Yesterday I wanted to post a video of the incredible rally I mentioned in my Set Points article HERE that happened during the third set of the second round match between Serena Williams and Christina McHale. It happened with McHale serving at *4-4 *15-30 and was without doubt, one of the best rallies of the…
Take a bow, Garbiñe Muguruza. For the third Slam in a row, we have a new champion! Muguruza produced a sensational display to defeat the world number one, Serena Williams, 7-5 6-4 to win the 2016 French Open. It was a high-quality final with some thunderous hitting. The first set was one of the best…
After a dicey and damp second week, the final of the 2016 French Open is all set and will be a repeat of last year’s Wimbledon final between the number one seed, Serena Williams and the number four seed, Garbiñe Muguruza. For Muguruza, her form at this tournament in recent years has been a pre-cursor to her…
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…
Third round action will take place on Thursday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. There wasn’t one match that really stood out but they all interest me so I thought i’d go all out and do a sweep of mini-previews for all eight third round matches… this includes Kuznetsova v Gavrilova, Suárez Navarro v…
For the second straight year, Serena Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova will meet in the fourth round of the Miami Open on Sunday. The number 15 seed, Kuznetsova edged out Caroline Garcia in third round action on Saturday, 4-6 6-2 7-6(6). Garcia had begun in glorious form, winning 94% of first serve points in the first set…
A thoroughly entertaining ten days in the desert will conclude for the women with the world number one, Serena Williams taking on the number 13 seed, Victoria Azarenka in the 2016 final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. This will be their first match-up in eight months… Friday night’s semi-finals looked enticing on paper…
An Australian Open semi-final rematch is all set between the world number one, Serena Williams and soon-to-be world number two, Agnieszka Radwanska at the 2016 BNP Paribas Open on Friday. In a draw that initially began with 16 of the 32 seeds falling in the second round, the two highest seeds have emerged from the top…
In a blockbuster quarter-final at the BNP Paribas Open, the world number one Serena Williams will take on the defending champion, Simona Halep at not before 7pm local time in Indian Wells. The pair were set to meet in the semi-finals last year before Serena was forced to pull out with a knee injury. The…
I am going to keep this brief, for now at least, because I really am struggling to process what just happened. Australian Open 2016 Final… Angelique Kerber d. Serena Williams, 6-4 3-6 6-4 Angelique Kerber is a Grand Slam champion… Has it sunk in for you yet?! Angelique Kerber needed to play the match of…
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