This post previews two first round matches from the top half of the women’s draw that will be played on Tuesday including Belinda Bencic v Tsvetana Pironkova and Elena Vesnina v Tamira Paszek. For a preview of Wozniacki-Kuznetsova, click here. I’ll be at Wimbledon today on court 3 so will try my best to get…
There have been crazy scorelines aplenty on day 2 of the 2015 US Open. In one match, Olga Govortsova defeated Irina-Camelia Begu in a classic WTA scoreline, 6-1 0-6 7-6(3). Another wacky one, which I got to watch some of, saw Mona Barthel beat Tsvetana Pironkova, recovering from 5-7 2-5 down to somehowwww win, 5-7…
1. Belinda Bencic v Tsvetana Pironkova (Wimbledon, R1) In one of the best first round matches of the women’s draw, the Eastbourne champion, Belinda Bencic will take on Tsvetana Pironkova. Both players have been in form and are at their best on grass. Bencic won her first WTA title in Eastbourne, defeating Agnieszka Radwanska in…
I’m back from my trip to Eastbourne. I had such an brilliant time and I hope you liked all the photos. I’ll be posting a final wrap-up from Eastbourne tomorrow with a selection of my best photos from the four days. If you missed any of my posts live from Eastbourne then you can check…
1. Angelique Kerber v Tsvetana Pironkova (Birmingham, R2) Angelique Kerber will play her first grass court match of 2015 up against Tsvetana Pironkova on court 1 on Wednesday. Kerber has always done well on the grass and I think she could be a dark horse at Wimbledon if the draw gods are kind. Last year,…
In the mens draw, Juan Martin del Potro won his second match on his return from injury with an impressive 4-6 6-2 6-2 victory over the number one seed, Fabio Fognini. Next up for the big man is Mikhail Kukushkin in the quarter-finals on Thursday. It was great to see the end of the DelPo…
DELPO! I was delighted to wake up to the news that Juan Martin del Potro won his first match on his comeback from wrist surgery with a straight sets win over Sergiy Stakhovsky. I’m hoping to find time to watch some of the match tonight! In an unsurprising turn of events, the Sydney draw is…
Hands up if you had Tsvetana Pironkova to win seven straight matches and make the final in Sydney! The Bulgarian world number 107, Pironkova takes on Angelique Kerber in tomorrow’s Sydney final. In yesterday’s poll, there were a fair few votes for Keys, but 70% of you correctly sided with Kerber. Note – The Australian Open…
The Top 3 on Day 3 Tsvetana Pironkova 1. Maria Sharapova v Tsvetana Pironkova Sharapova faces a potentially tricky second round match against Pironkova. The Bulgarian has had a largely ineffective year so far, but always comes alive for the grass court season. She has made the semi-finals and quarter-finals at Wimbledon in the last…
Li Na This week’s tournament in Paris has seen a flurry of withdrawals and this was further compounded on Monday as the number 3 seed, Li Na retired from her match down 7-6 4-2 to Tsvetana Pironkova. Pironkova raced into a 5-0 lead in just 18 minutes, but was pegged back to 5-5 as Li…
