It’s quarter-finals day in Antwerp, but the next set of tournaments is already on the horizon. The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships will be the main focus of next week and the qualifying tournament begins tomorrow with the likes of Julia Goerges, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Ana Konjuh, Tereza Smitkova, Jarmila Gajdosova and Elena Vesnina all in…
Beijing’s schedule on Wednesday was ravaged by the weather. The final second round match from the women’s draw featuring Alize Cornet and Lauren Davis was moved to the main stadium under the roof. Seven third round matches will take to the court on Thursday including Svetlana Kuznetsova against Angelique Kerber, which was scheduled for Wednesday.…
Monday in Beijing saw two notable results: Serena Williams recovered from a 5-0 first set deficit and multiple set points to somehow overcome Silvia Soler-Espinosa in straight sets, 7-5 6-2. Alize Cornet also had another excellent win in this Asian Swing as she defeated Jelena Jankovic in three sets, 7-5 3-6 6-4 in two hours…
The bottom half of the women’s draw looks in great shape as we head into the third round. There have been quite a few upsets in the third quarter, but there are some quality players still remaining. In the fourth quarter, we are just one match away from some blockbuster last 16 matches. As always,…
The WTA Montreal draw was released last night… and it’s an absolute cracker! There are so many interesting first round matches and looking further ahead, potential encounters we have to look forward too. The WTA is really thriving at the moment. If you haven’t seen the draw, Sam Davis of Around the Post does a…
6-2 6-2 was the order of the day for Simona Halep and Andrea Petkovic. Both players won their quarter-final matches by that scoreline to reach their FIRST Grand Slam semi-final. Petkovic’s victory over Sara Errani was the more surprising of the two. Errani is a demon to break down on the clay. My overriding though…
The first duo of womens quarter-finals saw Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard confirm their places in the 2014 French Open semi-finals. Both matches sounded really entertaining and a great advertisement for the womens game. Sharapova was taken to three sets again, but as she almost always does, found a way past Garbine Muguruza, 1-6 7-5…
The first week of the season feels about as manic as trying to follow a Grand Slam, but I am not complaining since I am still on my Christmas break. The only tournament with second round matches tomorrow is the WTA event in Brisbane. On Saturday, I put up some polls in my previews for…
This year’s Beijing has gone remarkably with the seeding as 10 out of 12 seeds so far have progressed into the 3rd round, which is quite some result so close to the end of the season. 1. Agnieszka Radwanska v Madison Keys (Beijing, R2) Aga Radwanska A three set victory over Stefanie Voegele was not…
1. Victoria Azarenka v Sam Stosur (Carlsbad, F) Sam Stosur Sam Stosur will look to break a 0-8 head-to-head record with Victoria Azarenka in the Carlsbad final on Sunday. Stosur suffered a disappointing first round loss to Olga Govortsova in Stanford, but a smart move to take a wildcard in Carlsbad has given her the…
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