The bottom half of the women’s draw is shaping up nicely and has paved the way for some cracking matches on Saturday. Day 4 was probably the most exciting day yet with a couple of noteworthy upsets as three of the top ten seeds departed. All three happened to be matches I watched and are…
Day 3 of the US Open featured our first dash of carnage that we’ve generally come to expect from the women’s draw! Six seeds lost including the top seed, Karolina Pliskova – more on that in this post. Arguably the most talked about upset was Varvara Gracheva rallying from 1-6 1-5 down (!) and down…
Two days in and i’m already struggling to keep up with this tennis lark! The first two days have had a flurry of late women’s matches so there has been lots to nervously catch up on in the morning. At first glance, i’m pleased to see the day 3 schedule has more women’s matches in…
I’ve missed that frenetic panic trying to keep on top of all of the scores on the first day of a Slam. Day 1 of the 2020 US Open is officially in the books. It was a routine day for the seeds with 15 of 16 advancing to the second round. Just one seed (ONE!)…
The 2020 Qatar Total Open concluded on Saturday to bring a close to the Middle East swing. Aryna Sabalenka beat Petra Kvitova to win the title in Doha. Read on for a review of the final. I’ve enjoyed the Dubai-Doha double this year with a handful of memorable moments and quality matches. I’m hoping to…
This post covers Thursday’s action in Doha with reviews of the final two quarter-finals between Petra Kvitova and Ons Jabeur, and Ash Barty and Garbiñe Muguruza. The semi-finals are set for Friday and it should be a good end to the tournament. Petra Kvitova and Ash Barty will reprise their rivalry with a second meeting…
This post reviews second round matches across Monday and Tuesday’s schedule at the 2020 Qatar Total Open in Doha. It’s been a good tournament so far and the slate of third rounders is enticing – Muguruza vs. Yastremska, Kvitova vs. Ostapenko, Pliskova vs. Jabeur and plenty more! Read on for the highlights from the second…
Main draw action at the 2020 Qatar Total Open began on Sunday with 12 first round matches on the schedule. Sunday starts to a tournament are an absolute delight! It makes such a difference to watch tennis live so I enjoyed a tennis binge day. Only two seeds were in action on Sunday and both…
That’s a wrap for the 2020 Australian Open! On Saturday evening in Melbourne, Sofia Kenin beat Garbiñe Muguruza to win her first Slam title. Of the last 10 Slams, seven have produced first time champions. By virtue of the victory, Kenin will crack the world’s top ten in next week’s rankings. This second week has…
The semi-finals of the 2020 Australian Open are all set for Thursday! This post reviews Tuesday and Wednesday’s quarter-finals. It was a shame I didn’t have time to write a post on Monday as I thought the tennis was brilliant. Pavs-Kerber was a sensational match, Kontaveit-Swiatek was gripping and Halep-Mertens was fun too! Read on…
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