In the first main draw match of the VTB Kremlin Cup in Moscow, the number nine seed, Timea Babos beat Irina-Camelia Begu for the first time on tour with a 6-2 6-7(2) 7-5 win in two hours and 27 minutes. Andd in the second main draw match, the one I had been looking forward to…
The Road to Singapore looks clearer now after Wednesday’s action in Moscow which saw two more places snapped up. Angelique Kerber and Flavia Pennetta have both been confirmed by the WTA as successfully qualifying for the WTA Finals. After Karolina Pliskova lost in straight sets to Anastasija Sevastova, this now means that the last place…
The Race to Singapore is still on (sobbing) after Karolina Pliskova and Carla Suárez Navarro both won on Tuesday. Pliskova saved two match points (!) against Alexandra Dulgheru, 6-4 5-7 7-6(7) to keep her slim hopes of qualifying for Singapore alive. Pliskova was a break up in the second and third sets, but then found…
It was quite clear even during the US Open Series that the Race to Singapore was going to be manic with so many players in the running. While it has been eventful and intriguing to follow, in equal measures it has become an ever-lengthening maze of uncertainty and confusion. There is less than one week…
I can still remember the buzz when the first draws of 2015 were published back in January. I say it all the time but oh myyyy how time flies! We’re nearly there for the 2015 season and next week features the last two regulation WTA tournaments in Moscow and Luxembourg. Five places have been officially…
As Luxembourg finishes on Saturday, the other four draws this week will feature semi-final action. In Moscow, doubles partners Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Safarova are the only seeds left and could meet in the final. As always, Moo’s Tennis Blog is rooting for Lucie to go all the way! Grigor Dimitrov hit a pair of…
I’m busy this evening so this will be my only preview for the day. Thankfully there is one match already confirmed and it will be one of the highlights for Friday. Singapore is on the horizon and Moo’s Tennis Blog will be previewing the year-end-championships once the draw for the groups have been confirmed. Lucie…
There is plenty of tennis on Thursday so here’s a selection of thoughts and picks for all five draws. My predictions have been so-so this week, but both my champions in Moscow and Luxembourg are still alive. Last week was good, but I just came up short in predicting a champion… WTA Moscow 2nd Round…
Moscow and Luxembourg are well under way with quite a few typical end-of-season results. Most notably, a visibly upset Andrea Petkovic was knocked out of Luxembourg by Pauline Parmentier in straight sets. In other news, Juan Martin del Potro officially announced he won’t be back until 2015, which was a smart move. Women’s Tennis Blog…
This is the last week of regular WTA tournaments in 2014 and once again, i’m scratching my head wondering where the hell has 2014 gone?! The final two events will be held in Moscow and Luxembourg. Both tournaments have end-of-season vibes with plenty of pull-outs. Moscow has been hit hard with the likes of Caroline…
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