I’m still getting over that fabulous win for Angelique Kerber last night over Maria Sharapova! In case you missed it, I recapped the match here. I ran out of time to write detailed previews about the Stuttgart quarter-finals last night, but here are a few quick thoughts about each match. 1. Angelique Kerber v Ekaterina…
In a super match to round out Tuesday’s schedule at the 2015 Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Ekaterina Makarova edged Bethanie Mattek-Sands in a tight two setter, 6-4 7-6(3) in one hour and 39 minutes. It is these kind of matches why I love Stuttgart… Makarova v Mattek-Sands has been a classic Stuttgart match so…
1. Ekaterina Makarova v Andrea Petkovic (Miami, R4) The two highest seeds remaining in the fourth quarter of the draw, Ekaterina Makarova and Andrea Petkovic will meet in the last 16. This will be the first time that Makarova and Petkovic have played each other since 2010 when Petkovic prevailed in a three setter in…
Indian Wells is finally gathering some pace now with the women starting the third round on Sunday and the likes of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal playing their first matches of the week. The schedules are pretty dreamy this weekend and ideal for anyone with a grounds pass as there is so much going on!…
First round action in Doha concluded on Tuesday with Alexandra Dulgheru’s victory over Alize Cornet in three sets, 6-4 3-6 6-1. Two of the Dubai semi-finalists had contrasting fortunes on Tuesday. Garbine Muguruza was forced to retire from her first round match against Carla Suarez Navarro due to a viral illness. She had served for…
There were some very interesting results in Dubai on Wednesday as five of the top eight seeds went out of the tournament. The loss of the top seeds in the bottom half means that one of Lucie Safarova, Karolina Pliskova, Garbine Muguruza or Carla Suarez Navarro will make a Premier 5 final in Dubai this…
The first of the women’s semi-finals will pit the number two seed, Maria Sharapova up against the number ten seed, Ekaterina Makarova. Both of Tuesday’s quarter-final matches were pretty sharpish. Makarova defeated Simona Halep, 6-4 6-0 in just 69 minutes. Makarova has now reached back-to-back Grand Slam semi-finals. I wasn’t majorly surprised that Makarova won,…
For the third consecutive Grand Slam, Ekaterina Makarova is into the last eight. The 26-year-old Russian has become one of the most consistent performers on the WTA tour and she maintained her marvellous record in Australia by reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the third time in her career. Makarova’s best win of…
The women’s matches on Monday are shaping up to be pretty spectacular; however Sunday’s matches are not particularly enticing on paper. A few people have left comments about their lack of interest in the bottom half and to be honest, i’m feeling it a little too. The quarters could be interesting though. Fantasy Tennis Updates:…
There have been no upsets overnight in Melbourne for the women; one seed did fall in Casey Dellacqua, but she always faced an uphill struggle against Madison Keys. Dellacqua started great, but Keys found her game to fly through the final two sets. Petra Kvitova had another solid win against Mona Barthel, who put up…
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