5 in a decent match of quality hitting. The match had a very strange ending;…
In the only all seeded third round match-up from the second quarter, the number 13 seed, Ekaterina Makarova will take on the number 17 seed, Elina Svitolina. Makarova has completely floated under the radar this fortnight after a leg injury halted her summer hard court season; the Russian player was forced to pull out of…
Four days down and we are left with the top 32 in each draw. There were upsets in the women’s draw on day 4, but nothing that really shook the boat. The big result came in the men’s draw with the final match of the day. I’m focusing mainly on the women but how could…
Three cheers for Magdalena! In one of the most curious tennis stats, Magdalena Rybarikova had never won a main draw match at Wimbledon in seven previous attempts. It’s a surprising stat because Rybarikova’s game is perfect for the grass. She has demonstrated this in Birmingham where she was crowned champion in 2009. Rybarikova won her…
1. Ana Ivanovic v Ekaterina Makarova (RG, R4) The last time that Ekaterina Makarova and Ana Ivanovic played each other, I was a student. I remember getting up early to watch the end of this match before a lecture. It was at the Australian Open where Makarova caused a sizeable upset to defeat Ivanovic in…
I just got back from two GREAT days at Roland Garros… I have soooo much to share! I’ll be posting plenty of photos, reviews of matches and of the general Roland Garros experience over the next week so please stay tuned! I plan to get back to previewing matches although please bear with me as…
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