The 2018 US Open final will be contested between the number 17 seed, Serena Williams and the number 20 seed, Naomi Osaka. The three Slam finals so far in 2018 have all been tantalising match-ups on paper and this is another cracker. The pair will play at 4pm local time in New York (9pm UK…
Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams, 6-3 6-3 in Saturday’s Wimbledon final to win her third Slam title. It was a strange old Saturday as the women’s final was pushed back by two hours because of the resumption of the second men’s semi-final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, which could not finish on Friday night.…
The 2018 Wimbledon final will be contested between the number 11 and 25 seeds, Angelique Kerber and Serena Williams. The main talking point of this year’s Wimbledon has been the upsets with all top ten seeds out by the close of play on Manic Monday. However, the WTA’s strength in depth has been demonstrated by…
It’s a quick turnaround as Manic Monday is in the books and the women’s quarter-finals are up on Tuesday! The last eight will be back on court to contest the 2018 Wimbledon quarter-finals. For a recap of how things unfolded on Monday, check out my rolling live post HERE. I’ve got Tuesday afternoon to watch…
Manic Monday is arguably the most exciting day on the tennis calendar as all of the last 16 matches come together for a tennis bonanza. It’s equally a frustrating day as so many tantalising match-ups are pitted against each other at the same time. This preview post focuses on the four matches from the bottom…
The 2017 Australian Open final will be contested on Saturday between the number two seed, Serena Williams and the number 13 seed, Venus Williams in the first all-Williams Slam final since 2009. This year’s Australian Open has produced wave after wave of absorbing storylines; in the first of the semi-finals, Venus Williams defeated CoCo Vandeweghe in…
Serena Williams will play Johanna Konta for the first time when the pair take to the court on Wednesday for the quarter-finals of the Australian Open… BRING. IT. ON. Williams has yet to drop a set through her first four rounds. She faced her most challenging match of the tournament in the fourth round against Barbora Strycova, winning…
In the only fourth round match that has gone entirely with seeding, the number two seed Serena Williams will play the number 16 seed, Barbora Strycova with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs. Uncertainty loomed over Serena pre-tournament having played just two matches since the 2016 US Open with one of those being a…
This is a guest post written by John Bullock of Ad Court Ramble. Comparing players from different eras is a near impossible task with little to no tangible reward… but we do it anyway. I imagine part of it stems from pride (“My generation is the best!”) but also there is something about hypothetical scenarios…
This is the fourth and final part in the countdown of my favourite WTA matches from the 2016 season. In case you missed any of the first three posts, you can catch up with the following links: Part 1, matches 20 to 16 HERE Part 2, matches 15 to 11 HERE Part 3, matches 10 to 6…
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