While Serena Williams will be contending her 26th Grand Slam singles final on Saturday in Melbourne, her opponent, Angelique Kerber, will be playing her very first. It all could have been so different… in her very first match of the tournament, Kerber was on the brink of defeat, staring down a match point against…
The first of the 2016 Australian Open women’s semi-finals will be contested between the number one seed, Serena Williams and the number four seed, Agnieszka Radwanska. While there have been many surprises, mostly in the fourth quarter, the top half has gone with seeding. Radwanska advanced to the quarter-finals thanks to a straightforward 6-1 6-3 victory…
A rematch of last year’s superb Australian Open final will be the headline act of Tuesday’s schedule with the world number one, Serena Williams going up against the world number five, Maria Sharapova. Serena has looked in truly dazzling form; her last two rounds have seen her take out promising Russian players in under an hour; firstly Daria…
Serena Williams is into the second week of the Australian Open for the 12th time in her career. By contrast, her fourth round opponent, Margarita Gasparyan is contending not only her first fourth round at the Australian Open, but also her first fourth round at any Grand Slam. Previously, Gasparyan had never won a Grand…
While Serena Williams’s eighth of the draw has been left without any seeds, her third round opponent should not be overlooked; Serena plays the 18-year-old, Daria Kasatkina. The young Russian is playing just her second Grand Slam main draw and for the second time, has reached the third round. Kasatkina upset Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the first round with…
Serena Williams opens her Australian Open title defence against the world number 35, Camila Giorgi. In terms of rankings, it is the toughest possible match that Serena could have faced with Giorgi the first player to miss out on a seeding. Furthermore, Giorgi’s ultra-agressive and fast-paced game will put Serena’s level under the microscope right from…
And here we goooo… it’s time for the fourth and final post in the countdown of my favourite WTA matches in 2015. In case you missed it, you can read part one HERE, part two HERE and part three HERE. As always, i’d love to hear what your favourite matches were, especially if they were ones…
The first of the women’s 2015 US Open semi-finals will be played between Serena Williams and Roberta Vinci. Roberta Vinci reached her first ever Grand Slam semi-final with a hard fought 6-3 5-7 6-4 victory over Kristina Mladenovic in two hours and 32 minutes. It was a ropey match for two sets but the quality…
The 27th episode of the Serena v Venus head-to-head will take place on Tuesday night in what is likely to be one of their most memorable clashes based on the stature of the occasion. It seems kind of fitting in a weird way that Serena has to get past her sister if she is going…
The first quarter of the women’s draw has yielded a number of all-American clashes but none match up to what will await us in the fourth round. In her quest for the Calendar Slam, Serena Williams faces her toughest test yet up against Madison Keys. Once again, Madison is peaking at the Slams. The 20…
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