Prague and Rabat are both through the second round with quarter-finals to be played on Thursday. There’s a trio of intriguing, third-round-at-a-Slam style matches that will be worth catching. Read on for seven stories from the past two days of WTA action. It’s unlikely i’ll be able to do another post before Madrid, the third…
There are two International clay court tournaments this week in Prague (Czech Republic) and Rabat (Morocco). After the quick, speedy indoor clay courts of Stuttgart, i’m relishing watching some outdoor clay tennis. Bring on the brutal rallies. This post wraps up Stuttgart and then moves onto Prague and Rabat with accounts of the first round…
It’s a busy weekend of tennis with the finals for Prague and Rabat set and the main draw of Madrid starting on Saturday. Firstly in Prague, Saturday’s all-unseeded final will be contested between Mona Barthel and Kristyna Pliskova. Barthel has won seven (!) matches, coming through qualifying and even saving three match points in her…
Apologies for no post yesterday as I decided to play tennis last night. It was a really good session and I finally feel after a month of playing regularly, i’m starting to improve. For the first time this year I was timing my forehand well (my best shot) and actually hitting through the ball. My favourite…
Another new week of tournaments began on Monday with main draw action in Prague (Czech Republic) and Rabat (Morocco). Starting with Prague, there was a rather noteworthy upset as Camila Giorgi upset the number one seed, Karolina Pliskova, 7-6(6) 6-2. It was Giorgi’s first ever victory over Pliskova having lost their three previous encounters. Upset complete!…
Yay for the Bank Holiday… Three days off work is glorious and a weekend start presents the opportunity to watch a bit more tennis! Saturday was a manic day with two tournament weeks overlapping; the International tournaments in Prague and Rabat both had their singles finals, while the third Premier Mandatory tournament of the year in Madrid, got underway…
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