The second round is in the books in Doha. The day session was mostly underwhelming in a sea of straight setters. Things kicked into gear with a cracking night session. Muguruza-Sabalenka lived up to the expectation, which is the focus of today’s post, and Pliskova-Jabeur was super entertaining with Pliskova just about hanging on in…
The WTA tour has moved away from Australia with the Middle East swing kicking off in Doha. It’s the classic WTA draw with so many 50-50 match-ups. I tentatively went for a Kvitova-Muguruza final in my Draw Challenge. Last week in Adelaide, Iga Swiatek won the title without dropping a set. Very, very impressed with…
That’s a wrap for the 2021 Australian Open! Despite the challenge that the Australian swing always poses to watching from the UK (😴), it’s been a lot of fun to watch and blog. You kind of have to pause the rest of your life for two weeks to follow the Australian Open. That hasn’t been…
We’re down to the final two at the 2021 Australian Open after Thursday’s semi-finals. Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Brady won through to Saturday’s showpiece. There’s always a big sense of relief when Thursday’s matches have passed and there is no more overnight tennis! I can finally start catching up on sleep 😂. It’s been fun.…
Both quarter-finals on day 10 went three sets and it is now confirmed that we will have a new Slam finalist from the top half of the draw! I’m starting to struggle with pictures and have just one photo of Brady and Muchova combined. Trust me, it’s not intentional to never give Muchova the limelight…
Tuesday’s quarter-finals were both decided in straight sets although the scorelines didn’t exactly tell the full story. This draw has produced so many blockbuster match-ups and we have the ultimate one set for Thursday as Serena Williams will take on Naomi Osaka in the semi-finals. Can’t wait! Read on for thoughts of Naomi and Serena’s…
The last 16 at the 2021 Australian Open is now complete. Monday was a bit of a dull day compared to an exhilarating Sunday. I’m rejoicing at finally managing to sleep until 6am this morning 😂. Just two women’s singles matches a day now so already feeling on the home straight. Read on for my…
Sunday’s order of play was sensational. And oh my god oh my god oh my god… it lived up to the anticipation. I watched back the RLA day session when I woke up this morning and managed to avoid the scores. I could tell from the length of the matches that they were competitive! Read…
The third round of the 2021 Australian Open is complete. On the whole, the third round was a bit of a damp squib although it has paved the way for a super Sunday and potentially thrilling conclusion to the tournament. Day 6 had a few more upsets compared to day 5. Again, seven of the…
Day 5 was actually a quiet day as all eight women’s singles matches were won by the higher ranked player and seven of the matches were decided in straight sets. The only top seed to face any real danger was Serena Williams who was really struggling with her movement and footwork. Serena survived a tortuous…
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