The first days of the Miami Open provide a great atmosphere to watch the stars of the WTA relax and practice before the chaos ensues later in the week. That said, Day 2 of the Miami Open offered a chance to see the completion of the qualifying competition and beginning of the first round for…
New week, new tournament… welcome to the 2017 Miami Open! Main draw action got underway on Tuesday (and is still ongoing as I write this but I wanted to get a post about before I sleep) with Duan Ying-Ying the first winner of the tournament, defeating Laura Siegemund, 7-6(6) 6-3. Starting as we mean to go…
Day 1 at the Miami Open presents a great opportunity to see players up close on the tournament’s outer courts. This year’s qualifying draw is a good mix of veterans, tour regulars, and newcomers. The first match on Court 3 was an all Belgian affair between the top seeded qualifier Elise Mertens and Alison Van…
The manic March of tennis moves to Miami for the next two weeks with the second Premier Mandatory tournament of the year. Serena Williams will be missing again but nine of the world’s top ten are in attendance. Once again, this is just a sweeping preview looking at the key takeaways of the draw with…
Singles action from Miami concluded on Saturday with Victoria Azarenka claiming the Sunshine Double. The second Premier Mandatory tournament of the year was a fun one with many of the top ten players finding some form again after an unsettled start to the year. Attention will soon switch to the Volvo Car Open in Charleston. This is one my…
My favourite matches of the week are normally covered in Match Points (coming soon!) but i’ve been so impressed with the quality of women’s matches in Miami this week, I thought this deserved a separate post. Matches from Miami have rarely featured in my best match countdowns but quite a few of these matches are already in the top 10. My list…
The 2016 Miami Open final will be contested on Saturday between the number 13 and 16 seeds, Victoria Azarenka and Svetlana Kuznetsova. Ten years on since winning the title, Kuznetsova is back into the Miami final. It’s never a major surprise when Kuznetsova puts it all together because of the talent she possesses… you just never know…
Boom… an Australian Open rematch is set between the top two players in the WTA Race to Singapore, Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka. The semi-final will be played at not before 9pm in Miami on Thursday night. Azarenka is proving super tough to beat right now; in her 20th win of the year, the Belarusian was clutch…
In an unlikely yet intriguing semi-final, Timea Bacsinszky will take on Svetlana Kuznetsova on Thursday for a place in the final of the 2016 Miami Open. Bacsinszky has come good in Miami after losing five of her first six matches in 2016. There were positive signs in Doha and Indian Wells where Bacsinszky won back-to-back…
A potentially cracking quarter-final is on the cards for Wednesday when Angelique Kerber and Madison Keys play each other at the Miami Open. Kerber has endured a tricky spell after winning her first Slam at the Australian Open, but looks to be back in contention in Miami, scoring her first wins on the WTA tour since January. Kerber fended…
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