The 2014 Bank of the West Classic final in Stanford will be contested between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber at 2pm local time in Stanford (10pm UK time). Serena was first into the final with a 7-5 6-0 victory over Andrea Petkovic. The first set was high quality with Serena getting the all important break…
The WTA Montreal draw was released last night… and it’s an absolute cracker! There are so many interesting first round matches and looking further ahead, potential encounters we have to look forward too. The WTA is really thriving at the moment. If you haven’t seen the draw, Sam Davis of Around the Post does a…
Li Na announced today that she will be skipping Montreal, Cincy AND the US Open due to a knee injury. Li missed Stuttgart earlier this year because a problem with a knee and wrote on her Facebook page that she needed to take some time off to rest the knee and make sure it heels. …
The first day of Stanford saw a rather weighty shock as Sam Stosur was beaten by the world number 406, Naomi Osaka, 4-6 7-6(7) 7-5 in two hours and 30 minutes. This was Sam’s first match of the hard court season, but it is a little worrying and particularly, with the recent changes in her…
Petra Kvitova and Venus Williams produced the best womens match of the tournament as Petra came from a set down to beat Venus, 5-7 7-6(2) 7-5 in a magnificent contest. You can read my full recap of the match HERE. The line-up of third round matches from the top half of the womens draw is…
Serena Williams will have the opportunity to defend her Rome title when she goes up against Sara Errani in Sunday’s final. Serena exacted revenge on Ana Ivanovic in the semi-finals with a three set victory, 6-1 3-6 6-1 in one hour and 36 minutes. Serena was pretty flawless in the first and third sets. It…
Saturday will deliver four equally enticing semi-finals from the Internazionali BNL D’Italia. There were some excellent quarter-finals on Friday with Novak Djokovic’s 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory over David Ferrer and Ana Ivanovic’s 6-4 3-6 6-4 win over Carla Suarez Navarro the pick of the bunch. As I write this, Nadal v Murray is still to…
The Indian Wells-Miami double is officially over for the women as Serena Williams won her seventh Miami title with a 7-5 6-1 victory over Li Na. Many of the top WTA players are back in action next week in Charleston and Monterrey. The women endured a rough deal in Miami with many matches not covered…
The womens final in Miami will be contested between Serena Williams and Li Na. It begins at 1pm local time, which is 5pm in the UK. Here’s the preview… Serena Williams was first into the Miami final as she continued her ownership of Maria Sharapova with a fifteenth consecutive victory. Sharapova certainly had her moments…
Dominika Cibulkova defeated Agnieszka Radwanska in a brilliant quarter-final to open up Wednesday’s singles proceedings. Cibulkova saved three match points and fought for two hours and 39 minutes to get past Radwanska, 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3. As I wrote in yesterday’s preview, I still haven’t come to terms with Domi being a relevant threat, but it’s…
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