Sloane Stephens came from a set and a break down to defeat Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 3-6 6-3 6-2 as first round action continued on day 2 of the 2015 Family Circle Cup. Stephens has played some great tennis in this last month but this was arguably her best win of the year in terms of the…
The main draw of the 2015 Family Circle Cup in Charleston kicked off today with Mona Barthel progressing into the second round after a convincing 6-3 6-3 victory over Timea Babos in 70 minutes. Mona’s last outing in Charleston was a disappointing straight sets loss to Jessica Pegula in 2013, but this was a much…
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I think we all had a feeling that this could happen, but I was clinging on to the hope that this would be a competitive final. After four holds of serve, Serena Williams completely ran away with the final, winning the last ten games of the match to prevail against Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-2…
I’m not really sure where to start… I currently have a muddle of thoughts about last night’s semi-final between Serena Williams and Simona Halep. Let’s start with the result! Williams edged Halep, 6-2 4-6 7-5, in two hours and eight minutes to reach the final of the 2015 Miami Open where she will play Carla…
Where do I start with this one?! Simona Halep defeated Jelena Jankovic in the 2015 BNP Paribas Open final to win her biggest career title with a 2-6 7-5 6-4 victory in two hours and 37 minutes. This was absolute rollercoaster of a match; the quality wasn’t there, but it was strangely addictive and compelling…
I should be asleep right now but I felt compelled to write a few words! Belinda Bencic produced her best performance of 2015 by a country mile to beat Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4 6-4 to book her place in the last 16 at Indian Wells. Everything came together today for Belinda as she sealed just her…
Ana Ivanovic defeated Yulia Putintseva, 6-3 6-1 in 79 minutes to advance to the third round of the 2015 BNP Paribas Open. This was a very steady performance from Ivanovic who has been blowing a little hot and cold during 2015 so far. Ivanovic started the year in encouraging form in Brisbane where she reached…
The start of Indian Wells and Miami are always a little odd with the seeds not coming out to play until the second round. There are plenty of matches on the schedule today and lots of streamed courts, but none of the matches are particularly enticing. The only match that I did want to watch…
In a rain-delayed final, Caroline Wozniacki won the 2015 BMW Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur to win her first title of 2015. Wozniacki came from a set down to defeat a tenacious Alexandra Dulgheru, 4-6 6-1 6-2. The final had been halted with Wozniacki serving *1-1 40-Ad when the Royal Selangor Golf Club was subjected…
WOW. Lucie Safarova won her biggest career title as she defeated Victoria Azarenka, 6-4 6-3 in the final of the 2015 Qatar Open. This was a tremendous week of tennis from Lucie as she beat Sam Stosur, Ekaterina Makarova, Andrea Petkovic, Carla Suarez Navarro and Azarenka. I would never have imagined at the start of…
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