The second semi-final on Saturday in Singapore will pit Garbiñe Muguruza against Agnieszka Radwanska for the fifth time in 2015 with Radwanska seeking her first win over Muguruza this year. Radwanska looked to be in a rather precarious position in her group after two matches, going 0-2 with losses to Maria Sharapova and Flavia Pennetta. For Radwanska to…
It’s time to blow the new match-up klaxon as the top two seeds in the white group, Garbiñe Muguruza and Petra Kvitova, will meet for the first time on the WTA tour in a match with huge implications for who will qualify for the semi-finals. Muguruza is pretty much there but Kvitova still has plenty…
Wednesday’s evening session is headlined by yet another instalment of the fascinating rivalry that is developing on tour between Garbiñe Muguruza and Angelique Kerber. After both won their opening round robin matches at the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore, the pair will meet for the fifth time this year. Muguruza edged Lucie Safarova, 6-3 7-6(3) for her…
The first singles match on Monday at not before 6pm local time will feature two players competing in their first ever WTA finals, Garbiñe Muguruza and Lucie Safarova. Muguruza’s fabulous Asian Swing propelled her into a top two seeding, while Safarova was the last player to qualify by virtue of Carla Suárez Navarro failing to…
FINALLY… One day before the draw for the 2015 WTA Finals and we HAVE A CONFIRMED LINE-UP! The last place in Singapore was snapped up by Lucie Safarova after Carla Suárez Navarro lost in straight sets to Daria Kasatkina, 6-1 6-2, in the quarter-finals of Moscow. It sounds like Carla had an absolute mare. I’m…
The fourth and final Premier Mandatory tournament of 2015 concluded on Sunday with Garbiñe Muguruza winning her biggest career title to date, coming from a break down in both sets to beat Timea Bacsinszky, 7-5 6-4. When I was looking at the title stats yesterday prior to the final, it slipped my mind that Muguruza…
The 2015 China Open final will be contested between Timea Bacsinszky and Garbiñe Muguruza when the pair play in Beijing on Sunday at not before 4pm local time (9am UK time). Prior to Beijing, Bacsinszky was on a five match losing streak and hadn’t won a match since Wimbledon. Spin on a week and Bacsinszky…
I’m behind on the tennis tonight so i’ve been frantically trying to catch up with all the quarter-finals. Therefore, just a quick post tonight. There have been plenty of retirements and withdrawals this week but the semi-final line-up for Beijing is goood. The first of the semi-fnals will feature Ana Ivanovic and Timea Bacsinszky. It’s…
I was expecting Garbiñe Muguruza to pull out of Beijing with the ankle injury that caused her to retire from the Wuhan final. A couple of days rest though has been enough for Muguruza to recover and win two matches in Beijing to reach the quarter-finals. By virtue of a lopsided three set victory over…
I haven’t been covering Tashkent this week, the International event that has been running alongside Wuhan. Saturday’s final was an intriguing one on paper between Donna Vekic and Nao Hibino and I did get to watch some of it. Vekic has had a disappointing year up till now but still manages to have these…
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