Tennis at the Rio Olympics is in the books… and my my my, what a week it has been! There have been some incredible stories and memorable moments that will certainly be remembered fondly come the end of 2016. This is a snappy Match Points post with some of my favourite matches and Twitter highlights…
MONICA PUIG. .@MonicaAce93 wins a FIRST EVER #Olympics #Gold medal for #PUR after defeating Angelique Kerber 64 46 61 at #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/KbaToclo1s — ITF Olympic Tennis (@OlympicsTennis) August 13, 2016 Say hello to the first Gold medalist from Puerto Rico — Monica Puig! #PicaPower pic.twitter.com/YXw6JZvcff — TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) August 13, 2016 In a tremendous women’s…
Super Saturday at the Olympics is a packed day for the tennis which will be rounded out with the women’s gold medal match between Angelique Kerber and Monica Puig. Chuck in a stacked qualifying day in Cincy and this is one of the best tennis days of the year! There have been a whole host of cracking…
After a rain-drenched Wednesday, the women’s quarter-finals were finally played on Thursday. All four were decided in straight sets with no more than three games dropped in any of the eight sets! In the end, it was Petra Kvitova, Monica Puig, Madison Keys and Angelique Kerber who have advanced to the medal matches. The first of the…
Take a bow, Monica Puig! The 22-year-old Puerto Rican thrashed the number three seed and French Open champion, Garbiñe Muguruza, 6-1 6-1 in just 65 minutes. It’s yet another great WTA storyline in 2016 and this one still has legs… PICAAAAAAA WHAT A VICTORY!! So so so proud of you girl @MonicaAce93 😍🎉 pic.twitter.com/RmuAIsYyPM — Lodo…
A repeat of the Australian Open semi-final will see Angelique Kerber play Johanna Konta in the quarter-finals of Rio 2016 as the hunt for the medals hots up… Konta survived a three hour and nine minute marathon with Svetlana Kuznetsova, battling back for a superb, 3-6 7-5 7-5 victory. Kuznetsova had her chances to win…
Peak Petra! Crunching away 43 winners, Kvitova played a fine match to beat Caroline Wozniacki, 6-2 6-4 in the first match on Centre Court. The only negative point was that Kvitova needed two attempts to serve it out but all in all, a super win. It was so fun to play on this great stadium! Thank…
In an all-seeded third round match, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Johanna Konta will play each other for the first time as they battle for a place in the quarter-finals of Rio 2016. Kuznetsova had a walkover into the third round after her opponent, Monica Niculescu was forced to pull out with a back injury. The Romanian…
Serena Williams won her first match at Rio 2016, overcoming Daria Gavrilova in a scrappy yet entertaining first round match, 6-4 6-2. Serena failed to serve out the first set at *5-3 with Gavrilova playing a brilliant return game but Serena stepped it up herself on return to bag the opener. There were a number of…
A blockbuster second round clash is all set at the Olympics on Monday as the number two seed, Angelique Kerber will take on Eugenie Bouchard in Rio. In one of the most anticipated first round matches, Bouchard produced a smart performance as she overcame Sloane Stephens in relatively routine fashion, 6-3 6-3. Bouchard was forced…
