WTA 2014 Year-End-Championships, Singapore Preview: This is going to be fun…

This has been one of the most fascinating seasons on the WTA tour for years and it will all come to a glittering crescendo next week in Singapore.  Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep, Eugenie Bouchard, Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki will battle it out for the last meaningful piece of…

WTA Beijing, 3rd Round Preview for Thursday: Petkovic v Halep, Ivanovic v Lisicki

Beijing’s schedule on Wednesday was ravaged by the weather.  The final second round match from the women’s draw featuring Alize Cornet and Lauren Davis was moved to the main stadium under the roof.  Seven third round matches will take to the court on Thursday including Svetlana Kuznetsova against Angelique Kerber, which was scheduled for Wednesday.…

WTA Wuhan, 2nd Round Preview for Tuesday: Halep v Muguruza, S.Williams v Cornet

The first round in Wuhan wrapped up with Ana Ivanovic, Dominika Cibulkova, Lucie Safarova and Flavia Pennetta all going out.  The Tokyo champion, Ivanovic retired at 5-7 5-6 down to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.  Safarova went out in three sets to Sabine Lisicki, meanwhile Pennetta was knocked out by the soaring, Jarmila Gajdosova.  The biggest surprise of…

US Open 2014: That’s a wrap

The final Grand Slam concluded on Monay night with Marin Cilic winning his first Grand Slam title with a 6-3 6-3 6-3 victory over Kei Nishikori.  I went to bed after two sets, but mentally prepared myself for the result… it’s still completely weird.  Cilic played magnificent tennis through his last three matches and is…