Rome concluded on Sunday with a fourth title for Elina Svitolina in another three set finale on the WTA tour in 2017. This post brings together the highlights from the tournament including a recap of the final and links to the best points, media and plenty more. All previous Match Points tournament summaries from 2016 and 2017 can be…
The 2017 Internazionali BNL d’Italia final will be contested between the number six seed, Simona Halep and the number eight seed, Elina Svitolina. The pair haven’t played each other since 2014 and will both be vying for their first title in Rome. Halep d. Bertens, 7-5 6-1 Halep is still on course for the Madrid-Rome…
Extending her winning streak to nine, Simona Halep reached the semi-finals of Rome with a 6-2 6-4 victory over the qualifier, Anett Kontaveit. I watched the last few games – Halep lost her double break in the second set and faced a break point that would have seen Kontaveit level up at 4-4. However, Halep held…
My tennis night was cancelled despite the forecast being completely clear at the start of the day. It has since proceeded to rain non-stop since 2pm! Sooo here I am with a bumper Thursday recap and Friday preview Set Points extravaganza. Anett Kontaveit is on a roll… in her 29th win of the year and with just…
Tuesday was another busy day in Rome with 13 second round matches – i’m mostly frustrated this week as I can’t watch much of the tennis. While I generally can’t stand Madrid, their late scheduling of matches was handy! Starting with the matches where I did get to see some tennis… Elina Svitolina scored a good…
This is a snappy Set Points for Tuesday as i’m feeling pretty drained from work. I didn’t get the chance to watch any tennis during lunch and unlike Monday, most of the matches were finished by the time I got home so there wasn’t a great deal of live tennis to watch this evening. Three second…
The main draw for the 2017 Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome kicked off on Monday with two of the most intriguing first round matches up first on the schedule. On the picturesque Pietrangeli court, there was a sad ending to the encounter between the number 14 seed, Barbora Strycova and Daria Kasatkina. After winning the first…
The manic Madrid-Rome double hurtles into the Italian capital with main draw action starting for the WTA on Monday. It’s a mostly similar line-up to Madrid with Caroline Wozniacki and Agnieszka Radwanska both missing and eight of the world’s top ten in attendance. The top eight seeds all have byes into the second round. The…
And that’s it for Rome! The Internazionali BNL d’Italia concluded on Sunday as Serena Williams won her first title of 2016. I can’t believe that the French Open starts this time next week. Just to let you all know that my coverage for the French Open will be muted this year. I’m actually going on holiday in…
The 2016 Internazionali BNL d’Italia final will be an-all American affair between the world number one, Serena Williams and the unseeded, Madison Keys. Before the tournament got underway, I don’t think there were many people, if anyone, predicting Keys to make the final. The 21-year-old has consistently played down her chances on clay. The French Open…
