Bring all the popcorn in the world… the number 31 seed, Yulia Putintseva will play Jelena Ostapenko in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday. Putintseva had a challenging opener on Tuesday, saving ten (!) set points to beat Lara Arruabarrena, 7-6(7) 7-6(10). Putintseva saved six set points in the first set and…
The number two seed, Garbiñe Muguruza will continue her title defence in Beijing where she will play Yulia Putintseva in the second round. Both players were forced to three sets in their opening round matches on Saturday. Muguruza has been struggling for form all year bar the French Open and she delivered another unconvincing display…
For my first time at Roland Garros, I wanted to do a recap of my day for Moo’s Tennis Blog. I was pretty excited to discover this place that I had never had the chance to discover before, although i live only 20 minutes away from the grounds. It was really easy to get tickets…
This post previews the best of the second round matches set for Thursday at Roland Garros including Bouchard-Bacsinszky, V.Williams v Chirico, Petkovic v Putintseva and Mladenovic v Babos. A final Set Points will come later tonight to wrap up day 4 action at the French Open. 1. Timea Bacsinszky (8) v Eugenie Bouchard In a battle…
Third round action kicks off on Friday at the 2016 Australian Open with the top half of the women’s draw. Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Belinda Bencic are all on the schedule; a preview of Serena’s match against Daria Kasatkina can be read HERE. This post covers two fascinating matches featuring four players…
1. Alizé Cornet v Louisa Chirico (Washington, R2) The first result from the 2015 Citi Open yielded a surprising outcome as the 19-year-old, Louisa Chirico scored her first ever WTA main draw with a comprehensive 6-3 6-0 victory over Heather Watson. The Brit’s last match had been on Centre Court at Wimbledon against Serena Williams…
1. Ana Ivanovic v Bethanie Mattek-Sands (Wimbledon, R1) Ana Ivanovic was dealt a tough draw at Wimbledon this year and her second round is a potential banana skin as she will play the qualifier, Bethanie Mattek-Sands. The American player has had a landmark year in doubles this year, winning three Grand Slams, two with Lucie…
Ana Ivanovic defeated Yulia Putintseva, 6-3 6-1 in 79 minutes to advance to the third round of the 2015 BNP Paribas Open. This was a very steady performance from Ivanovic who has been blowing a little hot and cold during 2015 so far. Ivanovic started the year in encouraging form in Brisbane where she reached…
1. Gael Monfils v Ernests Gulbis Sara Errani Gael Monfils produced a fantastic performance to take out the number five seed, Tomas Berdych on Monday and set up an enticing second rounder with Ernests Gulbis, a battle between the two most dangerous floaters in the draw and eternal under-achievers on the tour. Monfils has been…
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