The Australian Open starts tonight! In case you missed it, my preview for the women’s AO draw is already up and you can check it out HERE. Thanks for all the votes in the poll; After nearly 200 votes, Maria Sharapova currently leads the way with 26% of your votes, followed by Simona Halep (16%),…
Petra Kvitova lost her first match in Cincy to Elina Svitolina, 6-2 7-6(2). I thought Petra played well in Montreal, but this was a disappointing performance. The conditions don’t suit her game, but I expected Petra to come through. Svitolina was solid although her attempts (X2) at trying to serve out the match were painful…
Here is part two of my trip to Eastbourne. If you missed part one featuring Rally4Bally and smiling Aga, you can read it HERE. There were some fantastic WTA matches on Monday and I was really chuffed to see some of them live. The weather was pretty grey and cold, but it was dry and there was…
I’ve been thinking about those brilliant matches from Tuesday night all day long. I probably sound like a broken record, but they were so good! I was so gripped by both, each match deserved a special post. The one for Sharapova v Safarova can be found HERE and Jankovic v Barthel is HERE. Thursday will…
Week 5 on the WTA tour had two Russian winners as Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won her biggest title to date in Paris and Ekaterina Makarova won her second WTA title in Pattaya City. The women will now take a week off before Fed Cup action kicks off next weekend. Anyway, here are my thoughts on the…
I missed today’s action in Paris, but am hoping to catch the final tomorrow afternoon, which begins at 2.30pm UK time. Paris is always a solid event on the tour and this draw hasn’t disappointed with a number of really competitive three setters through the week. The star names may have all departed, but the…
Both my predicted champions in Paris and Pattaya City have pulled out through illness and / or injury this week. I really do know how to pick them! To be honest, none of the matches look particularly enthusing for tomorrow so here is a dedicated preview for my favourite match on the schedule between Angelique…
Auckland saw a typical day at a WTA International event with half of the seeds tumbling including an impressive performance by the 16 year old Ana Konjuh, who defeated Roberta Vinci in three sets. None of the second round matches in Auckland look particularly engaging so my preview for tennis on New Year’s Day will…
1. Maria Kirilenko v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Moscow, R2) Maria Kirilenko A tough all-Russian affair is set for Wednesday’s schedule as the number 1 seed Maria Kirilenko takes on the unseeded, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Kirilenko had a bye in the first round, meanwhile Pavlyuchenkova enjoyed a rare comfortable win as she took out the young Frenchwoman, Caroline…
US Open qualifying is underway and the draws will be out on Thursday evening (5pm UK time). I am not really that interested in New Haven or Winston-Salem, but there are some good potential match-ups for the women. Let’s take a look at the best of the 2nd rounders… 1. Sabine Lisicki v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova…
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