The white group at the 2016 WTA Finals got off to a fabulously frenetic start on Monday with Karolina Pliskova and Svetlana Kuznetsova winning dramatic three setters, each saving a match point. Pliskova and Kuznetsova will meet in the first of Wednesday’s matches in Singapore and will be followed by a tantalising encounter between Agnieszka Radwanska and…
Tuesday was an EVENTFUL day in Singapore as both matches from the white group were decided 7-5 in the deciding sets… and both winners saved match points to prevail! In the first match of the day, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Agnieszka Radwanska played out a wonderful match, which was a clinic of all-court tennis and variety. Kuznetsova saved…
In the second match of the day from the white group at the WTA Finals, Garbiñe Muguruza will be seeking to end a run of three straight losses to Karolina Pliskova on Monday in Singapore. Pliskova wasn’t even on the radar for Singapore halfway through the year after she didn’t make it past the third…
A blockbuster third rounder is on the cards in Beijing when the number two seed, Garbiñe Muguruza takes on the Wuhan champion, Petra Kvitova in the third round of the China Open. Muguruza was the first player into the third round with a 6-2 7-6(5) win over Yulia Putintseva. It was a nervous yet committed…
The number two seed, Garbiñe Muguruza will continue her title defence in Beijing where she will play Yulia Putintseva in the second round. Both players were forced to three sets in their opening round matches on Saturday. Muguruza has been struggling for form all year bar the French Open and she delivered another unconvincing display…
The first of the semi-finals at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati will be contested between the number four seed, Garbiñe Muguruza and the number 15 seed, Karolina Pliskova. In a first career match-up, Pliskova produced a fine display to topple Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets, 6-3 4-6 6-2. After splitting sets, Pliskova powered through…
The French Open champion, Garbiñe Muguruza faces a potentially testing opener as she takes on the world number 68, Camila Giorgi in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday. Muguruza will not only being playing her first Slam since her triumph in Paris but she’s also defending finals points after glorious run at Wimbledon in 2015 where she…
Take a bow, Garbiñe Muguruza. For the third Slam in a row, we have a new champion! Muguruza produced a sensational display to defeat the world number one, Serena Williams, 7-5 6-4 to win the 2016 French Open. It was a high-quality final with some thunderous hitting. The first set was one of the best…
After a dicey and damp second week, the final of the 2016 French Open is all set and will be a repeat of last year’s Wimbledon final between the number one seed, Serena Williams and the number four seed, Garbiñe Muguruza. For Muguruza, her form at this tournament in recent years has been a pre-cursor to her…
It’s been said a few times this week but once again, HELMETS AT THE READY! The first of the semi-finals at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia will be contested between the number three seed, Garbiñe Muguruza and Madison Keys at 12pm local time in Rome. Into her first semi-final of 2016, things finally seem to be…
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