The first singles match on Monday at not before 6pm local time will feature two players competing in their first ever WTA finals, Garbiñe Muguruza and Lucie Safarova. Muguruza’s fabulous Asian Swing propelled her into a top two seeding, while Safarova was the last player to qualify by virtue of Carla Suárez Navarro failing to…
FINALLY… One day before the draw for the 2015 WTA Finals and we HAVE A CONFIRMED LINE-UP! The last place in Singapore was snapped up by Lucie Safarova after Carla Suárez Navarro lost in straight sets to Daria Kasatkina, 6-1 6-2, in the quarter-finals of Moscow. It sounds like Carla had an absolute mare. I’m…
The Road to Singapore looks clearer now after Wednesday’s action in Moscow which saw two more places snapped up. Angelique Kerber and Flavia Pennetta have both been confirmed by the WTA as successfully qualifying for the WTA Finals. After Karolina Pliskova lost in straight sets to Anastasija Sevastova, this now means that the last place…
The Race to Singapore is still on (sobbing) after Karolina Pliskova and Carla Suárez Navarro both won on Tuesday. Pliskova saved two match points (!) against Alexandra Dulgheru, 6-4 5-7 7-6(7) to keep her slim hopes of qualifying for Singapore alive. Pliskova was a break up in the second and third sets, but then found…
It’s been over a month since Lucie Safarova took to a tennis court and finally, she’s backkkkk. On the 1st of September, Lucie suffered a disappointing first round exit at the US Open to Lesia Tsurenko, later revealing that she had been struggling with an abdominal tear that needed rest. Worse news would come when…
1. Timea Bacsinszky v Barbora Strycova (USO, R1) For the first time this year, Timea Bacsinszky is struggling. The Swiss player has had a tremendous year up till now, moving up 34 places in the rankings since the end of 2014. However, she is currently on a four match losing streak extending back to Wimbledon. Each loss…
I wasn’t planning to write anything more about New Haven but… Lucie v Petra! The pair haven’t played since the semi-finals of Wimbledon last year where Petra claimed her sixth consecutive victory over Lucie, 7-6(6) 6-1. Lucie competed exceptionally well in the first set of that match considering the occasion but she’s never been able…
The last time that Lucie Safarova and Dominika Cibulkova met on the tennis court I was watching the match live. On that occasion, Cibulkova defeated Safarova in her first match since the French Open final, 7-6(7) 6-4 in a second round match in Eastbourne. It was a very close match with just a few points…
Stepping up to serve for the match at 6-3 *5-4 against Daria Gavrilova, you couldn’t blame Lucie Safarova for feeling the nerves. Just two weeks ago, Lucie had been in an almost identical position, up 6-4 *5-4 in their second round clash in Toronto. Lucie came within two points of the match but was unable…
Did someone speed up time or something because I can’t believe that the US Open is only a week away. The final tournament before the women head to Flushing Meadows is the Connecticut Open in New Haven. There have been string of withdrawals with the likes of Garbiñe Muguruza, Sloane Stephens, Belinda Bencic and Ekaterina…
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