Everyone strapped in for this?! Serena Williams and Simona Halep were set to meet in a highly anticipated semi-final match in Indian Wells, but a knee injury forced Serena to withdraw (see match preview HERE). Two weeks on and the prospect of Serena-Simona sits on our doorstep once more. In fact, both semi-finals in Miami are…
It seems rather fitting that we get another match-up between Andrea Petkovic and Carla Suarez Navarro after what happened in Antwerp last month (see original preview HERE). Last month, Carla was forced to withdraw before the Antwerp final due to a neck injury. Carla’s year just keeps on getting better and better, and she has put…
1. Serena Williams v Sabine Lisicki (Miami, QF) A Wimbledon rematch is on the cards on Wednesday as Serena Williams will take on Sabine Lisicki in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open. Their last match saw Lisicki stun the world number one in last 16 action at SW19. Lisicki prevailed for the biggest win of…
While half of the world’s top ten continues to struggle in 2015, Miami has been a good tournament for the in-form players of 2015. One of those is Karolina Pliskova who won her 21st WTA match of the year on Monday. I think i’m just going to keep using that stat in every preview I…
With 35 WTA match wins between them, Venus Williams and Carla Suarez Navarro have both made superb starts to the 2015 season. The pair will meet for the fifth time on Tuesday in the quarter-finals of the 2015 Miami Open. Suarez Navarro has a great chance of cracking the world’s top ten this week after…
1. Simona Halep v Flavia Pennetta (Miami, R4) I was soooooo much looking forward to a potential fourth round match between Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka. I obviously wanted it too much! Instead, we get Halep against Flavia Pennetta, which is still very intriguing. Pennetta defeated Azarenka in two tiebreak sets, 7-6(5) 7-6(6) in two…
1. Caroline Wozniacki v Venus Williams (Miami, R4) Seventh time lucky? Caroline Wozniacki is still seeking her first ever victory against Venus Williams and she’ll get another crack on Monday when the pair meet in the fourth round of Miami. Wozniacki’s first two matches were polar opposites; the first was a crushing 6-0 6-1 win…
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…
Saturday has been all about the bagels. Carla Suarez Navarro, Ekaterina Makarova, Tatjana Maria, Andrea Petkovic and Daria Gavrilova all won 6-0 first sets and prevailed in straight sets. The big upset in there was Maria’s 6-0 7-6(4) victory over Eugenie Bouchard. After a solid showing in Melbourne, Bouchard has suffered two disappointing losses in…
In Friday’s first batch of WTA matches, Victoria Azarenka and Sloane Stephens both won through in straight sets. Azarenka comprehensively outplayed Jelena Jankovic to win, 6-1 6-1. Jelena put up some resistance at the end in a marathon final game. Azarenka needed multiple match points and Jankovic was 0/13 on break points throughout the whole…
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