The WTA grass court season kicked off on Monday with first round action in both Nottingham and Rosmalen/’s-Hertogenbosch (there are so many names for this tournament, I don’t know what is the most accurate!). It’s my intention to do a daily round-up for each day of the grass court season, but it might be difficult…
It’s goodbye to the clay and a hearty hello to the grass court season… i’ve been waiting for this moment for suchhhh a long time! The British grass court season actually got underway last week at the $50k ITF tournament in Eastbourne but the upcoming week will see the first WTA events on grass in 2016. The…
Three of the four quarter-finals were completed in Nottingham on Friday with Agnieszka Radwanska and Monica Niculescu the first two players into the semi-finals. All six completed sets in Nottingham on Friday finished with a 6-2 scoreline! Radwanska and Niculescu are set to play their semi-final at 12pm UK time although it’s worth noting that…
The first seed to fall in Nottingham was Karin Knapp who was *technically* upset by Yanina Wickmayer. It doesn’t feel like an upset though as Wickmayer is a much better player than her current ranking of 92 suggests. It was the second time the pair had played this year and both matches had the same…
First round singles action concluded in Nottingham on Tuesday with Agnieszka Radwanska scoring a routine win over Alla Kudryavtseva, 6-0 6-3 in the last match of the day. It was a vital win for Aga who lost her first match at Roland Garros to Annika Beck. Kudryavtseva struggled to keep the ball in play in…
Agnieszka Radwanska headlines a new WTA International event this week which will be held in Nottingham. This event has previously been an ITF event for the last few years and the winner will receive the Elena Baltacha trophy which is a lovely touch. After a first round loss to Annika Beck at Roland Garros, Radwanska…
The last week or two has seen player announcements for the 2015 grass court tennis tournaments. As a Brit, I always follow updates with excitement and this year is particularly interesting with an extra week added to the grass court season. For the WTA, Birmingham has sealed the lucrative middle week, while Eastbourne remains the…
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