This is the penultimate post of four parts in the countdown of my favourite WTA matches from the 2016 season. In case you missed it, you can read part one with matches 20 to 16 HERE and part two with matches 15 to 11 HERE. The third part features tow finals and an underrated gem from Charleston. Read…
This is the second of four parts in the countdown of my favourite WTA matches from the 2016 season. In case you missed it, you can read part one with matches 20 to 16 HERE. The second part features matches from the Slams, WTA Finals and Fed Cup including the first ever inclusion of a…
We’re on the final straight with the WTA Best of 2016 posts… last but not least is the annual tradition on Moo’s Tennis Blog with the countdown of my favourite WTA matches of the year. This is a personal selection so i’m sure there will be some matches that will raise a few eyebrows! As…
BOOM… A blockbuster of a quarter-final is all set for Wednesday as the world number one, Serena Williams will take on the world number five, Simona Halep at the 2016 US Open. Serena Williams produced another terrific display to defeat Yaroslava Shvedova in fourth round action on Arthur Ashe stadium, 6-2 6-3 in 68 minutes.…
This post previews two first round matches at the 2016 US Open including Serena Williams v Ekaterina Makarova and Lucie Safarova v Daria Gavrilova. Just before take-off, I managed to catch a few snippets of the draw via Twitter so it gave me something to do (aside from rewatch Bake Off again!) to write a…
Serena Williams claimed her 7th Wimbledon title and 22nd Slam overall, matching Steffi Graf’s tally with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Angelique Kerber in Saturday’s Wimbledon final. Serena and Angie put on a real show. This was another wonderful women’s final and featured high-quality tennis from the first point to the last. In fact, all…
The 2016 Wimbledon women’s final will be a repeat of the Australian Open final from earlier this year as the world number one, Serena Williams will play the world number four, Angelique Kerber on Saturday afternoon. Semi-finals day was a swift one for the women with both matches finished within two hours. Serena took just…
The world number one, Serena Williams is into her eight consecutive Slam semi-final and 32nd overall. In stark contrast, her semi-final opponent on Thursday is into her first. A hearty congrats to Elena Vesnina! Vesnina produced a simply stunning display to overwhelm Dominika Cibulkova, 6-2 6-2 out on Court No.1 on Tuesday. Both players had…
Serena Williams faces another Russian in Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova as she continues her search for Slam #22 on Tuesday in the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Serena was once again tested as her fourth round opponent, Svetlana Kuznetsova served for the first set at *5-4. Serena had been up an early break but lost her way and the ascendancy with…
Magic Monday at Wimbledon will see all 16 singles matches played across both the women’s and men’s draws. Finally, the tournament is back on track after play on Middle Sunday took place for the first time since 2004. For previews of V.Williams v Suárez Navarro click HERE, Radwanska v Cibulkova click HERE and Halep v…
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