The week of tennis in Charleston is drawing to a close with the final all set for Sunday. Semi-final Saturday produced two straight setters and some precipitation! Thankfully, it wasn’t enough to ruin the schedule. I’m glad that the 2019 Volvo Car Open will go out with a bang in what is a blockbuster final…
Quarter-finals day in Charleston is in the books with Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Martic, Madison Keys and Monica Puig all advancing to the last four. Interestingly, all four players are into their first semi-final of 2019. The depth on tour right now is buzzing and we are guaranteed new champs in both Charleston and Monterrey this…
It’s been a fun week so far in Charleston and the quarter-final line-up is all set. There were a couple of upsets on Thursday including the loss of the defending champion. Still, it’s a decent line-up heading into finals weekend with seven seeds still left in the tournament. Read on for highlights from day 4…
The sun was shining in Charleston on Wednesday with 14 second round matches on the schedule. It was a fun day of tennis and there were some very enjoyable matches. The action keeps on coming with the last 16 up on Thursday with a few thoughts about some of the match-ups at the end of…
Tuesday was a wet, windy and cold day in Charleston. Heavy rain meant that play was delayed by three hours but thankfully, the rain passed and all the matches on the schedule were finished. It was another successful day for the seeds with no major surprises. Read on for the highlights from day 2 of…
Well hello there, Charleston! Main draw action for the 2019 Volvo Car Open began on Monday with 15 first round matches on the schedule. This is one of my favourite tournaments of the year – Charleston is always a well-attended event (the stands were packed for qualifying!) with a quality field of players who clearly…
That’s a wrap on the sunshine double! The 2019 Miami Open came to a close on Sunday with the 14th different winner on the tour so far this year. This post includes a review of Saturday’s Miami final between Ash Barty and Karolina Pliskova, and a look ahead to Charleston next week, one of my…
The semi-finals are set at the 2019 Miami Open with Anett Kontaveit, Ash Barty, Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova all reaching the last four. Unsurprisingly, it’s a completely different line-up to Indian Wells. This post reviews the four quarter-finals played across Tuesday and Wednesday, as well previewing Thursday’s semi-finals. Kontaveit’s first Premier Mandatory semi-final Battling…
The last 16 is in the books after Magic Monday Miami Style. The rain came back for a time on Monday which was bizarre because I hadn’t seen any rain in the forecast. Thankfully it only halted played for a few hours and all matches were completed. Read on for a bumper Set Points extra…
Sunday’s Set Points wraps up the second half of third round matches at the Miami Open. There were only seven matches after Serena Williams’s withdrawal on Saturday. The matches didn’t move me as much as Friday and I was generally bummed out by Venus-Dasha (more in this post). I’m hoping for some crackers on Magic…
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