1. Barbora Strycova v Garbine Muguruza (Stuttgart, R1) There are many first round matches of note in this year’s Stuttgart draw, but the one that really stood out for me features Barbora Strycova and Garbine Muguruza. This will be the first time the pair have played each other and their games couldn’t be further apart. …
1. Caroline Wozniacki v Venus Williams (Miami, R4) Seventh time lucky? Caroline Wozniacki is still seeking her first ever victory against Venus Williams and she’ll get another crack on Monday when the pair meet in the fourth round of Miami. Wozniacki’s first two matches were polar opposites; the first was a crushing 6-0 6-1 win…
Venus Williams produced a gutsy performance to save a match point in beating Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, 7-5 3-6 7-6(3) in two hours and 54 minutes. The match finished close to 1.30am local time in Doha and considering the conditions, it was a pretty good match. There was a minor altercation at the net after BZS was…
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…
The second round matches lived up to expectation in Dubai with quite a few interesting results. Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki and Agnieszka Radwanska all dropped a set, but won through to the third round. Three seeds weren’t quite as fortunate as Jelena Jankovic, Andrea Petkovic and Peng Shuai all lost. If you after some new…
1. Agnieszka Radwanska v Caroline Garcia (Dubai, R2) Agnieszka Radwanska will be looking for revenge when she goes up against Caroline Garcia in the first match of the day in Dubai on Tuesday. The pair played in Wuhan at the back end of 2014 where Garcia prevailed in a fabulous encounter, 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(7). Their…
There were no surprises overnight on Sunday with Maria Sharapova, Eugenie Bouchard and Ekaterina Makarova all progressing to the quarter-finals. Sharapova v Bouchard should be great. The women’s matches for day 8 are pretty awesome, but i’m gutted all the matches are either early or late so I won’t get to watch any of the…
In the night match on Rod Laver Arena, Maria Sharapova defeated Zarina Diyas, 6-1 6-1 to complete the line-up for the first batch of fourth round matches in the women’s draw. Have I mentioned that Saturday’s line-up of women’s matches is awesome? I’m sorry, I know I sound like a broken record. Hopefully it lives…
In the countdown of my favourite WTA matches of the year, here comes part two of the festivities. If you missed the first part which featured matches 20 to 16, you can catch up HERE. Anyway, here are matches 15 to 11 with some love for this year’s clay court season… 15. Jelena Jankovic d.…
It’s that time of the year for the annual countdown on Moo’s Tennis Blog of the best womens matches of the year. This is from my point of view so there will be some surprises. I’ve tried my best to watch as many matches, but there will be a few that have slipped through the…
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