It’s been a while since i’ve had the opportunity to post some smiling Lucie pics so here’s a quick post to do just that. Lucie Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands were playing just their THIRD tournament together but won their second title in Stuttgart to go along with their Australian Open triumph. The pair beat Katarina…
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…
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 stand-out first round match from the 2015 Family Circle Cup draw is the all-American clash featuring Sloane Stephens and Bethanie Mattek-Sands. For the second tournament in a row, Mattek-Sands will open against an American player after she played Taylor Townsend in the first round of Indian Wells. In a highly entertaining match, Townsend edged…
The Indian Wells draw was released last night with the majority of excitement centering around a potential third round clash between Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka. There are media reports that Simona Halep may pull out of the tournament due to a family tragedy. I’m going to hold off from writing a full tournament preview just…
I don’t have a great deal to say other than YAY! Lucie Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands beat Yung-Jan Chan and Jie Zheng, 6-4 7-6(5) in the final of the women’s doubles. Lucie and Beth both saved break points in their last two service games before breaking to seal the opening set, 6-4. The second set was…
All my favourite players have long gone from the singles draws, but Lucie is still sticking around in the women’s doubles! Playing with partner, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, the pair have reached the final in their first ever tournament outing together. Beth has won a mixed doubles title before, but for Lucie, this is a first ever…
1. Li Na v Bethanie Mattek-Sands Li Na The 2011 Roland Garros Champion, Li Na has a pretty mean draw this year and she overcame her first challenge with a hard fought 6-3 6-4 victory over the veteran clay courter, Anabel Medina Garrigues. Her next opponent will be Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who has been on a…
A rough week of predictions in Stuttgart for moi so far! Let’s see if I can improve for the semi-finals… 1.Maria Sharapova v Angelique Kerber Maria Sharapova For the second day in a row, Maria Sharapova was stretched to three sets as she fended off a late surge from Ana Ivanovic, who certainly had her…
Agnieszka Radwanska The first four days of a Grand Slam are the most exciting days for me because there is just so much going on! Therefore it is impossible to cover all the goings on in every match! Most notably on the first day of action at the Australian Open, Agnieszka Radwanska survived a brutal…
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