Two players who have had their greatest Slam success at the US Open are looking good once more with Flavia Pennetta and Sam Stosur going head-to-head for a place in the 2015 US Open quarter-finals. Stosur won the US Open back in 2011 with a stunning run to the title that included the performance of…
1. Maria Sharapova v Lucie Safarova (RG, R4) Lucie, Lucie, LUCIE! OK i’m sorry for those that don’t have an attachment to Lucie but i’m excited! For the second year in a row, Lucie is into the second week of Roland Garros. This may not seem like a big deal but before this event last…
1. Angelique Kerber v Garbine Muguruza (RG, R3) A couple of days before Roland Garros, Angelique Kerber was forced to withdraw from Nurnberg with a back injury. There were concerns over her participation at the French Open but they proved to be futile. I’m so annoyed with myself for paying attention to those fears! Kerber…
1. Flavia Pennetta v Elina Svitolina (Rome, R1) In a menacing section of the draw, Flavia Pennetta takes on Elina Svitolina with the winner set to play Venus Williams or Garbine Muguruza in the second round. Both players suffered early exits in Madrid; Pennetta lost in the first round to Andrea Petkovic in straight sets,…
1. Simona Halep v Flavia Pennetta (Miami, R4) I was soooooo much looking forward to a potential fourth round match between Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka. I obviously wanted it too much! Instead, we get Halep against Flavia Pennetta, which is still very intriguing. Pennetta defeated Azarenka in two tiebreak sets, 7-6(5) 7-6(6) in two…
Saturday has been all about the bagels. Carla Suarez Navarro, Ekaterina Makarova, Tatjana Maria, Andrea Petkovic and Daria Gavrilova all won 6-0 first sets and prevailed in straight sets. The big upset in there was Maria’s 6-0 7-6(4) victory over Eugenie Bouchard. After a solid showing in Melbourne, Bouchard has suffered two disappointing losses in…
1. Sabine Lisicki v Flavia Pennetta (Indian Wells, QF) Coming into Indian Wells, there was a great deal of scepticism surrounding both Sabine Lisicki and Flavia Pennetta. Few predicted Sabine to live up to her seeding and almost no-one was thinking Pennetta had a hope in hell of defending her Indian Wells title… however, both…
The first two WTA matches of the day saw upsets as Agnieszka Radwanska and Lucie Safarova both lost in straight sets. Radwanska was beaten by Heather Watson in her biggest career win to date. I have to raise my hands and say I didn’t see that coming in the slightest. Credit to Heather for holding…
First round action in Doha concluded on Tuesday with Alexandra Dulgheru’s victory over Alize Cornet in three sets, 6-4 3-6 6-1. Two of the Dubai semi-finalists had contrasting fortunes on Tuesday. Garbine Muguruza was forced to retire from her first round match against Carla Suarez Navarro due to a viral illness. She had served for…
In the first match of the Doha 2015 main draw, Flavia Pennetta came from a set down to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova and book her place in the second round where she will play Agnieszka Radwanska. Kuznetsova had started with great promise; she looked confident and assertive as she went up a double break. She lost…
