I’ve been thinking about what I am going to write for the women’s final for several hours and i’ve still got no clue. It’s going to be messy but I hope you’ll stick with me as I try to sum up what’s going on, both with the tennis and in my head right now. Tweets…
The second of the women’s semi-finals at Roland Garros on Thursday will see the world number one, Serena Williams take on the world number 24, Timea Bacsinszky. Before this week, the third round was Timea’s best showing at a Grand Slam. By virtue of reaching her first ever Grand Slam semi-final, Bacsinszky will crack the…
Serena Williams recovered from another slow start to book her place in the last eight of Roland Garros. Serena was teetering on the edge at 1-6 4-5 down to Sloane Stephens. There was a lot of gasping at my computer screen as I watched the live scores unfold. After her tussle with Victoria Azarenka, I…
1. Serena Williams v Sloane Stephens (RG, R4) In the most anticipated women’s match of the tournament so far, Serena Williams came from a set and a break down to defeat Victoria Azarenka for the second time this year. It was a compelling match with plenty of talking points. Azarenka looked to be on her…
A quick post to acknowledge what we just saw with our eyes. In the most anticipated women’s match of the tournament so far, Serena Williams came from a set and a break down to defeat Victoria Azarenka, 3-6 6-4 6-2 in a compelling third round match. There were so many talking points to this match,…
The potential women’s match that jumped out of the drawsheet has become a reality with Serena Williams to play Victoria Azarenka on Saturday. Serena and Vika have played at all three Slams, but this will be their first clash on the Parisien clay. Serena had another second round RG scare, but this time survived. Serena…
1. Maria Sharapova v Svetlana Kuznetsova (Madrid, SF) The first of the WTA semi-finals will be an all-Russian affair featuring Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova. As to be expected, Kuznetsova’s victory over Lucie Safarova was a pretty painful watch for moi. Huge credit must go to Kuznetsova for the way she has battled through this…
In another fascinating WTA match in Madrid, Carla Suarez Navarro sealed her first ever win against Ana Ivanovic and extended her three set record in 2015 to 14-3 with a 7-5 1-6 6-4 victory in two hours and four minutes. Although the quality didn’t quite rival their cracking quarter-final in Rome last year, it was…
Well hello there… it’s been a long time coming but here comes the 18th installment of the head-to-head between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka. A few years ago, the Serena-Vika rivalry looked like becoming the flagship match-up on the WTA tour, but that never fully materialised as Vika endured a miserable and injury-ridden 2015 season. …
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I think we all had a feeling that this could happen, but I was clinging on to the hope that this would be a competitive final. After four holds of serve, Serena Williams completely ran away with the final, winning the last ten games of the match to prevail against Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-2…
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